Overview
We are looking for a JavaScript engineer to join us in building the HTML5-based UI for a global, market-leading trading platform. Work with Angular, TypeScript,, and JavaScript in a company-wide UI monorepo containing both application and library code.
As a self-starter, you'll analyze complex problems and deliver clear solutions while proactively identifying customer needs and developing creative technological approaches.
Performance is critical as the platform handles real-time data for hundreds of financial products simultaneously. We value candidates with JavaScript/HTML5 optimization experience and awareness of the latest ECMAScript, V8, browser, and TypeScript developments. Strong automated testing skills (unit testing, TDD) on large-scale codebases are essential to our quality-first culture.
Our client is expanding into microservices using, MongoDB, Redis, and Docker, with tight UI integration. Though most server-side development is currently in C++, our client's goal is to have consistent practices and tooling across both the UI and server-side.
Job Responsibilities:
* Responsible for delivering software end-to-end.
* Liaising with product managers and designers, to coordinating across international development teams on engineering and architecture, to working with our QA and dev ops teams.
* To deliver a quality, innovative product to the traders and investors who depend on our platform every day.
* Architecture, implementation, and delivery of new web-based trading UI functionality.
* Problem solving and debugging skills, especially for production issues.
* Hosting and participating in code review
Required Qualifications:
* Education: at least Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Computer Science
* At least 3 years' professional web application development experience
* Expert-level JavaScript knowledge, and curiosity to learn more
* Angular 19 – the more in-depth your understanding, the better
* TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, SASS
* Superior analytical and problem-solving ability
* Effective communication skills to work with different teams across an international company
* Automated unit testing and test-driven development
* Broad knowledge of web platform and technologies
* Robust understanding of performance issues, computational complexity, and code optimization.
* Familiarity and implementation of industry-standard algorithms and design patterns
* Proactive and team player who can deliver in a high-pressure demanding environment
* Interest in UX and UI design implementation
* Interest in DevOps and tooling
* microservices,, Mongo, Docker – helpful
Company Description
Our client is a leading technology company specializing in electronic trading solutions across multiple financial markets. As global financial markets continue to evolve, their platform enables efficient, multi-asset trading for institutional clients worldwide. They serve thousands of clients across numerous countries, including major financial institutions, asset managers, investment firms, and corporate clients.
Our client's success is built on innovative collaboration and client-focused solutions that have driven consistent organic growth. They process significant daily trading volumes, facilitating billions in transactions across their platform ecosystem.