Front End Engineer

About the role

Halliday is a blockchain company and product lab focused on creating a unified, cross-chain payments ecosystem. Its flagship product, Halliday Payments, simplifies onboarding, swapping, and other on-chain actions for users. Built on the Workflow Protocol, Halliday enables rapid development of innovative applications without the need for manual smart contract coding.

The company is backed by notable investors and has collaborated with developers like ApeChain, Story Protocol, and DeFi Kingdoms to deliver seamless experiences. The team comprises professionals from prestigious institutions including Stanford, Harvard, Compound, Meta, Netflix, and others. The role involves building user-facing products that power blockchain payments, collaborating with various teams, and driving technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build User-Facing Products: Design and develop responsive, performant frontend applications using React and TypeScript that interact with blockchain networks, payment systems, and DeFi protocols while delivering an exceptional user experience.
• Develop Core Infrastructure: Build scalable components, design systems, and testing frameworks that support our payments platform and developer tools.
• Ship Developer Tools: Contribute to Halliday's public SDKs and APIs, making it easy for developers to integrate blockchain payments into their applications.
• Work Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with product, design, engineering, and partnerships teams to deliver features that solve real user problems and drive product adoption.
• Drive Technical Excellence: Identify and implement improvements to enhance performance, accessibility, security, and code quality across our frontend stack.
• Innovate on Web3 UX: Push the boundaries of what's possible in blockchain user experiences, making complex onchain actions feel simple and intuitive.

Requirements

• Frontend Expertise: 2+ years of experience building production frontend applications with React and TypeScript.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong understanding of modern frontend development including state management, API integration, responsive design, and performance optimization.
• Product Mindset: Think beyond just implementing features, understand the "why" behind what you're building, and advocate for the best user experience.
• Fast Learner: Excited to dive into new technologies, whether that's blockchain SDKs, payment APIs, or emerging web standards.
• Collaborative Spirit: Work well with cross-functional teams, communicate effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Location: Based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City.
• Nice to haves: Previous work with blockchain technologies, familiarity with Web3 libraries, payments background, full-stack capabilities, design sensibility, and open-source contributions.

Benefits

A competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of $150,000 - $190,000, with unlimited PTO and a friendly work environment. Visa sponsorship available for international candidates.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $150,000 - $190,000. This reflects the minimum and maximum range across all US locations. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: experience, relevant skills, and role level.

Schedule

Full-time position based in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York City.