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Senior Frontend Engineer

DORA · New York, NY, United States

Posted 27 days ago

$150K - 230K + EquityFull timeRemote

About DORA

About the role

SENIOR FRONTEND ENGINEER

Lead the Frontend of Next-Gen Bond Trading

Remote (Global) or NYC (Hybrid) • Full-Time

🚀 Build Beautiful, High-Performance Trading Experiences

About DORA

DORA is building the next generation of bond markets through a cutting-edge API-driven protocol. By integrating advanced Web3 primitives with sophisticated mathematical models for debt markets, DORA enables 24/7 liquidity, full transparency, and sub-millisecond transaction latency for bond trading.

The protocol is fully compatible with tokenized assets (RWAs), next-gen stablecoins, and all forms of fixed income. Our partners include HFT quant firms, algo traders, macro funds, institutional trading desks, and global asset managers. DORA is backed by some of the largest digital asset firms, Wall Street banks, and hedge funds.

💰 $42M+

VC Funding Raised

📊 $1B+

Cross-Chain Transactions

⚡ <1ms

Transaction Latency

Role Overview

We're seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to lead the design, development, and optimization of our web applications. You will own the frontend stack, drive best practices in UI/UX, and work closely with backend engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver polished, reliable, and high-performance applications.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in solving hard technical problems while also caring deeply about user experience.

Key Responsibilities

Frontend Architecture & Leadership

  • Lead frontend architecture decisions and ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability of the codebase
  • Establish and enforce best practices in frontend development, testing, and deployment

UI/UX Development

  • Design and implement clean, responsive, and intuitive user interfaces
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into elegant solutions

Backend Integration

  • Partner with backend engineers to integrate APIs and real-time data streams seamlessly

Mentorship & Team Building

  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence

Innovation & Technology

  • Stay current with emerging frontend technologies and recommend adoption where relevant

Requirements

Experience & Expertise

  • 7+ years of professional frontend development experience, with at least 3+ years in senior/lead roles
  • Expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React strongly preferred)
  • Strong knowledge of state management, component design, and frontend architecture

Technical Skills

  • Experience with real-time data applications (WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions)
  • Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3 (including Tailwind, Styled Components, or SCSS)
  • Deep understanding of performance optimization, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility standards (WCAG)
  • Experience with frontend testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress, React Testing Library)
  • Familiarity with build tools and CI/CD pipelines (Webpack, Vite, GitHub Actions)

Collaboration & Communication

  • Strong UX sensibility and ability to collaborate closely with design teams
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience in financial services, trading platforms, or data-intensive applications
  • Familiarity with real-time charting libraries (Recharts, D3.js, Highcharts)
  • Understanding of design systems and component libraries
  • Prior experience in a startup or fast-scaling environment

Position Details

Experience Required

7+ years frontend, 3+ years senior/lead

Primary Tech Stack

React, TypeScript, Modern Frontend

Location

Remote (Global) or NYC (Hybrid)

Employment Type

Full-Time

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation

  • Competitive salary plus meaningful equity in a high-growth fintech startup

Build from the Ground Up

  • Opportunity to shape a mission-critical platform from the ground up and define frontend standards

Elite Team Environment

  • Collaborative and fast-paced environment with a small, senior team of exceptional engineers

Flexible Work

  • Flexible working arrangements—work remotely from anywhere or hybrid in NYC

Proven Leadership

  • Work with founder Brent Xu, who built Umee ($250M+ in lifetime loans) and was among the first 20 employees at ConsenSys

Elite Backing

  • Join a company backed by top investors, including Polychain, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Jump Trading, and more

Responsibilities

  • Lead frontend architecture decisions and ensure scalability, performance, and maintainability of the codebase
  • Establish and enforce best practices in frontend development, testing, and deployment
  • Design and implement clean, responsive, and intuitive user interfaces
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into elegant solutions
  • Partner with backend engineers to integrate APIs and real-time data streams seamlessly
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence
  • Stay current with emerging frontend technologies and recommend adoption where relevant

Requirements

  • JavaScript (advanced)
  • TypeScript (advanced)
  • WebSockets (intermediate)
  • 7+ years of commercial experience
  • English (advanced)

Technology stack

JavaScriptTypeScriptReactWebSocketsGraphQLHTML5CSSCI/CDUXrecharthighcharts

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