UI Engineer

UI Engineer (React.js) - Global Markets Technology - Investment Bank

Behind every trade, market move, and risk calculation, there's a user interface that needs to perform flawlessly. This leading global investment bank is seeking a UI Engineer (React.js) to join its Global Markets Technology team in London (hybrid, 3 days in office), where you'll design and build modern, responsive, and data-driven interfaces that turn complexity into clarity for trading, risk, and analytics platforms used worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality UI components and applications using React.js, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript.
• Collaborate with UX, product, and backend teams to deliver seamless, user-centric solutions.
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into intuitive, scalable front-end code.
• Implement responsive, cross-browser, and accessible UI designs.
• Contribute to code reviews, testing, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and help drive standards across the team.

Skills & Experience:

• Strong React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3/SASS skills.
• Experience building large-scale, enterprise-grade applications.
• Knowledge of state management frameworks (Redux, Context API, etc.).
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and performance optimization.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Nice to have:

• Financial services or trading systems experience.
• Exposure to Agile practices, cloud platforms, and container technologies.
• Knowledge of data visualization libraries (e.g., D3.js, Highcharts).