Like all engineers at Benzinga, you’ll shape both the products and the architecture they’re built on—impacting millions of investors and traders. We’re looking for a hands-on technical leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and inspires their team to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Responsibilities
● Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of frontend engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
● Architect and build high-performance React applications for Benzinga Pro, Benzinga.com, and emerging financial tools.
● Drive adoption of modern frontend practices: TypeScript, Next.js, and efficient state management (e.g., React Query or Context API).
● Collaborate cross-functionally with backend, product, and design teams to define and
deliver impactful features.
● Optimize performance, scalability, and accessibility across our web applications.
● Use AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development—while ensuring robust, maintainable, and human-reviewed code.
● Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and deployment workflows.
● Debug production issues and proactively improve stability and observability.
● Participate in sprint planning, architecture discussions, and product ideation.
Requirements
● 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
● Proven experience leading teams or significant projects in a production environment.
● Deep knowledge of React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
● Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks for server-side rendering and routing.
● Familiarity with testing tools like Jest and React Testing Library.
● Strong understanding of performance optimization, accessibility standards, and modern build tools (e.g., Turbopack, Vite, Webpack).
● Comfort collaborating in a fast-paced, agile environment with CI/CD pipelines.
● Bonus experience with:
○ Financial markets or fintech products.
○ Kubernetes, SQL (MySQL/Postgres), or MongoDB.
○ Feature flags, A/B testing, or observability tools.
○ Startup or entrepreneurial experience.
● Excellent communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
Top Skills
What We Do
We help millions of people improve their trading and investing results each month by providing superior market information, data and tools. Benzinga gives traders and investors the edge needed to profit in the markets. We are devoted to the ambitious mission of transforming the financial industry and empowering the individual investor.
Benzinga's core businesses include:
Financial Media: http://benzinga.com
Trading & Research Terminal: http://pro.benzinga.com
Financial, Market, and Alternative data APIs: http://cloud.benzinga.com
Our KICK ASS team works and hustles harder than anyone! We are looking for folks with the fire and determination to not just work, but to build a company. Individuals who can take a vision, and build towards it...not just take tasks from a higher power. The search for the driven, dedicated, and self-starting Zingers to help propel Benzinga to the next level is on!
Are you looking for your work to be valued? Do you want to know that the work you do everyday makes a huge impact on the business? You are not just a number here at Benzinga, our “leave your ego at the door”, teamwork-oriented environment allows you to be yourself and offer all your sweetest ideas and feedback freely without any judgement. Zinger Nation believes in "doarchy" not "hierarchy".
If you are interested in doing business with Benzinga or joining the team, please contact us.
Check our careers site at jobs.benzinga.com
