Frontend / Design Engineer

We are hiring on behalf of our client, an elite, early-stage consumer technology organization operating at the intersection of Web3, decentralized prediction markets, and interactive gaming. Backed by top-tier venture capital, the team is speedrunning toward substantial scale, deliberately maintaining a lean, highly ambitious operating footprint of under 20 exceptional individuals. They are developing next-generation gamified trading experiences and sophisticated entertainment layers built directly on top of prediction markets, engineering a paradigm shift geared toward mass consumer adoption.

The organization is seeking its first dedicated Frontend / Design Engineer to lead the end-to-end execution of how the entire product ecosystem looks, feels, and moves. Operating in a high-intensity, high-ownership environment, this individual will collaborate directly with the Chief Executive Officer to translate complex conceptual ideas into production-ready software within hours. This is an intentional, fast-paced setting designed for a hungry builder who possesses flawless aesthetic taste, world-class engineering discipline, and a strong desire to exercise absolute product ownership without the friction of traditional corporate oversight or design-by-committee hurdles., * Rapid Product Deployment: Ship robust, production-grade user interfaces for web game-like systems, transactional markets, and highly interactive consumer features on a rapid, continuous cadence.

• Architecture & Design Systems: Architect, expand, and maintain a highly responsive frontend component library, defining the design systems, motion mechanics, and micro-interactions from concept to completion.
• Frictionless Prototyping: Develop high-fidelity prototypes and iterate aggressively across multiple product experiments per week, establishing an environment focused strictly on objective product data and zero ego.
• Gamified Mechanics: Construct immersive, ultra-responsive consumer interfaces that transform complex financial and prediction market mechanics into seamless, engaging, and gamified digital experiences.
• Founder-Direct Collaboration: Work strictly alongside the founding executive team, effectively removing product managers and design layers to establish a highly streamlined, high-impact product delivery workflow., * Stage 1: Initial Founder Consultation A deep-dive discussion focusing on product vision, culture, and alignment with the first Co-Founder.
• Stage 2: Executive Collaboration A strategic exploration regarding operational execution, scale, and technical philosophy with the second Co-Founder.
• Stage 3: Final Execution Review A core assessment focusing on advanced technical capabilities, potentially including an interactive work trial or architectural deep-dive with the founding engineering team.

Do you have experience in Web applications?, * Advanced Frontend Craftsmanship: Proven expertise utilizing React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and core modern web fundamentals, paired with a distinct ability to autonomously navigate complex technical challenges (leveraging advanced tooling and AI where appropriate).

• Elite Aesthetic Taste: A demonstrable track record of shipping highly polished, visually arresting digital interfaces that set industry-standard visual benchmarks.
• Velocity and Execution: An obsessive attention to micro-detail paired with a relentless drive to ship software rapidly; possessing the rare capacity to execute high-fidelity work under tight timeframes.
• Web3 Infrastructure Alignment: Deep familiarity with Web3 tech stacks-specifically regarding wallet integrations, cryptographic signing protocols, and on-chain read/write interactions-or an aggressive capacity to establish mastery within two weeks.
• Founder Mentality: A preference for broad scope and unstructured environments, with the appetite to manage critical functions extending well beyond a conventional job description.
• Geographic Presence: Full-time physical presence at the organization's office headquarters in San Francisco, California. This is an onsite, dedicated collaboration model with no remote or hybrid exceptions., * Prior experience as a founder or foundational early employee at a fast-scaling, venture-backed startup.
• Deep, native alignment with consumer-facing crypto protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi), or digital gaming ecosystems.
• A robust personal portfolio showcasing creative, complex, or unconventional personal technical projects and engineering experiments.
• Definitive, articulate opinions on modern product frameworks and tooling standards (e.g., Linear, Vercel, Arc, or leading interface design paradigms).

Pulled from the full job description

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance, * Substantial Equity Package: Significant foundational equity allocation providing a distinct footprint on the organization's capitalization table from day one.
• Top-of-Market Cash Compensation: Highly competitive base salary structures optimized for top-tier engineering talent.
• Future Upside: Direct exposure to potential future token grants and robust equity refresher mechanisms positioned at strategic dilution inflection points to mitigate dilution.
• Comprehensive Protection: Full-scale premium medical, dental, and vision insurance policies.
• Elite Professional Acceleration: A high-density talent pool, complete product ownership, and the opportunity to work alongside elite builders within an ambitious, high-trajectory environment where the work itself is the ultimate perk.