Tech Lead, dApp

Team: Frontend Location: UAE Employment type: Full-time

1inch is the DeFi ecosystem building financial freedom for everyone. 1inch products help users and builders trade, hold and track digital assets - with the self-custody, comprehensive security and the intuitive user experience they need to unlock the potential of true crypto ownership. 1inch protocols and APIs provide core infrastructure across the DeFi industry and beyond. So if you're someone who thinks big, moves fast and wants to make an impact right from day one, then get ready to join our industry-changing team.

Your mission

Lead the technical execution, architecture, and engineering excellence of the 1inch web dApp. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll shape the architecture of a security-critical Web3 application used to access decentralized finance. You'll build secure, scalable, and high-performing frontend systems, guide engineering decisions across wallet interactions and blockchain integrations, and help establish engineering standards that balance delivery speed with quality, security, and long-term maintainability.

What you’ll do

• Lead the technical direction and frontend architecture of the 1inch web dApp, with security as a core design principle.
• Build production code for critical features, complex Web3 user journeys, and performance-sensitive areas.
• Design and improve secure integrations with backend services, blockchain APIs, wallet providers, signing flows, approvals, swaps, and transaction lifecycle management.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards for security, performance, accessibility, testing, and code quality.
• Drive secure-by-design engineering practices and improve the reliability and resilience of wallet-related functionality.
• Mentor frontend engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, hiring, onboarding, and ongoing development.
• Drive the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices while maintaining rigorous engineering quality, security, and maintainability.