Staff Frontend Web Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch
  • New York
    13 days ago

    Job Description

    Who is Recruiting from Scratch: 
    Recruiting from Scratch is a specialized talent firm dedicated to helping companies build exceptional teams. We partner closely with our clients to deeply understand their needs, then connect them with top-tier candidates who are not only highly skilled but also the right fit for the company’s culture and vision. Our mission is simple: place the best people in the right roles to drive long-term success for both clients and candidates.
     

    Staff Distributed Systems Engineer

    Location: New York
    Company Stage of Funding: Early-Stage Consumer Trading / Crypto Company
    Office Type: In Person
    Salary: 270k+

    Company Description

    We’re representing a consumer trading company building a simplified way for users to access on-chain assets without needing external wallets, bridges, or prior crypto expertise.

    The product combines trading infrastructure with social discovery, allowing users to follow other traders, view portfolios and trades, discover emerging tokens, and access professional-grade execution and market data within a consumer-friendly experience.

    As usage grows, the company is investing in the distributed systems infrastructure required to keep its backend reliable, performant, and predictable across regions and during periods of highly variable trading activity.

    You’ll be joining a team of 8 on the engineering side: 3 frontend engineers, 5 backend engineers. Everyone on the team is crypto-native with experience from companies like dYdX, Uniswap, and OpenSea. We have high standards for ourselves and the people we work with.

    About the role

    You’ll own our two primary app surfaces: our mobile app and our web app.

    Our mobile app is an Expo app and our web app is a React Router + Vite app.

    This is an exciting time to join as we prepare for the next level. In the next few months we plan to:

    • Add new order types

    • Add new asset classes (examples: perpetuals, prediction markets)

    • Double down on new social features

    Engineers here aren’t constrained to any specific area - while this is primarily a frontend role, we encourage engineers to make changes across the stack where it makes sense.

    This role is in-person in NYC. We have a strong in-person culture and just moved into a new spacious office in Soho!

     

    Minimum Qualifications

    • Staff+ level engineer (6+ years of experience), deep understanding of React, able to come up with and execute on plans autonomously

    Nice to Have:

    • Has experience building in crypto (Solana or EVM experience preferred)

    • Full-stack experience is a plus (our backend services are in TypeScript)

    • AI-native. Most code at fomo today is written by agentic tools.

    Personal crypto trading experience is a plus - everyone on our team trades, and it is what lets our product stand out amongst the competition.

    Compensation and Benefits

    • Compensation: $270-330k base + equity.
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York
    Websiterecruitingfromscratch.com

    Skills

    • Cryptographyunmatched
    • Distributed Computingunmatched
    • Fundingunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Systems Engineeringunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
    • Web Programmingunmatched

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