Staff Frontend Engineer
Company websitefomo.family (fomo Labs, opens in new tab)
Base salary $270K to $330K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York City, NY
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- LocationNew York City, NY
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (2 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About fomo
fomo is growing fast, now serving 2M+ users and backed by a $75M Series B (Index Ventures, with Union Square Ventures and Benchmark) at a $550M valuation. As we scale, we're investing in a security function that can keep pace with an increasingly complex product surface without slowing down engineering velocity.
https://fomo.family/
https://x.com/fomo
About the team
You’ll be joining a team of 8 on the engineering side: 3 frontend engineers, 5 backend engineers. Everyone on the team is crypto-native with experience from companies like dYdX, Uniswap, and OpenSea. We have high standards for ourselves and the people we work with.
Want to learn more about the team, our growth, and life at fomo? Check out our Work at fomo page.
About the role
You’ll own our two primary app surfaces: our mobile app and our web app.
Our mobile app is an Expo app and our web app is a React Router + Vite app.
This is an exciting time to join as we prepare to take fomo to the next level. In the next few months we plan to:
Add new order types
Add new asset classes (examples: perpetuals, prediction markets)
Double down on new social features
Engineers at fomo aren’t constrained to any specific area - while this is primarily a frontend role, we encourage engineers to make changes across the stack where it makes sense.
This role is in-person in NYC. We have a strong in-person culture and just moved into a new spacious office in Soho.
Minimum Qualifications
Staff+ level engineer (6+ years of experience), deep understanding of React, able to come up with and execute on plans autonomously
Nice to Have:
Has experience building in crypto (Solana or EVM experience preferred)
Full-stack experience is a plus (our backend services are in TypeScript)
AI-native. Most code at fomo today is written by agentic tools.
Personal crypto trading experience is a plus - everyone on our team trades, and it is what lets our product stand out amongst the competition.
Compensation and Benefits
Competitive cash compensation and equity
Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; including tax savings benefits such as HSAs and FSAs
401(k) with match
Group term life insurance
Flexible time off
Annual company offsites
Equal opportunity
fomo is an equal opportunity employer. We consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process, please let us know.
Source: fomo Labs on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
This listingStaff Frontend Engineer$270K to $330K
Staff Security Engineer, Application Security$270K to $330K
Staff Backend Engineer$270K to $330K
Staff Distributed Systems Engineer$300K to $500K
Social Lead$175K to $275K
Sr. Brand Designer$170K to $235K
Marketing Designer$120K to $180K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Staff Frontend Engineer (this listing) | $270K - $330K |
| Staff Security Engineer, Application Security | $270K - $330K |
| Staff Backend Engineer | $270K - $330K |
| Staff Distributed Systems Engineer | $300K - $500K |
| Social Lead | $175K - $275K |
| Sr. Brand Designer | $170K - $235K |
| Marketing Designer | $120K - $180K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-09-16
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: New York City
USD 270,000 – 330,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
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