Software Engineer - Frontend

About Nexus

Nexus is building a world supercomputer by leveraging the latest advancements in AI, cryptography, engineering, and science. Our team of world-leading experts is developing and deploying the Nexus Layer 1 blockchain and Nexus zkVM (zero-knowledge virtual machine) in support of our mission to enable the Verifiable Internet.

Nexus raised $25M in Series A funding from Lightspeed, Pantera, 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

Embrace AI as a core part of how you work, think, and build.

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).