Staff Frontend Software Engineer, Phantom
Trading
$200-250k
+ Equity
Crypto wallet built for everyone
Be an early applicant
Crypto wallet built for everyone
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-250k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the digital economy safe and easy to use for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone with high agency, and a bias toward action — someone who proactively identifies opportunities, drives solutions, and ships high-quality products end-to-end
- If you’re excited about building in emerging markets and shaping how users discover the next generation of assets, we’d love to talk
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent practical experience
- 5+ years full-time software engineering experience
- React / Typescript / React Native
- Demonstrated interest in open and community-driven platforms
- English language proficiency
- Experience working with trading systems
- We strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We believe that our work is stronger with a variety of perspectives, and we’re eager to further diversify our company. If you have a background that you feel would make an impact at Phantom, please consider applying. We’re committed to building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career
What the job involves
- We’re hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer with mobile expertise to build core trading flows across spot trading, perpetuals, and prediction markets
- This role spans web, mobile, and browser extension development, requiring strong frontend expertise with fullstack ownership from concept to production
- You thrive in fast-moving environments, operate comfortably in ambiguity, and take full ownership of outcomes
- You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and trading teams to deliver intuitive and powerful discovery experiences
- Feature development: You will be owning features on our web and mobile platforms – currently the Phantom Extension, Phantom Terminal, and the mobile app
- New initiatives and products: You will be leading initiatives to add support for other blockchains to Phantom, and to launch new complementary products or infrastructure
- Interfacing with users: You will be interfacing directly with end-users and developers building on Phantom – supporting them and collecting feedback to inform the direction of the product
- Team building: You will be working with the team to create and foster a culture of raising the bar with each new hire
Our take
Cryptocurrency wallets provide a way to protect secret information that gives users control over your digital assets. Many crypto enthusiasts prefer the wallet option as non-custodial wallets remove the third-party option and users gain full control over their data. Phantom is a cryptocurrency wallet that creates a space for users to buy, send, receive, swap tokens and collect NFTs.
Phantom hosts the Solana blockchain, though Ethereum is generally more popular within the crypto world, Solana is said to have faster speeds and lower transaction costs. Offering the same wallet features as its competitors, the company is setting itself apart with newer features like the “Burn NFTs” feature allowing users to remove spam NFTs sent by attackers and support them in dodging NFT theft prevalent in the sector. The company prides itself on extremely high-security factors.
Founded in 2021, the company has an impressive firm valuation of $3B and has earned its place as a top-rated crypto wallet. As the crypto space continues to evolve, Phantom is positioning itself not just as a wallet, but as a comprehensive platform for managing the full range of digital assets and decentralized applications.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
May 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Dec 2021
$4m
SEED
Total funding: $16.3m
Company benefits
- Daily meal benefit
- Unlimited PTO
- Comprehensive health plans
- Learning & development
- Montlhy wellness benefit
- Global company offsites
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brandon Millman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Phantom in 2021, Brand was an Engineering Manager & Tech Lead at 0x Labs and a Senior Engineer at Twitter.
Chris Kalani
(Co-Founder & CPO)Chris previously spent nearly 3 years at 0x Labs as a Director of Design and General Manager of Match. Before that, they co-founded Wake where they served as the CEO for over 4 years.
Francesco Agosti
(Co-Founder & CTO)Francesco previously worked at 0x Labs as a Software Engineer and Tech Lead. Prior to that, they were a Software Engineer at Yelp and a Lead Engineer at Code at Uni.
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