Frontend Engineer, Solana DeFi UI & Wallet Integrations

SOLANA FOUNDATION; International Falls, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Perena, built on Solana, seeks a frontend engineer to own the UI for USD* products, from minting to dashboards, using Next.js and TypeScript.

You'll design a scalable component library, integrate with Solana programs, and collaborate with protocol engineers to translate complex DeFi concepts into trustworthy interfaces.

If you ship polished, accessible frontend experiences, join a growing team expanding on-chain finance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional frontend engineering experience with Next.js and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of React patterns, server components, and data fetching.
• Experience building component libraries or design systems with Tailwind, Radix, Shadcn.
• Familiarity with wallet integration and on-chain data in frontend.
• Proven track record shipping user-facing products end-to-end.
• UX focus for trust, clarity, error states and edge cases.
• Experience with frontend testing strategies and CI/CD.
• Collaborative with designers in Figma; pixel-perfect implementations.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the frontend applications that bring Perena's financial products to life, from minting and redeeming USD* to portfolio dashboards, yield analytics, and on-chain transaction flows, using Next.js and TypeScript as the core stack.
• Design and implement a scalable component library and design system that ensures consistency, accessibility, and reusability across all Perena surfaces, including public-facing apps, internal operations tools, and documentation
• Integrate directly with on-chain data and wallet infrastructure, building seamless interactions with Solana programs, wallet adapters, and real-time blockchain state to create intuitive user experiences around complex DeFi primitives
• Collaborate closely with protocol engineers, designers, and product to translate sophisticated financial concepts into clear, trustworthy interfaces that inspire user confidence
• Own frontend performance, reliability, and observability, including optimizing load times, implementing error boundaries, building monitoring and analytics pipelines, and ensuring the app performs under real-world conditions across devices and regions
• Drive data-driven iteration by instrumenting user flows, analyzing engagement and conversion metrics, and shipping improvements that make Perena's products easier and more compelling to use.

Skills

Next.js

TypeScript

React patterns

UI design systems

Wallet integration

Testing (unit/integration)

CI/CD

Figma collaboration

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Radix

Shadcn

Solana wallet adapters

RPC calls

Job description

Perena, built on Solana, seeks a frontend engineer to own the UI for USD* products, from minting to dashboards, using Next.js and TypeScript.

You'll design a scalable component library, integrate with Solana programs, and collaborate with protocol engineers to translate complex DeFi concepts into trustworthy interfaces.

If you ship polished, accessible frontend experiences, join a growing team expanding on-chain finance.