Bastion enables financial institutions and enterprises to issue regulated stablecoins, generate revenue on reserves, and expand their ecosystems.
As a Frontend Engineer at Bastion, you will craft exceptional user experiences across core products.
You will lead the development of elegant, responsive, and accessible interfaces, transforming complex requirements into simple and performant UIs.
Your work will shape how users interact with Bastion’s compliance and fintech tools, impacting everything from initial onboarding to real-time workflows.
This role is in a 0 → 1 environment, ideal for engineers who thrive on ownership, autonomy, and collaboration with designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders.
You will influence architectural decisions, define frontend patterns, and contribute to the design system as the company scales.
A strong sense of visual and interaction design, along with an instinct for clean abstractions, is key to success in this role.
The company values engineers who take pride in crafting polished UIs and have a track record of self-initiated projects or end-to-end ownership.
Requirements:
You must have 7+ years of professional experience building modern web applications with JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.
Strong proficiency in HTML/CSS, responsive layout techniques, and browser compatibility best practices is required.
You should have deep experience integrating with RESTful APIs, gRPC, GraphQL, and WebSocket services, along with familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js, Express, and tRPC.
Proficiency in frontend performance optimization and tooling (e.g., Webpack, Lighthouse, bundle analysis) is necessary.
Experience writing and maintaining test suites using Playwright or equivalent (e.g., Cypress, Jest) is required.
Familiarity with web security principles (XSS, CSRF, CORS) and how to mitigate common risks is essential.
You should be comfortable with Git workflows, code reviews, and modern CI/CD practices.
Experience collaborating closely with designers and translating high-fidelity designs into code is important.
A self-starter attitude with a track record of end-to-end project ownership or meaningful side projects is preferred.
You should have a strong preference for simplicity, speed in shipping, and avoiding overengineering.
Professional experience in fintech or financial systems is required, and professional Web3/Crypto experience is a plus.
Benefits:
Bastion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
The company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type, ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Bastion participates in E-Verify to authorize eligibility of employment in the United States.
