Strong computer science fundamentals and frontend essentials — TypeScript, React, modern toolchains (Vite), browser internals, and state management. Depth beyond framework APIs
A good sense of web performance, responsive design, and web security — you build experiences that are fast, adaptive across devices, and safe by default
Hands-on creativity with AI-assisted development: you've built things around models — agents, harnesses, MCP tools, eval loops, CI gates — not just used autocomplete
Sharp problem-solving: you root-cause ambiguous problems quickly and make sound calls with incomplete information
Self-driven and resilient: you learn faster than expected, push hard deliveries through to completion, and contribute beyond your own scope
A conviction that decisions should be data-driven — and the willingness to get your hands dirty building the instrumentation and infrastructure when it doesn't exist yet
BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field from a strong program, or equivalent evidence of exceptional ability
Proficiency in Mandarin Chinese is required to communicate effectively with our engineering and product teams across APAC
You've shipped developer tooling, design systems, or open-source work that other engineers adopted
Familiarity with server-driven UI, module federation, or large-scale frontend library architecture
E2E automation experience with Playwright — bonus points if you've taught an AI agent to write and maintain the tests for you
Experience in payments, fintech, or trading products