Founding Engineer
Our client, an innovative venture-backed fintech start-up supported by top-tier investors (including early backers of Polymarket and Kalshi), is building a next-generation trading platform for sports fans to trade performance-based markets on professional athletes.
The organization is seeking a talented Founding Engineer (Frontend) to lead the development of their flagship consumer web application. Working closely alongside experienced co-founders with backgrounds from Apple, Google, Dragonfly, and Arbitrum, this key leadership hire will play a central role in designing intuitive trading and portfolio experiences while making complex underlying transaction flows seamless for users.
This is a full-time, in-office role located at our client’s office in Chelsea, New York City. It offers competitive compensation, high-impact product influence, and a significant founding equity stake.
- Lead frontend development for the flagship consumer web platform using React and TypeScript.
- Design and execute fast, highly responsive trading and portfolio management interfaces tailored to sports enthusiasts and everyday consumers.
- Collaborate directly with the founding team to shape the overarching product design, feature set, and technical roadmap.
- Partner with backend and protocol engineers to architect optimized APIs and streamlined transaction workflows that conceal underlying on-chain complexity from end users.<
