Frontend Engineer (React / Next.js)

Root Pay Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

RootPay Inc. in Bengaluru seeks a frontend engineer to build scalable UI using React and Next.js. You will own major user workflows and collaborate with design/product to simplify complex financial flows into clean interfaces.

Applicants should have 3+ years of production frontend experience, strong JS/TS skills, and a passion for performance and UX in data-heavy apps. Join a fast-moving early-stage team advancing modern payments infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production frontend experience.
• Strong fundamentals in JavaScript, TypeScript and React.
• Experience with API integration and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality, scalable frontend systems using React and Next.js.
• Own critical user-facing workflows (payments, onboarding, dashboards).
• Collaborate with design and product to translate complex flows into UI.
• Create reusable components and frontend architecture that scales.
• Improve performance, reliability and developer experience.
• Work with backend engineers to design clean API contracts.

Skills

Frontend fundamentals

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Performance optimization

UX understanding

Ambiguity tolerance

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Zod

React Query

Tailwind CSS

Shadcn UI

Vercel

Job description

About RootPay

RootPay is building the future of money movement in the US. Our API-first platform enables instant, direct bank payouts, eliminating intermediaries, reducing costs, and simplifying complex payment workflows.

Why Join

Work on systems that move billions of dollars, alongside top-tier engineers, in a fast-paced early-stage environment. You'll build from scratch, not maintain legacy systems and shape how modern financial infrastructure is designed.

What You'll Do

• Build high-quality, scalable frontend systems using React and Next.js
• Own critical user-facing workflows (payments, payouts, onboarding, dashboards)
• Collaborate closely with design and product to translate complex financial flows into simple UI
• Create reusable components and frontend architecture that scales with the product
• Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience across the frontend stack
• Work with backend engineers to design clean API contracts

Tech Stack

• React, Next.js
• TypeScript
• Zod (validation)
• React Query (data fetching + caching)
• Tailwind CSS + Shadcn UI
• Vercel (deployment)

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience building production-grade frontend applications
• Strong fundamentals in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern React
• Experience with state management, API integration, and performance optimization
• Good understanding of UX – especially for data-heavy or workflow-driven apps
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and moving fast