want to solve complex problems?
Frame is a compliance infrastructure company powering payments for complex, highly regulated industries. We enable businesses to move money with confidence by embedding compliance and payments into a single, intelligent platform. Our ambition is to become the infrastructure layer that regulated businesses rely on to operate, scale, and access services globally.
At Frame, how we build matters as much as what we build. Our values shape how we work, make decisions, and support our merchants. We're headquartered in Los Angeles with a globally distributed team. We're committed to running an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any adjustments along the way, let us know.
The role
We are hiring a Senior SDK Engineer to build and own Frame.js, our TypeScript SDK and web component library that merchants use to embed compliance-aware payment flows into their products. This is a craft role. The SDK is what developers actually touch. It needs to be obvious on first read, reliable in production, and thoughtfully designed at every level of the abstraction.
What you'll do
Own Frame.js, the TypeScript SDK merchants use to embed identity verification, payments, and compliance flows. Build web components that handle complex compliance interactions while remaining simple to integrate. Write developer documentation, integration guides, and the examples that make adoption frictionless. Manage SDK versioning, backwards compatibility strategy, and the release process that keeps it reliable. Build internal tooling and testing infrastructure that ensures SDK quality across merchant environments. Maintain feedback loops with merchants and the Frame engineering team so the SDK evolves with real usage.
what we require
5+ years of software engineering experience, with significant focus on SDK or developer tooling. Deep TypeScript and JavaScript experience. You know the language well enough to design around it. Experience building and maintaining public-facing APIs or SDKs used by external developers. A strong instinct for developer experience. You know what makes an API feel right, and what makes it frustrating. Attention to detail at the documentation level. Good code and bad docs is still a bad SDK.
Experience building payment, identity, or compliance SDKs is a strong plus, as is managing a public SDK through versioning, deprecation, and breaking changes. Familiarity with web components, custom elements, or shadow DOM, fintech or regulated infrastructure background, or experience with Go or Ruby on the backend complementing front-end SDK work, is also valued.
you are someone who
Sees the SDK as a product, not a wrapper. You sweat the details that make the difference between an API that clicks on first read and one that frustrates. You hold a high bar for developer experience and treat documentation as a first-class deliverable.
the fun stuff
$160,000 to $200,000 base + equity
Unlimited PTO, with trust to manage your own time.
A wellness budget covering dental, vision, and a free Equinox membership, plus team-led running and spin groups.
Daily lunch and a fully stocked snack kitchen in our Los Angeles office.
Apple hardware, Frame branded merch, regular company offsites, and a relocation package if you're not already local.
Life at frame
The way we build at Frame is grounded in our values. Alongside our operating principles, they shape how we work and how we win. We want our people to feel empowered, supported, and challenged, and for that to translate into how we serve our customers.
Start with Why - We ensure clarity of purpose before acting, building, or automating.
Bias to Action - We take ownership, move quickly, and iterate rather than waiting for perfect answers.
Rooted in Integrity - We do the right thing with data, money, partners, and decisions, especially when no one is watching.
Be Decent. Be Direct. - We collaborate with respect, clarity, and care, even in disagreement.
The Discerning Eye - We care deeply about quality, detail, and craft in how things look, feel, and work.