Frontend Engineer Lead - KYC Tech

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.
About the team
At Binance, the KYC Technology Team is not just building a compliance platform - we are engineering the intelligent backbone of global financial trust. We are an AI-first team of visionary technologists on a mission to redefine what's possible in identity verification, customer onboarding, and compliance automation - at a scale that few teams in the world ever experience.
From architecting large-scale, AI-powered KYC infrastructures to seamlessly integrating global and regional compliance vendors, every solution we build is designed with intelligence, precision, and responsibility at its core. We harness the transformative power of AI/ML technologies to automate complex compliance workflows while maintaining unwavering alignment with global and local regulatory standards.
If you are a forward-thinking technologist who believes that AI is the answer to the world's most complex compliance challenges, and you thrive at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and regulatory excellence - you have found your team.

About the role
Join us as a Staff/Principal Frontend Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our cutting-edge applications. Mentor and inspire a top-tier frontend engineering team while staying deeply involved in hands-on coding, about 80% of your time. If you’re passionate about building exceptional user experiences and driving innovation, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead the implementation of new technologies to solve problems and improve existing systems, encourage standardization of best practices & methodologies
• Fine-tune the technical stack with a focus on performance, security, stability, and scalability
• Write client-side code to create super-fast, easy-to-use, web-based applications which include websites for both desktop and mobile browsers, and hybrid in-app pages
• Participate in design discussions and roadmap planning
• Review and support frontend technical designs across teams to maximize speed and scale
• Build libraries and frameworks that support complex web applications, speedup development efficiency, and improve code quality
• Coach, mentor, and grow team members 

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in frontend development with 1+ years of experience in a technical leadership role
• Hands-on development experience with TypeScript, React and Javascript
• Experience with web services, microservices, APIs, and SOA
• Proven track record of delivering projects with high-quality UI
• Understanding of state-management patterns such as Redux, Flux, or similar
• Ability to provide technical expertise and complete peer code reviews to team members in a timely manner to ensure code standards, completeness, cleanliness, and quality