FX Client Platforms - Senior UI Software Engineer (Vice President)

Requirements

  • Solid experience building and deploying complex web application platforms in production
  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Experience profiling and optimising high throughput React applications including Web Workers, virtual rendering, and memory management
  • Experience with desktop containers such as Chromium, Electron, or OpenFin
  • Familiarity with FDC3 for cross-application interoperability
  • Experience with real-time messaging systems like Kafka, Solace, or Tibco
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins) and Agile methodologies
  • Strong communication skills and experience working with globally distributed teams

Nice to Haves

  • Experience building real-time trading platforms
  • FX or Fixed Income product knowledge
  • Java REST API development experience
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools
  • Experience with OpenFin or Interop (desired but not essential)

What You'll Be Doing

  • Designing and developing high-quality trading GUIs for internal and external traders
  • Defining and enforcing interoperability standards across web applications using FDC3 and REST/WebSocket APIs
  • Driving AI integration within the development lifecycle including AI-assisted coding, automated test generation, and intelligent monitoring
  • Influencing performance engineering across the UI stack such as profiling, rendering optimisation, bundle analysis, and low-latency data delivery
  • Contributing to architecture decisions for large-scale front-end systems, including monorepo governance and design system adoption
  • Championing best practices in TDD, code review, and AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
  • Liaising with UI leads, UX, Product, and Sales to translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team growth and delivery standards

Perks and Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with up to 2 days working from home per week
  • Competitive base salary with annual review
  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Discretional annual performance-related bonus
  • Private Medical Care and Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Pension Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
  • Access to a variety of learning and development resources
  • An inclusive workplace culture fostering diversity and belonging
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