Principal Engineer, Frontend

Trojan Trading; United States; Remote; USD 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Trojan Trading is seeking a Principal Frontend Engineer to lead the design and delivery of a high-performance, real-time trading frontend. You will partner with founders to define the tech stack, architecture, and product design for a scalable trading platform.

You will own features end-to-end, optimize for speed across devices, and drive code quality while collaborating with a small, high-caliber team in a fast-paced crypto environment.

Qualifications

• Experience as Founder, First Engineer or Lead on a significant DeFi project building with React/NextJS, Typescript and Jotai.
• Ownership of frontend of a real-time, highly interactive trading platform.
• Ability to collaborate with founders to shape frontend tech stack and product design.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain a responsive, real-time frontend for trading-focused web apps.
• Own new features and drive iterative development with initiative.
• Optimize performance, especially on mobile devices.
• Ensure clean, well-documented code and sustainable development practices.
• Support real-time data integration and websocket management.

Skills

Real-time data handling

Frontend leadership

Clear communication

Crypto/DeFi interest

Tools

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Jotai

Job description

Principal Engineer, Frontend

Remote - European time zones Remote - United States

Engineering

Remote Remote

Full-time

About Trojan Trading

Trojan Trading is at the forefront of crypto trading technology. Trojan Trading is a non-custodial trading and data platform. It is a unified base of operations, a place where users retain custody of their funds, data is live and accurate, execution is nearly instant and accurately priced, charting is simple and powerful and where every market, no matter how new, is accessible. We've chosen to keep our team small, and bring together only the most exceptional talent in crypto.

Why Join Us?

At Trojan, we’re pushing the boundaries of on-chain trading technology. Joining our team offers you the chance to work on products that already serve a large and active user base, collaborating with top-tier engineers in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. Working at Trojan Trading means having fast paced releases with your work being live in the hands of tens of thousands of users as soon as it’s complete.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Principal Frontend Engineer with deep, broad experience around building highly performant, real-time, interactive frontends for trading-focused web apps. You will play a key role and be expected to be a subject matter expert in this area for Trojan Trading. Our Founders and team will lean heavily on your past experience as a First-or-Founding Engineering to propel Trojan Trading as we expand our offerings and grow our user base.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, Build, and Maintain: Create, develop, and maintain a responsive and user‑centric web app with React/NextJS, TypeScript, and Jotai.
• Own and Take Initiative: Own new features, improve existing features, and take initiative in the iterative development process of Trojan Trading products
• Optimize for Speed: Implement best practices to maintain the app’s fast and responsive performance, especially on mobile devices.
• Problem-Solve with Impact: Tackle complex challenges with effective, innovative solutions that enhance user experience.
• Champion Code Quality: Ensure clean, maintainable, and well‑documented code, contributing to a sustainable development environment.
• Engage in Real‑Time Features: Support the integration of real‑time data and enhance user interactions for trading functionalities.

Requirements

• Experience: Founder, First Engineer, or Lead experience at a significant, reputable DeFi project building with React/NextJS, Typescript, and Jotai
• Trading Platforms: Must have experience where you have owned and built the frontend of a real‑time, highly interactive trading platform
• Self‑Motivation and Autonomy: Proven ability to work independently and take initiative with a proactive mindset to push tasks forward
• Leadership Insight: Must have experience working alongside leadership and founders to make key decisions about the frontend of a trading web app including, but not limited to, tech stack, product design, and feature design.
• Technical Excellence:
  • Expertise in creating fast, dynamic and optimized web interfaces
  • Comfort with real‑time data handling and websocket management
• Innovative Thinking: Adept at identifying potential challenges or improvements and implementing effective solutions promptly
• Clear Communication: Strong ability to articulate ideas and collaborate effectively with team members
• Interest in DeFi: A genuine curiosity and understanding of cryptocurrency and trading trends
• Pride: We look for people who take deep pride and responsibility in the products they build. Crypto moves at breakneck speed, and only the most driven, fast‑moving teams succeed.
• Team Collaboration:
  • Strong communication skills to work effectively within a cross‑functional team.
  • Experience working within a mid‑sized engineer team.

Nice‑To‑Haves

• Passion or experience in on‑chain trading; being a part‑time trader on Solana is a plus.

What We Offer

• Remote Flexibility: Work from anywhere on your schedule.
• Challenging Projects: Solve complex problems with cutting‑edge technology in the trading space.
• Impactful Role: Shape backend systems powering one of the largest trading platforms on the market and shaping the experience of tens of thousands of daily users.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values innovation, efficiency, and collaboration.

Compensation/Culture

The overall market range for roles at Trojan Trading is typically $300k - $500k annually. This market range is based on total compensation. Trojan Trading has a culture that is built upon meritocracy, high‑intensity output, and personal growth.