About Humanity Protocol
Humanity Protocol is building the human verification layer for the AI age - a decentralized identity platform that establishes human uniqueness in the digital world. Our technology combines palm-based biometric verification, zero-knowledge cryptography, and blockchain infrastructure to create a system where over 9 million users maintain complete control of their digital identities.
In an era of increasingly sophisticated bots and deepfakes, we provide a trust layer that works universally across both digital and physical spaces. Our platform enables developers to build Sybil-resistant applications, organizations to verify real humans without invasive data collection, and individuals to prove their humanity once while accessing everything from social networks to secure venues - all without ever sacrificing privacy.
Our mission is to empower humans with the freedom to own their identity, control their data, and shape a future where trust is built, not bought.
We are looking for
We are seeking an exceptional Senior Frontend Engineer to lead our frontend architecture and rebuild our Humanity Dashboard from the ground up. This is not a role for someone who simply implements designs—we need a technical frontend architect who can design complex state management systems, build high-performance real-time interfaces, and establish the design system and component architecture that will scale across our entire product ecosystem. This individual must have a deep understanding of how modern ES modules work as we are focusing on modularization and scale.
As the frontend technical lead, you'll own the complete rebuild of our dashboard using modern tooling, architect real-time credential updates via WebSockets, and create the developer portal experience that thousands of builders will use to integrate with our platform.
As Senior Frontend Engineer Lead you will
Architect and lead the complete Dashboard v2 rebuild establishing modern build tooling, state management patterns, routing architecture, and component structure that serves as the foundation for all future frontend work
Design and implement a comprehensive design system and component library, creating reusable, accessible, and performant components that maintain consistency across dashboard, developer portal, and mobile webviews
Build real-time credential management interfaces with WebSocket integration, optimistic updates, and conflict resolution patterns that provide instant feedback for credential issuance, verification status, and revocation events
Own performance optimization across the application, including bundle size reduction, code splitting, lazy loading, image optimization, and Core Web Vitals improvements that maintain sub-2s load times on 3G connections,
Implement security-first frontend practices including XSS prevention, Content Security Policy configuration, secure token storage, input sanitization, and defense against common frontend attack vectors
Design and build the self-serve Developer Portal frontend, creating intuitive interfaces for API key management, usage analytics, credential catalogs, and interactive API documentation that reduces integration friction
Lead mobile webview integration for native iOS/Android apps, designing the bridge architecture, authentication handoff, and credential sharing flows that provide native-quality UX within web containers
Establish frontend testing standards with comprehensive E2E test coverage (Playwright), unit testing (Jest), component testing (React Testing Library), and visual regression testing that catches bugs before production
Mentor and guide 1-2 frontend engineers, conducting code reviews, pairing on complex features, and establishing best practices for code organization, TypeScript usage, and frontend architecture patterns
Drive frontend technical decisions including framework selection, build tool configuration, state management approaches, styling systems, and third-party library choices that balance velocity with maintainability
You are a good fit if you have
7+ years of frontend engineering experience with proven track record building production-grade React applications used by 100k+ users
Strong experience building fintech or dashboard interfaces, with deep understanding of data visualization, real-time updates, complex table interactions, filtering/sorting, and financial data presentation
Production experience with real-time systems, including WebSocket integration, Server-Sent Events, optimistic updates, conflict resolution, and building responsive UIs that handle high-frequency data streams
Expert-level TypeScript skills, writing type-safe code with advanced generics, discriminated unions, utility types, and proper typing for complex data structures and API contracts
Proven fullstack capabilities, comfortable working across the stack when needed, understanding backend API design, database patterns, and how frontend decisions impact backend performance
You will succeed if you have
A technical leadership mindset with ability to drive architectural decisions, establish coding standards, and mentor engineers through complex frontend challenges
Extremely strong product thinking and UX intuition, questioning design decisions when they conflict with performance or security, and proposing better alternatives backed by data
Background in identity management, credential systems, or authentication UIs, with understanding of OAuth flows, session management, and secure credential display patterns
Knowledge of Web3 wallet integrations, including MetaMask, WalletConnect, RainbowKit, and building UIs that bridge Web2 authentication with Web3 wallet interactions
Track record optimizing Core Web Vitals (LCP, FID, CLS) to meet Google's thresholds, using tools like Lighthouse, WebPageTest, and real-user monitoring
Passion for developer experience, having built internal tooling, CLI tools, or developer-facing interfaces that prioritize clarity and efficiency
Technology Stack
FE/BE: TypeScript, Node.js, Express.js, Bun, NestJS
Databases: MongoDB Atlas, PostgreSQL, Redis
Infrastructure: AWS ECS Fargate, Docker, API Gateway, CloudFront, Vercel
Authentication: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, PKCE, API keys
Identity Standards: W3C Verifiable Credentials, DIDs, BJJ+ signatures
Cryptography: Zero-knowledge proofs, selective disclosure, encryption libraries
DevOps: GHA, Terraform
Team Values
User-first: We focus on making the best engineering choices that deliver the best user experience whether it is a consumer using or developer implementing our technology.
First-principles: We approach problems by breaking them down to their fundamental truths and reasoning up from there, rather than "doing things just because"
Agency: We are a team of self-starters and trust our engineers to make decisions independently because of our culture of clear communication.
A.I.: Our team wholly embraces the tasteful use and integration of A.I. in all our workflows from product to engineering.
If you're passionate about building world-class frontend experiences that will power the future of digital identity, excited about architecting performant and secure interfaces at scale, and ready to lead frontend technical direction for a platform serving millions of users, we'd love to talk with you.
Shoot us an email at eng-jobs@humanity.org with "Senior Frontend Engineer Lead" in the subject line.
