Lead Web Performance Engineer (Web3)

TL;DR

Lead Web Performance Engineer (Web3): Owning the speed, efficiency, and scalability of the web platform with an accent on rendering pipelines and CDN strategies. Focus on eliminating bottlenecks in the critical rendering path and building performance observability for high-traffic systems.

Location: Hybrid (New York) or Remote (US)

Company

hirify.global is the world's largest prediction market platform aggregating diverse opinions into transparent, market-based probabilities.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end web performance, including load times, rendering, and runtime efficiency.
• Define technical architecture, caching strategies, and CDN configurations.
• Optimize the critical rendering path via SSR, hydration, and code splitting.
• Implement performance observability using Real User Monitoring and Core Web Vitals.
• Establish performance benchmarks and budgets for the engineering team.

Requirements

• Deep experience in web performance engineering at scale (billions of page loads).
• Expertise in rendering, caching, CDN configuration, and Core Web Vitals.
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript with deep knowledge of browser engines and V8.
• Proven track record of building observability systems and utilizing a measurement-driven approach.
• Technical leadership experience influencing broader engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with Next.js, React, and modern SSR/SSG strategies.
• Familiarity with edge computing and CDN-level programmability.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Full Health, Vision, and Dental coverage.
• 401k match.
• New MacBook Pro and high-end hardware setup.