Hito Studios: Founding Engineer - Frontend
Argent
Estimated Salary: $60K-$100K
Location: Europe
### **About [Hito Studios](https://www.hitostudios.com/)**
Hito Studios is a startup accelerator launched by Argent (the biggest smart wallet on Ethereum) and Starknet the most secure and scalable L2 on Ethereum.
**Our Mission:** to craft and launch groundbreaking consumer\-facing projects that will leave an indelible mark on the industry. In addition to this, we are also fast\-tracking promising Starknet ventures. Join us in reshaping the global impact of crypto — it's innovation at warp speed!
### **About [Vesu](https://docs.vesu.xyz/blog/2024-03-06-welcome)**
We **enable permissionless lending markets** on Starknet. Our mission is to create the best crypto lending experience and to empower people around the globe to access, use and build new financial tools. We believe in the value of neutral technology as an accelerator for innovation and growth.
### ***Three values guide us:***
**Open**: Truly borderless markets require a fully open and neutral protocol. We are dedicated to creating permissionless protocols so that people around the globe are able to use and build new lending applications.
**Transparent**: Empowering users with new financial tools requires full transparency over the risks and rewards involved. We provide the information and tools necessary for users to make informed decisions.
**Secure**: We make no compromise when it comes to security. In order for any technology to be adopted people need to trust it. That is particularly true for financial applications. We are committed to putting security first in all our decisions.
### **As a Founding Engineer you will get to:**
* Collaborate with the [Vesu](https://twitter.com/vesuxyz) founding team to pioneer cutting\-edge web3\-based lending UX standards.
* Lead the development, design, and architecture of the [Vesu](https://www.vesu.xyz/) user interface and applications.
* Take ownership of an application development lifecycle and quickly ship features.
* Ensure our software meets our strong requirements in terms of usability, security, availability and long term maintainability.
* Build POC and MVP, i.e. work in an environment where product requirements are not fully defined.
### **Your experience should include:**
* 5\+ years experience developing solutions in Javascript/Typescript
* Experience at building consumer facing web3 apps in React
* Experience at building backend services (e.g. indexers)
* Good knowledge of DeFi lending applications (e.g. as a user)
* Good knowledge of blockchain technologies (e.g. ethers.js, web3\.js)
* Experience with agile methodologies and software development tooling and processes
### You Might Also Have
* React best practices and design patterns (MVC, Flux, Redux,..)
* Experience at building web3\-based lending applications
* Good knowledge of Starknet technologies, experience with starknet.js
* Open source software and contribution
### **What you’ll love about Vesu:**
🌍 Work anywhere in Europe. The best part? No commute!
🧘 Work flexibly and autonomously. Shape your work day to suit you so that you have plenty of time to care for kids or cats, and \- most importantly \- yourself.
💰 Equity in a high growth startup with solid backing.
🛩 Regular offsites in Europe!
💻 Equipment \- tech setup of your choice.
🤙 Build the future of lending with us, products that no one else is working on!