Software Engineer - Frontend

About Nexus

Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in cryptography, engineering, and science. Our team of experts is developing and deploying the Nexus Layer 1, the Nexus Network, and Nexus zkVM in support of our mission to enable the Verifiable Internet.

Nexus raised $25M in Series A funding, co-led by Lightspeed and Pantera, with participation from Dragonfly, SV Angel, and more.

We are headquartered in San Francisco, and this role will be in-person with the rest of the Nexus team.

Software Engineer - Frontend

The Prover network team is building a massively parallel ZK proving network, where nodes (browsers, servers, phones) contribute compute to the Nexus Supercomputer. Each testnet has drawn significant traction, requiring engineers to help scale it further.

For context, the previous testnet:

• 2.1 million unique users joined the network during the 4.5-day test period

• 3.6 million total nodes, more than doubling the node count from the previous testnet

Responsibilities

• Own and update the web apps for Nexus, including app.nexus.xyz

• Work with design and product to create awesome user experiences

• Work with API and backend team to ship great products

Requirements

• Experience with building complex, scalable web applications or cloud-based frontends

• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, or a modern frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular, Next, Vue)

• Strong knowledge of browser networking, WebSockets, and client-side state management or peer-to-peer web technologies

Bonus Points

• Open-source contributions related to the world of JS/TS and web technologies

• Web3 experience

• Consumer experience

• Developer products experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and generous equity compensation

• Health insurance for employees and their dependents

• Daily lunch and dinner provided at SF headquarters

• Company-paid travel to events and conferences

Nexus is committed to diversity in our workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).