Frontend Application Developer (Remote) at Lightning Labs

Feedinkoo; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Feedinkoo in the United States is seeking a frontend developer to build key applications, libraries, and tools for the masses to interact with Lightning. Our stack includes React, React Hooks, MobX, and EmotionJS, communicating with a Lightning daemon over a binary RPC protocol.

An ideal candidate will ship React applications and contribute to open source projects while taking ownership of design and development within a growing project team.

Qualifications

• Experience building and shipping React applications.
• Experience contributing to open source projects with active contributors.
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web development practices.
• Familiarity with Bitcoin/cryptography is a plus.
• User-centered design mindset and empathetic software craftsmanship.

Responsibilities

• Write frontend browser-based UIs for our software (React) and maintainability.
• Integrate and build APIs for the ecosystem.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure UX supports building on Lightning.

Skills

JavaScript/Typescript

Cross-browser web apps

Testing & documentation

Open source

Bitcoin/cryptography

User-centered design

Ownership

Tools

React

MobX

EmotionJS

TypeScript

Job description

Our work on the second-layer of blockchains presents a number of UI/UX challenges as we lift traditional Bitcoin wallets to the next layer, creating a new application platform on top of the Lightning Network. We are looking for a frontend developer to build out the key applications, libraries, and tools for the masses to interact with Lightning. Our applications are built on React, React Hooks, MobX, and EmotionJS, communicating with a Lightning daemon over a binary RPC protocol. Ideal applicants should have experience building and shipping React applications and maintaining open source projects. This role requires contributing to an open source project with a growing number of active contributors, and involves serving as the primary driver for the design and development of the project.

An ideal candidate would have a strong passion for Bitcoin and a desire to make using Bitcoin cheap, fast, and simple for everyone.

Roles

• Writing frontend browser-based UIs for our software (React)
• Integrating and building APIs for the ecosystem
• Stakeholder interaction with user-facing products, ensuring our UX is compatible and enables individuals and companies to build on Lightning

Skills

• Strong Javascript (Typescript) expertise and experience building with React
• Understanding of modern solutions to building web applications targeting varying browsers and platforms
• Solid engineering practices and processes, such as a solid testing methodology and documentation
• Prior contributions to open source projects and experience leading software development projects
• Understanding of Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and cryptography in general is preferred
• Experience with empathetic, human-centered software design
• Ability and eagerness to pick things up quickly, take ownership of projects, and develop new skills

Check out our github repos at: https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal

https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd