Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more.
If you are a fit, the team will reach out to you about this role or any others that may be a fit for our clients.
Our Client
Our client is the first full-stack DeFi platform that enables institutions to participate directly in DeFi markets without having to substantially increase technical headcount and portfolio risk. Their robust infrastructure and unique interface layer provides their clients with reliable execution, an easy-to-use web UI and API, and full trade life cycle support.
About the Role
They are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Lead Engineer to run development of their frontend user interfaces and platforms. Reporting to the CTO, you’ll be responsible for helping a team of frontend engineers define their technical roadmap, plans, and goals, helping them achieve those goals, and guiding team members to develop their technical skills and careers. Simultaneously, you’ll be a highly technical contributor to the team, doing hands-on coding every day. By driving user experience and design, your work will provide the entry point for the next level of institutional adoption of Decentralized Finance, and you will play a large part in scaling our client’s business.
The DeFi space is constantly shifting and evolving, and one of their biggest challenges is creating and maintaining a technical foundation that can keep up with these changes. In addition to being a strong coder, this individual must be an outstanding mentor, communicator, and bridge-builder across different parts of the technology organization and broader business. You’ll put your experience to work with helping development teams design and implement their solutions, as well as build and develop the next layer of technical talent underneath you.
As Lead Frontend Engineer, you can expect to:
What We Value:
THIS ROLE IS LOCATED ONSITE IN CHICAGO, IL. MUST BE OPEN TO RELOCATION.
Benefits: PTO, Health Benefits, and More!
Base Salary Range: $160k -230k