Head of Front End

BettingJobs; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A remote trading technology company is seeking a Head of Front End to create fast and ergonomic internal trading tools. Responsibilities include building interactive operational systems that enable traders to manage live activity, along with owning the design of front-ends and lightweight backend services. Candidates should have 5+ years in building data-heavy applications and strong expertise in React and TypeScript. Experience in sports betting or financial markets is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building complex, data-heavy or real-time front-end applications.
• Experience with building and owning lightweight backend services.
• Strong independent interest in sports betting and financial markets.
• Ability to build and own lightweight backend services (Python/FastAPI).
• Pragmatic UX judgment without dedicated design support.
• Active use of AI coding tools as part of daily development workflow.

Responsibilities

• Create interactive operational tools for managing live trading activity.
• Own end-to-end delivery and design front-ends with lightweight backend services.
• Define front-end standards and build reusable component libraries.
• Design resilient real-time systems with strong telemetry and observability.
• Partner directly with traders and engineers to translate workflows into intuitive interfaces — strong product instincts required.
• Maintain high code quality through reviews, automation, and documentation.

Skills

React

TypeScript

State management (Redux, Zustand)

Testing (Jest, RTL)

WebSockets/SSE

Data visualization tools (Highcharts, D3, Recharts)

Pragmatic UX judgment

AI coding tools

D3

Recharts

Python

FastAPI

Tools

Python/FastAPI

AG Grid

Highcharts

D3

Recharts

Python

FastAPI

Job description

We are working with a new, fully remote market maker on prediction markets, funded by a tier 1 operator to build next-generation trading systems, leveraging huge industry IP & resources from the tier 1 operator. The founding team includes true industry veterans with a vision for the future. They are building a lean, fully remote, senior team focused on high-performance systems, pragmatic engineering, and rapid iteration.

They are looking for a Head of Front End to build fast, ergonomic internal trading tools that give engineers and traders real-time visibility into exchange activity and the ability to interact directly with our systems — from monitoring live order flow to operational controls and order book interaction.

Responsibilities

• Create interactive operational tools that let traders and engineers manage live activity (e.g., enable/disable trading, manage positions, send system commands).
• Own end-to-end delivery: design front-ends and lightweight backend services (REST/WebSockets) that aggregate and stream data.
• Define front-end standards (state management, testing, performance) and build reusable component libraries/design systems.
• Design resilient real-time systems with strong telemetry and observability.
• Partner directly with traders and engineers to translate workflows into intuitive interfaces — strong product instincts required.
• Maintain high code quality through reviews, automation, and documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years building complex, data-heavy or real-time front-end applications.
• Strong expertise in React and TypeScript, state management (Redux, Zustand, etc.), and testing (Jest, RTL).
• Experience with WebSockets/SSE and data visualization tools (Highcharts, D3, Recharts).
• Ability to build and own lightweight backend services (e.g., Python/FastAPI); not a pure front-end role.
• Pragmatic UX judgment without dedicated design support.
• Active use of AI coding tools as part of your daily development workflow.

Domain Experience

• Sports betting (markets, odds, trading/risk tooling).
• Financial or prediction markets (exchange/derivatives background).
• Strong independent interest demonstrated via side projects or deep self-study.

Nice to Have

• AG Grid or similar enterprise data grids.
• Order book visualization and exchange mechanics.
• Electron or desktop packaging experience.