Senior Software Engineer - Front End - UI

Senior Software Engineer – Front End - UI
Hybrid, NYC (2 days in office)
Circa $450k Salary + Exceptional Benefits
  
Certus Recruitment is representing an innovative global trading company who are seeking a Senior Software Engineer proficient in UI/Front End development to join their dynamic Next-Gen UI platform team. We are looking for candidates with a deep passion and expertise in Front End technologies and React ecosystems. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record in architecting, building, and maintaining highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant trading systems across various technologies. If you're eager to work with a tech stack spanning ReactJS, Java, TypeScript, and more, we want to hear from you!
  
Responsibilities:  

• Develop and Maintain E-Trading Platform: Engage in hands-on development and maintenance of the company's fixed income e-trading platform for institutional credit products, with a strong emphasis on UX/UI and customer experience.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle: Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and documentation.
• Agile Development: Function as a core member of an agile team, driving agile and development practices, writing code and unit tests, and working with API specifications and automation.
• UI/UX Enhancement: Design and develop new features with a focus on enhancing the user interface and overall customer experience.
• Reusable Component Development: Build and maintain reusable components to ensure consistency and compatibility across products.
• Collaboration and Training: Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align development with product goals and customer needs, and train and pair with other team members.
• Code Quality and Documentation: Ensure a clean, efficient, and well-documented codebase, adhering to best practices and organizational standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively seek opportunities for system improvements and contribute to team discussions on technology and process enhancements.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Extensive JavaScript/TypeScript Development: 7-10+ years of enterprise software development experience within the JavaScript/TypeScript stack.
• ReactJS Expertise: 4+ years of professional experience with ReactJS, including hooks.
• Real-time Data Handling: Essential experience with Kafka for real-time data streaming.
• Trading Platform Development: Proven experience in developing trading platforms or systems.
• Cloud Architecture Understanding: Strong understanding of cloud architecture.
• UI/UX Proficiency: Strong expertise in designing, coding, and implementing large-scale, object-oriented applications with a focus on UI/UX. Proficiency with UI/UX design tools like Figma.
• Core Technologies: Solid professional experience with:
• AG-Grid
• Redux
• Git and Git Flow
• CSS Preprocessors: Knowledge of CSS preprocessors (SASS, LESS, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind).
• Testing Frameworks: Experience with testing using Jest and React Testing Library.
• Agile Methodology: Familiarity and comfort working within an Agile development environment.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• DevOps Tools: Familiarity with DevOps tools.
• Real-time Communication: Experience with WebSockets.
• Modern JavaScript Practices: Knowledge of ES6, Styled Components, and Material UI.
• OpenFin: Experience with OpenFin.
• Financial/Trading Sector: Experience in the financial or trading sector.
• Extended Testing: Experience with Cypress or Playwright.

Key Rewards:  

• Circa 450k Salary
• Hybrid working with Central NYC office
• Generous PTO
• Free lunch/snacks
• Private medical, dental, and vision programs
• Onsite healthcare
• Wellness initiatives

Certus Recruitment Group is a well-established and experienced specialist consultancy providing sales, marketing, and IT recruitment services. We serve the technology sector across North America, the UK, Europe, and Australia.

If you are ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, apply now!