Frontend Engineer, Trust & Safety

Chess.com is the world’s leading online chess platform, serving over 250 million users globally. The Frontend Engineer, Trust & Safety will build and optimize user interfaces that enhance platform safety, performance, and user experience, ensuring reliable and scalable frontend systems for a global audience.

Chess.com is seeking a Frontend Engineer for its Trust & Safety team to design, develop, and optimize user-facing features that ensure a safe and seamless platform experience. This role plays a key part in maintaining performance, usability, and scalability across the platform.

Responsibilities:
- Design and implement frontend features and responsive user interfaces 
- Translate design mockups and requirements into functional web applications  
- Maintain and optimize frontend performance and resolve production issues  
- Build scalable component-based architectures using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks  
- Participate in code reviews and maintain high coding standards  
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, and Backend Engineering  

Requirements:
- Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks and TypeScript/JavaScript  
- Expertise in responsive design and pixel-perfect UI implementation  
- Strong debugging and performance optimization skills  
- Experience with component-based architecture  
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills  

Nice to Have:
- Experience with high-traffic applications  
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design  
- Familiarity with performance optimization techniques  
- Interest in gaming or chess  

Benefits:
- Fully remote work environment  
- Opportunity to work on a large-scale global platform  
- Collaborative and mission-driven culture  
- Exposure to high-impact frontend engineering challenges  

Join Chess.com to help deliver safe, high-quality user experiences for millions of players worldwide.