Frontend Developer - Digital Identity

Overview

Knox Networks is a wholesale and retail banking platform that supports programmable money and digital identity solutions.

Our high-speed interbank platform enables the transactions and settlements of programmable money between central banks, commercial banks and consumers. The underlying database can then be used to provide secure analytics to wholesale stakeholders and support digital identity and banking aggregator solutions for consumers. We are a vertically-integrated, open source software platform that focuses on balancing privacy, scalability and interoperability (with existing and future platforms) across our stakeholder pipeline.

Description

As a Frontend Developer, you’ll help solve unique, large scale, highly complex technical problems and will build delightful user experiences and scalable frontend systems for our digital identity offering. You’ll also work with our security and risk engineering teams to build trust and safety features to protect user accounts, without compromising on the user experience. If you’re excited by the problem space of designing and delivering engaging user experiences, building performant user interfaces, and building trustworthy financial systems, we should talk!

The position is based in New York, NY or Los Angeles, CA with full-time salary and benefits. Engineers will be based in the office and may work remotely depending on the situation.

Interested candidates should email their resume along with a short cover letter to:

Key Responsibilities, Prioritized:

• Quarterly OKR setting, against key responsibilities below to be set with direct supervisor

1. Articulate a long term technical direction and vision for maintaining and scaling our digital identity offering.
2. Create trustworthy user experiences by building interfaces that are simple, easy to comprehend, performant and reliable using modern tools like TypeScript, JavaScript.
3. Turn our vision into a tangible roadmap every quarter by working with engineers, product managers and senior leadership.
4. Mentor and train other team members on design techniques and coding standards.
5. Add positive energy in every meeting, and make your coworkers feel included in every interaction.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extended Web3 and Web2 Knowledge: Candidates must have the technical and strategic acumen to understand:
  • Custodial Wallet Solutions
  • On/off chain data storage and retrieval mechanisms
  • Tokenomics, as well as minting and issuance of tokens
• Widespread development knowledge:
  • Experience with React, Redux, and other various frontend technologies is a plus.
  • Version control experience with Git/GitHub and branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, JIRA, Confluence, etc.
  • Great with unit and functional testing and debugging.
• Preferred Crypto and FinTech Awareness: Understanding and experience working in the financial industry, Familiarity with any of the following: payments, digital wallets, clearing and settlement, privacy, security etc. Understanding and strong interest in cryptocurrencies and the blockchain industry.
• Comfort in ambiguous unstructured environments: Building something new comes with significant ambiguity, and we want people that can thrive in that ambiguity. The environment is highly dynamic, and there are no precedents.

Requirements

• Received a bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, or a related technical field, and proven excellence in previous roles
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Priority to those who have familiarity with TypeScript, JavaScript
• Experience with Web or Mobile Frameworks such as Svelte, Flutter, and React
• Experience with test-driven development and the use of testing frameworks
• Knowledge of systems design concepts
• Strong communication skills, specifically giving/receiving constructive feedback in a collaborative setting
• Be based at the office in New York or LA and be able to travel within the U.S. and internationally on a regular basis as needed
• Attention to detail
• Deep understanding of technology
• Proven record of shipping features on time and on budget
• Flexible and focused on solutions
• Organized and self-sufficient

Why Join?

We’re currently disrupting the financial industry and looking for individuals with vision, innovation, passion, technical excellence, drive to deliver, collaboration, and execution. Join a team of like minded people who personify our mission of ownership, craftsmanship, and open communication. We are looking for new colleagues who want to transform the future of financial markets.

• Competitive base salary, bonus and stock options
• Health insurance for employee, partner and dependents
• 401k plan
• Paid parental leave
• Generous PT / sick leave
• Commuting benefits
• Free lunches, dinners and snacks
• Computer equipment and workplace furniture to suit your needs
• Great colleagues and inspiring startup environments