Frontend Engineering Lead

4 days ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Wormhole Foundation Full time £150,000 - £200,000 per year

As a Frontend Engineering Lead at the Wormhole Foundation, you will make significant contributions to Wormhole's ecosystem of open source smart contracts and protocols. Reporting to our Head of Product, you will own the architecture, development, and evolution of our frontend systems. You'll be responsible for leading a team that delivers intuitive, performant, and secure interfaces across our suite of products.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the frontend engineering strategy, ensuring scalability, reliability, and top-tier user experience.
  • Architect and maintain complex interfaces that interact with blockchain networks, APIs, and smart contracts.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Backend teams to define technical direction and priorities.
  • Mentor and guide frontend engineers through code reviews, technical discussions, and performance feedback.
  • Define best practices for frontend development — testing, deployment, and security — in a fast-moving crypto environment.
  • Own performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design across web experiences.
  • Contribute to hiring and scaling the frontend team

The Ideal Candidate will:

  • Have relevant tertiary qualifications in computer science or a closely related field (bachelors/masters) and/or relevant work experience
  • Have at least 5 year+ of experience in frontend development, including 2+ years in a lead or senior engineering role.
  • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks (Vite, , or similar).
  • Strong understanding of state management, component architecture, and modern build systems.
  • Experience integrating with Web3 technologies — e.g., , wagmi, WalletConnect, MetaMask, or smart contract interactions.
  • Familiarity with backend APIs, GraphQL, and data flow between frontends, backends, and blockchains.
  • Solid grasp of UX/UI principles and accessibility standards.
  • Strong leadership, communication, and mentorship skills — able to guide teams through ambiguity and scaling challenges.
  • Be high agency and effect the outcomes they wish to see.
  • Demonstrate obsession and feel pride in building great experiences.
  • Be highly collaborative with the internal team, other Wormhole collaborators, and customers.
  • Care deeply about the business outcomes of your work and challenge priorities when the business impact is unclear.
  • Enjoy working remotely with a talented global team and ideally based in the Americas or European time zones.

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