Lead Frontend Engineer , Modern Treasury
$165-285k
+ Equity + Bonus
Payment operations solutions
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Payment operations solutions
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$165-285k
+ Equity + Bonus
101-200 employees
Company mission
To transform how teams mov and track money - to support impactful businesses rooted in trust and transparency.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires someone who understands not only the “how” of building exceptional front-end systems but also the “why” behind product decisions and user needs
- 10+ years of experience in front-end and UI engineering roles, including 3+ years in a technical leadership capacity
- Proven success in scaling front-end infrastructure and delivering enterprise SaaS products at scale
- A track record of product-oriented thinking, with the ability to influence decisions based on user impact, speed, and quality
- Deep expertise with modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React, Angular) and associated technology stacks & tools
- Strong background in component-based development, design systems, and front-end architecture patterns
- Proficiency in building scalable UI infrastructure and optimizing developer workflows (CI/CD, performance tooling, etc.)
- Solid understanding of user experience design principles and ability to partner with design teams to deliver exceptional products
- A product-driven mindset – deeply curious about customer problems and driven to deliver real, measurable value
- Strong ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence without authority across Engineering, Product, and Design teams
- Experience leading teams, mentoring engineers, and fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and growth
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on balancing speed, scalability, and user impact
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Lead Front-end Engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong product thinking to drive forward our enterprise Payments Operations product
- In this role, you will define and execute the technical vision for front-end infrastructure and UI while working closely with engineering, product, and design teams to deliver tangible, customer-focused outcomes
- As a key technical leader in our engineering organization, you will balance hands-on technical execution with strategic decision-making to ensure scalability, developer efficiency, and a world-class user experience
- You will serve as the DRI for all UI/FE engineering efforts and jump in to move product initiatives forward when needed
- Drive the Front-End Vision: Own the front-end and UI technical vision, ensuring infrastructure and architecture align with product priorities and business goals
- Product Partnership: Actively collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to translate product requirements into scalable, high-performing front-end solutions
- Hands-On Execution: Lead by example by jumping into critical product development efforts to unblock teams, deliver value, and drive projects forward
- Build and optimize scalable front-end infrastructure to support enterprise-grade applications and rapid feature development
- Drive improvements in DevEx by optimizing tooling, build pipelines, and processes to reduce friction and enable fast, reliable delivery
- Proactively identify technical bottlenecks and implement solutions that balance speed and quality
- Advocate for and implement best practices in UI/UX development to align product execution with user needs and market expectations
- Serve as a strong voice for the in-application user within engineering, ensuring product decisions prioritize usability, performance, and customer value
- Mentor and guide front-end engineers to improve skills, grow technical capabilities, and deepen product awareness
- Foster a collaborative, product-driven engineering culture where teams are empowered to ship impactful solutions efficiently
- Act as a thought leader across the organization to bridge the gap between engineering execution and product strategy
- This role will anchor the front-end technical vision in product priorities to ensure scalable, high-quality experiences that drive customer success
- This role will reduce developer friction, accelerate iteration cycles, and strengthen the connection between technical execution and product impact
- You will bridge the gap between engineering, product, and design, proactively identifying opportunities to move efforts forward while balancing hands-on contributions and long-term technical leadership
- Improved Developer Efficiency: Reduced friction and faster iteration cycles
- Product Progress: Proactively unblock and accelerate critical product efforts
- Scalable Infrastructure: A well-architected, maintainable front-end foundation
- World-Class UX: Consistent, high-quality user experiences aligned with customer needs and product vision
- Empowered Teams: Strong mentorship and leadership driving technical excellence and product-driven execution
Our take
Modern Treasury is a fintech company looking to modernize legacy B2B banking by accelerating the pace of payments. Its payments operation software offers real-time transaction tracking and an API or dashboard to help companies manage payments from a single place. With approximately $120 trillion in B2B business payments processed annually globally, Modern Treasury is tapping into a huge market opportunity.
Key to the success of its offering has been to renovate legacy payment methods, such as checks. Its software significantly reduces the processing time required to carry out transactions - and is applicable across a broad swathe of high-value sectors like real estate, healthcare, and financial services.
With rapid market expansion and accelerating digital transformation, Modern Treasury has experienced impressive growth since its 2018 founding, quickly achieving Unicorn status. Partnerships with Metropolitan Commercial Banks and products like Global ACH highlight suits value and adept navigation of a growing customer base.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Mar 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Oct 2021
$85m
SERIES C
Total funding: $183.2m
Company values
- Helping our customers build their own best companies
- Creating the conditions for personal and professional growth
- Making decisions for longevity
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Dimitri Dadiomov
(CEO)They studied at Stanford and Harvard, and have held senior positions at Foundation Capital and LendingHome.
Matt Marcus
(CPO)A Dartmouth graduate and former Y Combinator member, they previously worked at LendingHome as a Senior Software Engineer.
Sam Aarons
(CTO)They studied Computer Science at Columbia and were a Senior Software Engineer at LendingHome.
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