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Staff Web Engineer

Menlo Park, CA💼 Full-time💰 $180,000–$180,000🗓 2026-06-29 → 2026-09-26

Core

Building and optimizing the performance of a high-frequency, real-time desktop trading platform for active and sophisticated traders.

Role type

Staff Web Engineer (Performance Focus)

Builds

Advanced desktop trading platform (Legend) with real-time data infrastructure and charting tools

Domain

Financial Technology / High-Frequency Trading

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

JavaScript internals, TypeScript, browser rendering pipelines optimization, real-time UI development, performance profiling and benchmarking

Preferred skills

Canvas, Web Workers, WebSockets, Core Web Vitals expertise

Technologies

JavaScript, TypeScript, Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse

Responsibilities

Lead web performance initiatives across the platform, build and optimize high-frequency real-time UI components, establish performance monitoring systems, drive performance-first culture through code reviews and standards, contribute to core trading feature development, partner with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable experiences

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact

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