Principal Frontend Engineer

Description

About Xe

Xe is a cross-border payments platform. We help SMEs and consumers in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand collect, convert, hold, and send money across markets. Each year, over 300 million people use Xe for currency information and over 350,000 use us to send money overseas.

Today, we're rebuilding the platform layer behind cross-border payments for corporate and consumer clients. We're small enough that your code ships fast and your decisions matter, and Euronet Worldwide (Nasdaq: EEFT) backs us so the problems stay real-scale.

About This Role

We're looking for a senior frontend engineer to help build and shape the user-facing side of our products. You'll bring deep expertise in modern frontend development, a strong sense of clean architecture, and a collaborative mindset. Beyond writing high-quality code, you'll mentor other developers, drive technical direction, and work closely with designers and stakeholders to deliver intuitive, polished interfaces. This is a hands-on role for someone with at least five years of experience who takes ownership of code quality and enjoys raising the bar for the whole team.

If you're proficient in Vue 3+, that's ideal, but we're equally interested in strong React or Angular engineers who are excited to make the switch. Experience in payments, FX, or other regulated industries is a plus.

What You'll Do

• Build and maintain high-quality, maintainable frontend applications using Vue 3+ and TypeScript.
• Architect scalable frontend solutions with clean code practices.
• Conduct thorough code reviews and uphold high standards for code quality across the team.
• Mentor fellow developers on best practices, architecture, and clean coding habits.
• Style and build responsive, accessible interfaces using modern Tailwind CSS, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Write and maintain unit & integration tests with Vitest.
• Work with modern build tooling and bundlers such as Vite.
• Collaborate closely with designers to translate UX/UI concepts into visually appealing, intuitive experiences.
• Partner with engineers and stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to and helping guide the team's technical decisions.
• Leverage AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Copilot to work more effectively.
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, helping align both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

Must-have

• 5+ years building production software.
• Proficiency in Vue (3+), or strong experience in other major frontend frameworks (React, Angular) with the desire to switch to Vue.
• Strong knowledge of TypeScript.
• Strong clean code habits.
• Strong architectural knowledge of frontend architecture and OOP/OOD.
• Strong code review skills.
• Experience mentoring other developers regarding best practices and code quality.
• Experience with modern Tailwind CSS.
• Experience with writing unit tests using Vitest or Jest.
• Understanding JavaScript build tools and module bundlers like Vite/Rollup/Webpack.
• Strong understanding of HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design principles.
• Understanding of UX/UI design principles and the ability to collaborate closely with designers to create visually appealing and intuitive interfaces.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and effective collaboration with other developers and stakeholders.
• Experience or open mindset for using AI coding tools like Claude Code, Copilot etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including the ability to align engineers and stakeholders around a technical direction.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with PostCSS/SASS/SCSS or similar CSS technologies for styling and optimizing UI components.
• Knowledge of e2e testing frameworks such as Playwright.
• Experience with Storybook for component-driven development and UI documentation.
• Payments, FX, or regulated-industry experience.

Perks & Benefits

• Annual performance-related rewards: performance-based annual bonus
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP): open to all employees
• Car allowance: monthly car allowance (subject to Direction Level)
• Meal vouchers: 8€ per working day
• Preferential currency exchange rates: exclusive rates for employees
• Money transfer discounts: special discounts on transfers
• Annual salary review: performance-based process
• Hybrid working model: 2 days per week WFH with flexible scheduling
• Extended vacation allowance: 25-30 days annual leave
• Extra bank holidays: additional company-recognised holidays
• Birthday off: fully paid day off
• Annual employee recognition events: HEROES awards & seniority recognitions
• Annual social events: end-of-year celebration & regional/departmental gatherings
• Seasonal celebrations: Halloween, New Year, Christmas, and other festivities
• Volunteer days & CSR initiatives: Save the Children, environmental actions, food bank donations, and more
• Employee wellness weeks: global and local wellbeing activities
• Leadership training: internal and external learning opportunities
• Cross-functional project opportunities: available based on skills and project needs
• Internal & international mobility: relocation support and coaching for career development

XE offers a competitive salary and benefits package. The reasonable estimated pay for this role ranges from 77,400 EUR to 127,800 EUR. Actual compensation is based upon factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.

We want Xe to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organization that encourages diversity in all respects.

Xe is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io.

The position responsibilities outlined above are intended to define the general contents and requirements to perform this job. It is not to be taken as a complete statement of responsibilities or requirements. This job description does not restrict the Company's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job as needed.