Staff Frontend Engineer – Payments & Checkout (Hybrid/Remote)

Breeze; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + equity plan

21 days PTO

Annual medical allowance

Productivity budget

Gym membership

Wellness subsidy

Annual team retreat trip

Backed by Sequoia Capital

Job summary

A dynamic fintech startup based in New York City is looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer specializing in Payments and Checkout. This role involves owning and evolving the checkout experience, enhancing conversion rates, and optimizing payment flows across web platforms. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, deep expertise in building payment systems, and proficiency in modern frameworks like React and Next.js. This position offers competitive salary and equity, along with health benefits, 21 days PTO, and a fast-paced work culture.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, with a focus on user-facing systems.
• Deep hands-on experience building and optimizing checkout or payment flows.
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end frontend architecture for checkout and payment flows.
• Improve checkout conversion rates through UX improvements.
• Partner with product and growth to run A/B tests.

Skills

Frontend engineering experience

Building and optimizing checkout or payment flows

Modern frontend frameworks (React, Next.js)

Conversion rate optimization

Frontend performance optimization

Payments infrastructure familiarity

Product intuition

Collaboration skills

Global payments, multi-currency flows, or crypto

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

A dynamic fintech startup based in New York City is looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer specializing in Payments and Checkout. This role involves owning and evolving the checkout experience, enhancing conversion rates, and optimizing payment flows across web platforms. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, deep expertise in building payment systems, and proficiency in modern frameworks like React and Next.js. This position offers competitive salary and equity, along with health benefits, 21 days PTO, and a fast-paced work culture.