Senior Web3 Frontend Engineer (Lead)

We dig Web3. WeAreShovels.com is a Web3 engineering studio building and securing production-grade Web3 protocols, infrastructure, and tooling. We help Web3 builders dig deep, uncover value, and ship Web3 products that last - fast. We’re looking for a Senior Web3 Frontend Engineer (Lead) who enjoys building great interfaces, leading others, and helping customers succeed. What you’ll do * Lead frontend architecture for complex Web3 applications (dashboards, protocol UIs, admin panels) * Build interfaces for the next generation of financial applications - lending, trading, staking, RWAs, bridging, stablecoins * Own frontend delivery end-to-end: architecture, implementation, performance, and quality * Mentor and support other frontend engineers, review code, and set best practices * Work closely with founders, smart contract and backend engineers to turn deep tech into usable products * Align directly with customers on scope, timelines, and delivery expectations * Act as a reliable technical partner who helps teams move faster and avoid pitfalls What we’re looking for * 3+ years of frontend engineering experience * Strong expertise in React / Next.js / TypeScript * Hands-on Web3 experience (wallets, signing flows, contract interactions) * Solid UX intuition for financial and DeFi products * Experience leading frontend work, mentoring engineers, and owning delivery * Familiarity with data-heavy UIs (indexers, subgraphs, real-time data) * A builder mindset with a genuine desire to help others succeed * Experience with Web3 libraries (ethers, viem) * Previous work experience with user-friendly high-converting DeFi products Why to work with us * High technical bar, security-first mindset, no bureaucracy * Real ownership, real impact, real shipping * Remote-friendly, async-first * Top-tier, highly interesting projects — from top-100 market-cap chains to $100M+ funded perpetual futures exchange * Competitive compensation If you like digging deep, leading by example, and being a reliable tool in crafting Web3 success - we’d love to work with you.