6+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on consumer-facing web and/or mobile products
Deep expertise in TypeScript and the React ecosystem, you have opinions about state management, data fetching patterns, and component architecture, and you can articulate the trade-offs
Production experience with React Native and cross-platform mobile development, including App Store and Google Play release pipelines
Experience with Next.js — specifically familiarity with App Router, React Server Components, and the client/server boundary decisions that come with them
Hands-on experience with A/B testing, feature flags, and experimentation frameworks (LaunchDarkly, Optimizely, or similar)
Experience with WebSockets or Server-Sent Events for real-time UI updates
Strong testing culture Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress, and the judgement to know when to use each
Familiarity with modern build tooling (Vite, Webpack, CI/CD pipelines) and performance profiling
Experience in fintech, crypto, payments, or other high-trust consumer products where correctness and user confidence matter
Strong written and verbal English, you can write a clear RFC, give direct feedback in a PR review, and explain a technical trade-off to a non-technical stakeholder
An active AI-assisted development workflow, Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot, or equivalent with the engineering rigour to review and own what gets produced
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