Description
At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world's most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. The Atlas team's mission is to empower institutions to settle digital assets safely and at scale, improving digital asset liquidity while reducing counterparty risk.
You will work with the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and the engineering team to plan, build, release, and maintain high-quality front-end experiences for the Atlas business. You will be a key driver of front-end architecture, technical direction, and engineering best practices.
As a team, we are constantly striving to innovate in order to build the future of cryptocurrency and the digital asset ecosystem. We think about growth and career development differently at Anchorage Digital. We define performance as acquiring, possessing, and practicing a relevant set of skills and competencies,and the ability to apply them effectively and consistently.
Technical Skills:
- Architect and own front-end systems, establishing patterns and component libraries that scale across the Atlas platform
- Review code across the front-end engineering discipline while actively participating in product development and driving technical standards
- Foster an efficient, deterministic testing culture with an emphasis on minimizing tech debt
- Find elegant solutions to complex UI/UX problems, balancing user experience with technical constraints
- Implement high-quality, performant code that is clear, concise, and well-tested
- Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshoot, mitigate, and learn from production incidents
Complexity and Impact of Work:
- Lead or significantly contribute to medium-to-large front-end projects that cross team boundaries, coordinating with other engineers
- Break down large UI initiatives into smaller tasks and accurately estimate the scope of multi-person projects
- Ship code that directly impacts institutional clients' ability to settle digital assets safely at scale
- Find the right balance between progress (shipping quickly) and perfection (measuring twice)
- Drive technical decisions that shape the Atlas front-end architecture
Organizational Knowledge:
- Work across Atlas and adjacent product lines, understanding how front-end systems integrate with backend services and the broader Anchorage platform
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Backend engineers
- Ensure knowledge is shared amongst the team and no one is positioned as a single point of failure
- Help scale the team through hiring, mentoring, and establishing best practices
Communication and Influence:
- Mentor and guide other engineers on the team within front-end specialization, helping them understand strategic goals and how their work contributes
- Work closely with Backend engineers to propose and review GraphQL API changes
- Collaborate with Product managers and designers to brainstorm and align on new features
- Influence architecture and product roadmap,have a seat at the table
- Use compelling arguments to convey insights and recommendations on technical direction
You may be a fit for this role if you have:
- 8+ years of professional experience building web applications and UIs, with deep expertise in React.js and TypeScript
- Experience mentoring other engineers and driving technical standards across a team or organization
- Genuine care about code quality, test infrastructure, and developer experience
- Experience performing on-call support for production systems
- Prioritization of end-user experience and business value over 'cool tech'
- Development of 'computer science fundamentals',i.e., concurrency, algorithms, and data structures (formal CS degree NOT required)
Although not a requirement, bonus points if:
- Production experience with web security (e.g., authentication, authorization, identity, API keys)
- Experience with system design for front-end applications at scale
- Building a Chrome extension or other browser-based tooling
- Professional experience with backend technologies (Go, C++, or similar)
- Reading blockchain protocol white papers for fun and staying up to date with the proliferation of cryptoasset innovations
- Background in the finance or cryptocurrency industries
- Emotional connection to the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system.