Senior Frontend Typescript/React Engineer - Trading AVP

An excellent opportunity for a Senior Frontend Engineer to shape advanced real-time trading platforms at a global financial institution. Collaborate with trading teams to deliver high-performance UIs, drive fixed income system evolution, and ensure strategic tech integration. Enjoy flexible work, ongoing training, and a supportive, inclusive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop modern, high-performance front-end applications using React and TypeScript, ensuring they meet the demanding needs of real-time trading environments.
• Plan and deliver solutions that align with business goals and support intricate trading workflows
• Build resilient and maintainable user interfaces by implementing comprehensive testing strategies and code reviews
• Ensure that all front-end components are well-architected, scalable, and integrate seamlessly
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams-including traders, backend engineers, and product managers
• Contribute actively to the decommissioning of legacy systems by facilitating the adoption of strategic technologies
• Engage regularly with business stakeholders to gather requirements, provide technical guidance, and ensure that delivered solutions address real-world challenges faced by end users.

Key Requirements:

• Demonstrated expertise in developing sophisticated front-end applications using React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Proven experience building real-time trading or financial applications where high performance and low latency are essential for business success.
• Comprehensive understanding of front-end architecture principles, including state management patterns (such as Redux or Context API) and responsive design techniques for optimal usability across devices.
• Hands-on familiarity with WebSockets, real-time messaging protocols, REST APIs, and micro-frontend architectural patterns to enable seamless system integration.
• Experience in financial services ideally trading environment
• Excellent communication skills
• A track record of contributing positively to team culture

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