Payforge · 3 months ago
Senior Front-end Engineer (React)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expPayforge is a specialist professional-services company focused exclusively on payments and fintech. They are looking for a Senior Front-end Engineer who can build elegant, data-driven user interfaces with React and support end-to-end delivery by collaborating with back-end engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)PaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of features on our web portal (e.g., user onboarding, credit dashboards, workflow approvals)
Collaborate with back-end engineers to design clean APIs, write integration tests, and keep UI, data, and services in sync
Contribute to API contract design and back-end test suites when assisting with API-related work
Write unit, integration, and end-to-end (E2E) tests to ensure reliability and maintainability
Optimize the performance of web applications, focusing on scalability, speed, and responsiveness
Contribute to design systems and ensure consistency in UI/UX patterns and accessibility
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional front-end engineering experience
Deep knowledge of React (hooks, context, concurrent mode)
Proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+) and/or TypeScript
Experience with state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, or similar) and routing (React Router)
Strong testing skills: unit testing with Jest, Enzyme, or React Testing Library; E2E testing with Cypress, Playwright, or similar
Comfortable reading/writing basic Java/Spring Boot code
Experience designing REST controllers and working with JSON schema, OpenAPI, Swagger UI
Knowledge of Docker fundamentals and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab)
Experience deploying to AWS (S3/CloudFront, EKS) or similar cloud platforms
Familiarity with design systems (Storybook, Figma)
Knowledge of UI performance optimization techniques (code splitting, lazy loading, memoization)
Understanding of observability for frontend apps (tracing, metrics)
Technical excellence – delivering high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code
Problem-solving mindset – approaching challenges with creativity and precision
Collaboration & communication – working effectively with cross-functional, remote-first teams
Leadership & mentorship – guiding peers, sharing knowledge, and championing best practices
Adaptability – being comfortable stepping into back-end work when business needs arise
Company
Payforge
Payforge builds AI-driven payment systems and provides engineering services for payments companies, fintechs, and banks.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase