Genius

Senior Front-End Engineer

Genius

11 days ago

# Senior Front-End Engineer To apply: email armaan@shuttlelabs.xyz **Location:** NYC, in-person only (non-negotiable) **Experience:** Minimum 4 years front-end experience **Compensation:** $150k–$200k base ## Overview Tradegenius is building a next-generation crypto terminal and exchange, with the deepest network coverage of any terminal, and the most liquid backers in the industry (ask for details). Front-end is not decorative here: it is the conversion engine, the retention loop, and the brand differentiator. While this role is front-end focused, we value engineers who can contribute across the stack. ## Archetypical Users - Discretionary traders, large whales, sophisticated actors, and those with high risk tolerance. - Audience is crypto-native, but tolerance for poor UX should not be mistaken for acceptance. The design goal is to set a new standard: crypto-native speed and power with consumer-grade usability and polish. ## Responsibilities - Architect, build, and maintain high-performance front-end applications using Next.js and TypeScript. - Implement pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible UI components. - Collaborate with product and design to deliver seamless user experiences for advanced trading workflows. - Optimize performance across devices and browsers with attention to rendering speed, bundle size, and load time. - Integrate front-end with APIs and occasionally contribute to back-end development when needed. - Uphold best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation. - Mentor junior developers and influence engineering culture and standards. ## Requirements - 4+ years of professional front-end development experience. - Expert-level proficiency with **Next.js, React, and TypeScript**. - Strong grasp of modern front-end architecture, performance optimization, and state management. - Experience integrating with REST and WebSocket APIs. - Familiarity with back-end concepts (Node.js, databases, cloud services, postgres) is a plus. - Demonstrated ability to own features end-to-end in production systems. - Based in **New York City** and able to work on-site with the team. - Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed ### Preferred - Prior experience in fintech, trading platforms, or real-time applications. - Contributions to open-source or notable side projects. - Comfort with rapid iteration and startup velocity. ## Why Genius - **Impact:** We’re building the final crypto interface for DeFi. Our goal is to eat crypto. - **Upside:** Aggressive token and equity grants aligned with growth. - Competitive base compensation ($150–200K) - Opportunity to shape the front-end foundation of a flagship crypto product - Fast-paced, high-ownership environment in NYC When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.

Head of Growth

Genius

16 days ago

## Genius - Growth Marketing **Location:** NYC, in-person only (non-negotiable) **Experience:** Minimum 3 years testing and perfecting marketing campaigns & funnels **Compensation:** $90k–$110k base + token and equity grants + cash bonuses ## Role You will own growth across product and brand for the Genius ecosystem. Genius is building a next-generation crypto terminal and exchange, with the deepest network coverage of any terminal, and the most liquid backers in the industry. Growth is not an afterthought here: it is the acquisition engine, the retention loop, and the community differentiator. Your mandate is to architect the Genius growth strategy and product adoption around two guiding principles: 1. **Delight** — frictionless, elegant onboarding and user journeys that surprise and satisfy. 2. **Dopamine** — data-driven campaigns and behavioral growth loops that reward engagement, drive repetition, and sustain community stickiness. ## Archetypical Users Discretionary traders, large whales, sophisticated actors, and those with high risk tolerance. ## Responsibilities - Establish and execute Genius’ growth engine across Twitter and other social channels, making Genius chronically present in trader conversations and narratives. - Learn the art of shitposting — and do it with taste — to spark engagement, build culture, and keep Genius top-of-mind in the trading community. - Build and nurture relationships with top traders, influencers, and KOLs — converting them into active Genius users and advocates. - Lead paid acquisition channels across Google, Twitter, and more — blending performance marketing with brand growth. - Implement feedback loops: experiment with posts, track engagement, identify what resonates with traders, and double down to compound reach and stickiness. ## Requirements - Track record of growing products - Proficiency in paid acquisition - Behavioral psychology literacy: able to design for dopamine without losing trust. - Obsession with detail: Marketing language, graphics, and more - Bias to action, ownership, comfort with ambiguity. - Speed, speed, speed, speed ## Why Genius - **Impact:** We’re building the final crypto interface for DeFi. Our goal is to eat crypto. You get to work with us in growing Genius around the world. - **Upside:** Cash & token upside as Genius grows **Contact Me:** @ryanm27 on TG or ryan@tradegenius.com *When applying, mention the word CANDYSHOP to show you read the job post completely.*

VP Engineering

Genius

35 days ago

## Role Summary The **Vice President of Engineering** will lead the technical organization behind Genius — an advanced on-chain execution and liquidity platform operating across Solana and EVM ecosystems. The role demands deep expertise in distributed systems, deterministic execution, and large-scale application architecture. The VP will own technical strategy, architecture, and delivery across all Genius systems, ensuring the platform operates with precision, security, and scalability as user volumes grow into the tens of thousands. ## Core Responsibilities - Define and own the end-to-end engineering strategy across execution engines, market systems, and orchestration layers. - Architect and optimize on-chain execution frameworks for Solana and EVM chains, ensuring deterministic performance, atomic state changes, and high throughput. - Lead the design and scaling of ultra-low-latency order routing, real-time data indexing, and smart contract pipelines. - Build and scale infrastructure to support thousands of concurrent active users with consistent performance and zero degradation under load. - Establish and enforce technical standards, QA rigor, and automated CI/CD pipelines for multi-chain deployments. - Hire, develop, and retain a high-caliber engineering team across protocol, backend, and front-end functions. - Implement performance observability, fault tolerance, and comprehensive security frameworks. - Partner with executive leadership to translate business and product goals into clear engineering roadmaps and measurable outcomes. - Drive a culture of deterministic execution, high-velocity shipping, and deep technical accountability. ## Qualifications - 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in senior leadership roles. - Demonstrated experience scaling complex applications to thousands of daily active users while maintaining sub-second execution performance. - Proven track record of building on-chain applications on Solana and/or EVM environments. - Strong background in distributed, low-latency, and high-throughput system design. - Proficiency in Rust, TypeScript, and modern architectural patterns for performance-critical systems. - Deep understanding of transaction life cycles, program orchestration, and deterministic system design. - Strong leadership in building, mentoring, and aligning multidisciplinary engineering teams under high-execution conditions. *When applying, mention the word **CANDYSHOP** to show you read the job post completely.*