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Frontend Engineer

Sorella Labs · New York, NY, United States

Posted 7 days ago

CompetitiveFull timeRemote

About Sorella Labs

About the role

Join us as a Frontend Engineer at Sorella Labs, where you will lead development in building all user-facing interfaces. This role is ideal for those with expertise in creating engaging, intuitive websites and applications that flow logically and are visually compelling. This full-time role is open to remote candidates, with a preference for in-person collaboration based in our Soho, Manhattan office. Responsibilities - Contribute to the architecture and design of our web applications, actively structuring the user experiences for our DEX protocol and for a first-of-its-kind, programmable MEV data platform - Build and maintain all visual and logical web and mobile components for our landing pages, application frontends, and internal portals, across major devices and browsers - Collaborate with our entire team to ensure seamless connection between our backend and frontend systems and implementation of new features - Write and maintain comprehensive unit tests and documentation - Identify, analyze, and resolve performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies in our codebases - Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications remain current and competitive Qualifications - Demonstrated experience in developing frontends with modern frameworks and technologies such as Next.js and Tailwind CSS - Proficiency in building REST APIs, optimally structuring SQL queries, and integrating other JavaScript libraries into frontend applications - Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tooling - Strong understanding of UI/UX best practices and principles - Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently - A strong passion for maintaining a high standard of code quality Nice to Haves - A basic understanding of and interest in Ethereum and Web3, with experience building dApp frontends - Skilled in HTML canvas manipulation (p5.js) and/or custom map building (Mapbox GL) - Familiarity making visually-intuitive dashboards, graphs, and charts from complex datasets Benefits - New NYC office in Soho - Comprehensive health, dental and vision - 401k + match - Gym reimbursement - Industry conference, event and travel opportunities Join Our Team We're about passion, impact, and real-world solutions. We value talent, an eagerness to learn, and proactivity. We're on the lookout for adaptable, fast-learning individuals keen to join us in actively shaping the future of DeFi. Whether you're a blockchain veteran or come from a background in high-frequency trading or other critical high-performance systems, your contribution will make an outsize impact. We offer - Independence and autonomy in your work - A dynamic, fast-paced environment in Manhattan's vibrant core - Total compensation that stands out above the market - Regular international travel for conferences and global team building Who we are We are a mission-driven team of established builders and researchers creating sustainable on-chain markets and experiences. Our expertise spans across several pivotal areas of Ethereum research with a particular focus on MEV and DEX design. Operating at the forefront of MEV-aware infrastructure, we have fostered strong working relationships with leading organizations like the Ethereum Foundation, Uniswap Labs, Chainbound, and Gattaca. Our contributions to the community also extend to multiple open-source projects, including: - Reth - Foundry - Alloy - Ethers-reth - Brontes, our (forthcoming) canonical MEV tracing system built on top of Reth About sorella Labs Sorella Labs Inc. is a dual product and research organization building solutions to the hardest problems in decentralized finance. The team is currently building a robust and scalable protocol to address the two leading challenges decentralized systems pose in on-chain liquidity markets: - Loss-vs-rebalancing (LVR) for liquidity providers (LPs) - Suboptimal execution for swappers

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the architecture and design of our web applications, actively structuring the user experiences for our DEX protocol and for a first-of-its-kind, programmable MEV data platform
  • Build and maintain all visual and logical web and mobile components for our landing pages, application frontends, and internal portals, across major devices and browsers
  • Collaborate with our entire team to ensure seamless connection between our backend and frontend systems and implementation of new features
  • Write and maintain comprehensive unit tests and documentation
  • Identify, analyze, and resolve performance bottlenecks and inefficiencies in our codebases
  • Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our applications remain current and competitive

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in developing frontends with modern frameworks and technologies such as Next.js and Tailwind CSS
  • Proficiency in building REST APIs, optimally structuring SQL queries, and integrating other JavaScript libraries into frontend applications
  • Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tooling
  • Strong understanding of UI/UX best practices and principles
  • Ability to contribute effectively in an asynchronous work environment, both as part of a team and independently
  • A strong passion for maintaining a high standard of code quality

Technology stack

TypeScriptEthereumUI / UXFrontend Development

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