Frontend engineer at Athena About Athena Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Athena is a fast-growing B2B gaming and digital gift card marketplace. We empower businesses with seamless access to global gaming gift cards, in-game credits, and digital vouchers through a single, unified platform. With partners like Paytm, Razorpay, and Pine Labs, and a catalogue spanning 200+ gaming titles (Steam, Xbox, PSN, Valorant, Roblox, and more), we’ve already delivered over 400K cards in just four months — growing 30% month-on-month. At Athena, we value trust, speed, innovation, and customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative culture gives every team member the opportunity to work on impactful challenges at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and digital commerce, while building the world’s most trusted B2B marketplace for gaming and digital content. Location: Bangalore Employment Type: Full-time About the Role We are looking for a Front-End Software Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and can take ownership of translating business ideas into high-performing, secure, and user-friendly web interfaces. You’ll work closely with founders, product, and backend teams to iterate quickly, validate ideas, and ship features at speed without compromising quality or security. Key Responsibilities Build and maintain secure, performant, and scalable user interfaces using React (preferred), JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. Collaborate directly with product managers and designers to create responsive, intuitive, and delightful user experiences. Integrate with backend APIs, ensuring strong validation, error handling, and a seamless data flow. Apply fintech-specific UI/UX principles — such as clarity, trust-building, and security-focused design. Implement client-side form validations, encryption practices, and other security safeguards for handling sensitive financial data. Continuously monitor and optimize UI performance, load times, and accessibility. Set up and maintain automated testing pipelines to catch issues early and ensure reliability. Qualifications & Skills 1+ year of front-end development experience; fintech or other regulated industries a plus. Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript. Solid understanding of responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization. Experience integrating with REST APIs. Comfortable working in an early-stage environment with quick iterations and evolving priorities. Knowledge of web security best practices and how to protect sensitive financial information. Experience with Git, CI/CD, and agile workflows. Nice-to-Have Prior experience building dashboards, or onboarding journeys. Exposure to fintech regulations and compliance requirements. Familiarity with charting/data visualization libraries (D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts). Testing experience (Jest, Cypress, Playwright). What We Offer Competitive salary and equity options. Opportunity to shape a product that could redefine financial services for millions. Work directly with experienced founders and investors. A culture that values speed, learning, and customer obsession.