Founding Frontend Engineer
3 days ago
About the job
My client is an early stage but well-backed fintech that is transforming commercial lending for community banks and small businesses using AI. This is a rare opportunity to join at the ground floor level as the founding frontend engineer. You will play a key role in shaping the product, building the frontend architecture, and owning features end to end. There is an engineer in currently, but after a successful launch & a surge in customer demand, we now need to start building the team out.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead development of responsive, accessible, and high-performance frontend features using React and TypeScript
- Build and scale reusable component systems and integrate with backend APIs
- Contribute to architecture, design systems, and best practices as the product evolves
- Take ownership of features from design through to production, including testing and performance optimization
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers to deliver impactful solutions
- Ensure security and fintech compliance when handling sensitive data
Ideal Candidate
- 5+ years of production experience with React and TypeScript
- Strong understanding of component architecture, hooks, and meta-frameworks , Remix, etc.)
- Experience with server-state management (TanStack Query, SWR, RTK Query) and frontend testing frameworks (Vitest/Jest, Storybook, Playwright/Cypress)
- Skilled in responsive design, accessibility, and UI component libraries (Tailwind, Radix/shadcn)
- Comfortable taking ownership in a fast-moving, in-person startup environment
- Curious about AI and excited to work on mission-driven fintech products
What's on offer
- Ground floor opportunity with significant influence over product and engineering direction
- Competitive salary and equity package with upside potential
- Collaborative, mission-focused culture with a fast-moving, user-centered team
- Exposure to cutting-edge AI fintech technology and product-led growth
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