Frontend Developer

Job Summary :

We are looking for a passionate Frontend Developer to craft intuitive, high-performance web experiences for our platform. The role involves building responsive UIs, collaborating closely with product and design teams, and ensuring seamless user journeys. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks with a keen eye for detail and thrives in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.

Role Overview :

As a Frontend Developer at Crest, you will be responsible for translating product vision into engaging, user-friendly interfaces. You will own feature development end-to-end, from design implementation to performance optimization. The role demands a problem-solver who can balance speed with quality, actively contribute to architecture discussions, and ensure our product scales smoothly while delivering exceptional user experience.

Key Responsibilities :

- Build, test, and ship user-facing features using modern JavaScript frameworks (React preferred)

- Translate UI/UX designs into responsive, pixel-perfect web experiences.

- Integrate frontend with REST/GraphQL APIs and collaborate closely with backend engineers.

- Optimize performance for speed, accessibility, and scalability.

- Write clean, maintainable, and reusable code with unit tests.

- Take ownership of features end-to-end : from design discussion to production deployment.

Preferred Candidate Profile :

- 2-4 years of frontend development experience, preferably in product-first startups or fast-scaling tech companies.

- Proficient in JavaScript (ES6+), React.js (or Vue/Angular), with strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, responsive design, and modern build tools.

- Passionate about creating intuitive, visually appealing, and seamless user experiences.

- Demonstrates strong debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning skills.

- Experience working closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers in agile environments.

- High-agency individual who thrives in early-stage settings, takes ownership of features end-to-end, and iterates quickly based on user feedback.

About CREST :

CREST is India's first new-age tech-enabled Asset Management Firm and Multi-Family Office built exclusively for the top 0.01% founders, executives, and value creators.

World Class Founding Team :

Founders have built and managed more than USD 3B AUM across asset classes including alternatives, public markets, private equity, real estate, venture capital, startups and more; advised multiple Family Offices wealth of more than USD 5B; raised USD 2B from Institutions, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, and Fund of Funds across Europe, Asia, and North America. They have scaled multiple VC-backed ventures across geographies and multi-million dollar revenue using product and tech, and have raised multiple rounds from Series A to Series E in their previous roles.

Venture-Backed :

Backed by one of the largest Asian Venture Capital Funds in the world, top 0.01% percentile investors from India, including the founders of top unicorns and listed companies.

Our Values :

Building for the Long Term :

We are setting up a firm which will be in the top 0.01% of the world's top AMCs in the coming decade across asset classes. To do this, we want to work with the top 0.01% talent in every asset class we operate in. Only this way, we can together create a business that will last for decades to come and outlast us.

High Agency :

We are looking for team members with a high ownership and high agency approach to work who bring their best-self to problems being solved every day. We believe in pushing ourselves and helping each other to do the best work of our lives. Learning and executing every day is how we achieve this.

High Growth :

We believe in doing the right things for the client and growing fast. If Beta is the average of how the market performs, we want to have Alpha in everything we do, which reflects in the pace at which we are growing and will continue to grow. Always faster and better than the market.

Client First Fiduciary :

We believe in the power of keeping clients at the centre of our universe. Our decision-making will always be 100% aligned with the client's best interests. We are fiduciaries and custodians of the capital and trust of our clients.