Frontend Developer
Quick facts
- Pay
- US$185,000–$300,000 + competitive equity
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- New York City, New York
- Skills
- JavaScript, TypeScript, React
- Industry
- Financial Services — 43 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Frontend Engineer | Real-Time Trading Platform
US$185,000–$300,000 + competitive equity | New York City | Full-time, onsite 5 days
When markets move in milliseconds, the frontend matters.
Big Wave Digital is partnering with a retail trading platform to hire 3–4 Frontend Engineers who care about speed, clarity and the details that build user trust.
You’ll turn complex, real-time market data into intuitive interfaces that help everyday traders make informed decisions. This is an opportunity to own major frontend systems from architecture through to delivery, working closely with designers and backend engineers to ship frequently and keep improving the experience.
What you’ll work on
- Build fast, accessible web applications and reusable UI libraries.
- Develop interactive charts and real-time market visualisations.
- Optimise rendering, caching and application performance, targeting sub-second load times.
- Integrate REST APIs and WebSocket streams, with reliable management of client-side state and cached data.
- Maintain CI/CD pipelines supporting automated builds, previews, testing and seamless rollbacks.
What you’ll bring
We’re open to engineers with 1–10 years of frontend engineering experience. Your technical ability, ownership and attention to the user experience will matter.
You’ll bring strong React, TypeScript, JavaScript and CSS skills, alongside the ability to build responsive interfaces and make sound decisions about performance and frontend architecture.
Experience with real-time data, interactive charts, REST APIs, WebSockets and client-side caching will be particularly relevant. You should also be comfortable testing your work and contributing to reliable release processes.
The stack
React · TypeScript · JavaScript · CSS · Web Animations API (WAAPI) · Jest · Vitest · Cypress · REST APIs · WebSockets · CI/CD
The details
- Salary: US$185,000–$300,000
- Equity: Competitive
- Location: New York City
- Working arrangement: Five days onsite each week
- Employment: Full-time
- Visa support: TN visas and eligible H-1B transfers only. H-1B candidates in year 3 or year 6 are excluded.
Interested?
Send me your CV and, where available, with any links to products or frontend work you’ve helped ship. We’d love to hear what you owned and how you improved the experience for users.
Visa sponsorship record
No public sponsorship records foundWe didn't find H-1B, H-1B1, E-3 or green card (PERM) filings under the name Big Wave Digital in the Department of Labor and USCIS data. That doesn't mean the job can't be sponsored — the company may file under a different legal name, be new to sponsorship, or sponsor a visa that isn't in these datasets (for example H-2B or J-1).
Tip: ask the recruiter early, in writing, which visa they sponsor and whether they cover the legal and filing fees.
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level III (experienced)Software Developers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $109,845 | ~15% |
| Level II | $137,717 | ~31% |
| Level III | $165,589 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $193,461 | ~61% |
This job pays $185,000–$300,000 a year — that's Level III (experienced). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level III registration gets 3 entries; estimated selection chance about 46% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.