React Engineer - London - Up to £180,000 Starting Base + Exceptional Bonuses/Benefits

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site offices

Gym access

Food and refreshments

Job summary

Hunter Bond, a leading quant fund, is seeking a React Engineer to build next-gen front-end systems powering real-time trading. You will craft interactive dashboards and research tools with live insights and streaming data, collaborating with quants to translate complex models into intuitive interfaces.

The role emphasizes high-performance UIs for large datasets, real-time visualisations, WebSocket interfaces, and modern React patterns.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with React/TypeScript/Next.js frameworks.
• Some Python experience is a plus.
• Strong CS fundamentals and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Build next-gen front-end systems powering real-time trading.
• Craft interactive dashboards and research tools with live insights and streaming data.
• Collaborate with quants to translate complex models into intuitive interfaces.
• Develop high-performance UIs for large datasets and real-time visualisations.
• Implement real-time data streaming and WebSocket interfaces for instant updates.
• Apply modern React patterns and optimization techniques to mission-critical apps.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Python

Computer Science fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Role: React Engineer within Quant / Research

Comp: Up to £180,000 + exceptional guaranteed bonus + full package

Company: Award-winning Quant Fund, founded by Computer Scientists

Why this stands out:

• Tech Lead is not only an absolute/distinguished beast but one of the nicest people…probably ever!
• Engineers report to engineers — no red tape & truly collaborative
• High autonomy, greenfield projects, modern/evolving tech stack
• Culture that values developers and truly supports them
• Beautiful offices with all the expected perks like food, gyms etc

What you will be working on:

• Building next-gen front-end systems powering real-time trading
• Crafting interactive dashboards and research tools with live insights and streaming data
• Working with the quants to turn complex models into intuitive, usable interfaces
• Developing high-performance UIs for large-scale datasets and real-time visualisations
• Bringing real-time ML insights to life
• Implementing real-time data streaming and WebSocket-powered interfaces for instant updates
• Applying modern React patterns, component architecture, and performance optimisations to mission-critical apps
• Shaping the future of trading interfaces, using the latest front-end tech to solve unique quant challenges

Ideal background:

• Minimum 1 year+ experience with React/TypeScript/Next.js etc
• Ideally some Python
• Solid CompSci fundamentals (degree ideally but not essential)
• Passion for tech - meetups, side projects, blogs etc.
• Personality!