Frontend Business Lead
OKX is a leading global cryptocurrency exchange offering a wide range of trading services, including spot and derivatives trading, as well as Web3 solutions.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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About OKX
OKX is a global cryptocurrency exchange known for its trading services and financial products. The platform offers a wide range of features, including spot and derivatives trading, staking services, and a user-friendly interface suitable for both beginners and experienced traders.
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About the Role
Own frontend delivery across core business areas, lead technical design for trading, wallet, payment, AI-powered trading, and KYC/AML experiences, and set engineering standards. Guide frontend hiring and development, manage technical risk, align the technology stack, and communicate technical and business decisions across functions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above in computer science or a related field.
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years managing technical teams.
- Solid full-stack capabilities with frontend depth.
- Deep knowledge of React or Vue internals, engineering toolchains, performance optimization, and cross-platform solutions.
- Backend and API fluency.
- Experience leading frontend products with DAU of 1M+ in high-concurrency, high-availability environments.
- Experience driving cross-team collaboration and standards adoption through technical influence.
- Understanding of CEX/DEX trading mechanics, Web3 wallets and signing mechanisms, and payment gateway ecosystems.
- Experience owning frontend delivery for trading, fintech, payments, or crypto products.
- Familiarity with ethers.js, wagmi, viem, WalletConnect, and EVM contract interactions.
- Global product experience with multi-language, multi-currency, and multi-jurisdiction compliance requirements.
- Understanding of AI-driven product design and AI Spec-Driven Development.
- Ability to model complex problems, define system abstractions, and evaluate AI outputs.
- Fluent English for technical discussions, documentation, and international collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Own the frontend team across Trading and Payment business verticals.
- Lead frontend hiring, development, and pipeline building.
- Partner with Product, Backend, Security, and Compliance on cross-functional outcomes.
- Lead technical design and delivery for trading, wallet, asset management, AI-powered trading, payment gateway, and KYC/AML frontend features.
- Balance business metrics, user experience, speed, and quality.
- Integrate AI into product decisions and design.
- Drive technology stack alignment and evolution.
- Identify and address technical risk.
- Establish engineering quality standards for crypto security, frontend attack prevention, and compliance auditing.
- Communicate technical value and business judgment to engineers, product managers, and senior leadership.
- Participate in industry engagements to attract crypto-focused talent.
