Frontend Engineer

Tend; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Coins in the Philippines is hiring a senior front-end engineer to own architecture and deliver high-quality user interfaces for a leading crypto platform. You will collaborate with product and design teams, craft scalable UI solutions, and drive code quality across the stack.

The role requires strong JavaScript, React and Vue expertise, plus experience with RESTful APIs and modern tooling. A growth-minded professional will thrive in a fast-paced, regulated fintech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field.
• 3+ years front-end development with at least 1 year in architecture and system design.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and modern frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Owners and UX designers to translate requirements into technical specs.
• Make architectural design choices balancing speed, scalability, and quality.
• Develop front-end features using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure quality.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks and dependencies across the SDLC.
• Write robust unit and automated tests to prevent regressions.
• Own end-to-end performance and reliability of the user experience.
• Stay updated on new technologies to improve the tech stack and system design.
• Foster an innovative culture and propose data-driven improvements.

Skills

JavaScript

HTML5

CSS

React

Vue

OOP concepts

RESTful API

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Tools

WXSS / WXML

Job description

Join the Pioneer Crypto Brand in the Philippines!

Coins is the most established crypto brand in The Philippines and has gained the trust of more than 18 million users. Through the easy-to-use mobile app, users can buy and sell a variety of different cryptocurrencies and access a wide range of financial services.

Coins is fully regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and is the first ever crypto-based company in Asia to hold both Virtual Currency and Electronic Money Issuer licenses from a central bank.

Key Responsibilities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Owners and UX Designers to deeply understand product requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Architectural Decision-Making: Make informed design and technical architecture trade-offs when scoping and building new features to balance speed, scalability, and code quality.

• Front-End Development: Leverage the latest versions of modern JavaScript frameworks to build high-quality, responsive, and robust user-facing products.

• Code Quality & Peer Review: Conduct thorough peer code reviews to surface potential design flaws, optimize implementation, and maintain high engineering standards.

• Risk & Dependency Management: Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate technical risks and dependencies throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

• Automated Testing: Write robust unit tests and automated functional tests to guarantee feature reliability and prevent regressions.

• Performance Optimization: Take full accountability for the end-to-end performance, operational stability, and overall serviceability of the user experience.

• Continuous Learning: Research and evaluate cutting-edge technologies to assess their potential to improve our existing tech stack and system architecture.

• Culture of Innovation: Foster an innovative mindset within the daily workflow, proactively proposing creative solutions to complex technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Professional Experience of 3+ years of front-end development experience, with at least 1+ years focused on front-end architecture and system design.

• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and standard software design patterns.

• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS, along with WeChat Mini-Program frameworks (WXSS / WXML).

• High proficiency in React and Vue, including their full ecosystem and state-management tools.

• Solid familiarity with network protocols (HTTP/HTTPS) and RESTful API specifications.

• A passionate, collaborative team player with excellent drive and positive energy. Strong written and verbal English communication skills are highly preferred.

Join the Coins Team Now!

Meaningful Collaborations

- The successful candidate will work cross-functionally with other relevant teams to carry out implementations that will improve and create an impact on customer experience.

Scalable Growth

Be part of a fast-growing organization with the vision to expand its territories outside APAC which will provide opportunities for career advancement.

A Space For Bright Ideas

Let your bright ideas be converted into meaningful changes! Coins culture welcomes new ideas backed up by data to create an impact.