Front End Developer

The mission of Trust Machines is to grow the Bitcoin economy. We’ve recently raised $150M to realize this vision, build Bitcoin apps, and the open-source technologies required to unleash the true potential of Bitcoin for DeFi and Decentralized Applications.

We’re looking for a mission-oriented Front End Developer to join our remote-first team here at Trust Machines. This role is essential in building a premier user experience for the Bitcoin ecosystem, fostering an engaged user base, and broadening the our product’s capabilities within the Bitcoin realm.

The ideal candidate has experience building user-friendly applications in a startup environment. As a core engineer for this product, you’ll be responsible for implementing high-quality features across a handful of web platforms.

What You’ll Do:

• Build beautiful user interfaces across our exciting product portfolio.


• Write well-tested, reliable code for use by millions of users


• Work as an integral member of a cross-functional team focused on improving customer journeys and creating high-impact features for our products while championing mature engineering practices.


• Work closely with engineering peers to align on the architectural direction and consistent use of design patterns while considering how code can be shared cross-product.


• Collaborate with the design team, considering multiple ways to solve problems, weighing up implementation complexity, user experience, and product impact.

What We’re Looking For:

• 4+ years in a similar role(s) for consumer software with 2 years at a startup


• Penchant for elegant and simple solutions for complex requirements


• Experience with security engineering: protecting against XSS and other common attack vectors, securing private keys, content security policies


• Preference for remote, OSS work in direct contact with the product’s user base via Discord and other public channels.


• Experience with Typescript, frontend frameworks (ideally React), CI/CD tooling, WalletConnect.


• Demonstrable experience in modern web development: JavaScript APIs and tooling, state management, accessibility, performance, and security.


• Familiarity with UI design best practices.


• A high degree of user empathy, inclination to question assumptions, independent self-organizer, openness to feedback, and comfort with technical complexity.

We’d Also Like to See:

• Excited to work in the crypto industry - Knowledgable about Bitcoin, and its underlying cryptography.


• Experience working on or contributing to open source projects. Familiarity with source code management solutions like Github.


• Experience on a distributed team.


• Ability to collaborate with open-source developers.


• Strong communication skills.


• Experience with ReactNative and/or Web Extensions.


• You understand requirements beyond the written word and have a sharp eye.


• We’d love to hear from you even if you don’t have experience or interest in every bullet. There’s no perfect candidate and we want to find the right fit, even if it’s different than we imagine. We especially would like to meet underrepresented/underestimated candidates.

What we offer:

• Work from home


• Competitive salary based on NYC comp (regardless of location, benchmarked annually)


• Token incentives


• Open Vacation Policy, take the days you need


• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave


• Your choice of technical setup and equipment

Please note that benefits vary by country. The ones shown above are for our full-time U.S.based employees. Benefits information for non-US-based positions will be provided to individuals who interview for those roles.

Trust Machines is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and deeply cares about building a diverse team. Trust Machines is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, national origin, protected veteran status, age, or any other status protected by law.