Frontend Engineer

Oxford Knight; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading algo trading firm in London seeks a Frontend Engineer passionate about building products users love. You will develop frontend applications for new trading products and work with various teams. This role offers huge autonomy and responsibility, with excellent salaries and incentives, as well as a vibrant work culture.

Benefits

Industry-leading bonuses

Flat non-hierarchical structure

Onsite gym

Unlimited food & drinks in the office

Social events

Qualifications

• 5+ years of frontend development experience.
• In-depth knowledge of frontend tech stack including Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Experience developing secure frontend code.

Responsibilities

• Develop frontend applications for new trading products and client-facing portals.
• Create and drive the vision for a platform/portal from scratch.
• Work closely with multiple teams to enhance user experience.

Skills

Frontend development

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

Node.js

Job description

Salary: Very competitive

This is a unique opportunity at one of the largest crypto-native algo trading firms in digital assets. Looking to further expand with a Frontend Engineer who is passionate about building useful products & applications that users love.

Working closely across multiple teams – product, marketing, trading, engineering – you’ll be developing frontend applications for the firm’s new trading products and client-facing portals. You’ll also create and drive the vision for a platform / portal from scratch, with oversight / project management of the frontend experience across a range of customer lifecycle stages.

There are no legacy systems, no multiple levels of approvals, no bureaucracy; you will have the opportunity to grow and make a direct impact on trading, with huge amounts of autonomy and responsibility right away.

Requirements

• 5+ years of frontend development experience
• In-depth knowledge of frontend tech stack : node.js, npm, javascript, typescript, plus popular frameworks, e.g. React
• Good understanding of frontend / servers infrastructure, e.g. CDN, Cloudflare or similar, web servers
• Experience developing secure frontend code (strong understanding of common security vulnerabilities like cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, other OWASP risks and best practices for testing & mitigating them)

Desirable

• Interest in algorithmic trading
• Experience in client facing financial or other professional services products

Rewards and Incentives

• Great base salaries and industry-leading bonuses
• Flat, non-hierarchical structure with independence & autonomy to deliver solutions
• Join a high-growth startup with a great work culture
• Loads of social events, onsite gym, unlimited food & drinks in the office

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