Senior Frontend Developer

Quberesearchandtechnologies; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is seeking a frontend engineer to build scalable, data-driven interfaces for internal systems. You will design and implement React+TypeScript applications, own frontend architecture, and work with backend teams to integrate APIs.

You will join an Agile delivery environment, contribute to UI standards, and help deliver dashboards, monitoring views, and insights tools while upholding code quality and testing practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building frontend apps with React.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of frontend architecture and performance.
• Experience building data-driven dashboards and visualisations.
• Experience integrating with REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Able to translate requirements with stakeholders.
• Strong communication and autonomous working style.
• Familiarity with design systems (Material UI, Chakra, Ant Design).
• Knowledge of testing frameworks (Jest, RTL, Cypress).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable frontend applications using React and TypeScript.
• Own frontend architecture, including component structure, state management, and performance optimisation.
• Build data-driven visualisation features such as dashboards, monitoring views, and system insight tools.
• Maintain strong standards for code quality, testing practices, and documentation.
• Work closely with engineering and operational stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into deliverables.
• Communicate technical decisions, progress, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs and data models effectively.
• Contribute to Agile delivery processes, including planning, estimation, and iterative releases.
• Promote best practices across UI design, testing, CI/CD, and tooling.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Data-driven UIs

REST APIs

GraphQL

Agile

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

Material UI

Chakra UI

Ant Design

Communication

Autonomy

Data visualization libraries

Tools

Material UI

Chakra UI

Ant Design

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

Job description

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager,operatingin all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology- and data-driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology, and tradingexpertisehas shaped our collaborative mindset, which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high-quality returns for our investors.

You will join the engineering function responsible for delivering frontend applications that support core infrastructure and operational capabilities. The team partners with engineers across platforms, applications, and operations to build clear, reliable, and scalable user interfaces for internal systems.

Your Future Role within QRT

• Design and develop scalable, modular frontend applications using React and TypeScript.

• Own frontend architecture, includingcomponentstructure, state management, and performance optimisation.

• Build data-driven visualisation features such as dashboards,monitoringviews, and system insight tools.

• Maintain strong standards for code quality, testing practices, and documentation.

• Work closely with engineering and operational stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into deliverables.

• Communicate technical decisions, progress, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate APIs and data models effectively.

• Contribute to Agile delivery processes, including planning, estimation, and iterative releases.

• Promote best practices across UI design, testing, CI/CD, and tooling.

Your Present Skillset

• Extensive professional experience building frontend applications with React.

• Strongproficiencyin TypeScript.

• Solid understanding of frontend architecture, performance optimisation, andrenderingstrategies.

• Experience building data-driven UIs, dashboards, or visualisation components.

• Practical experience integrating with REST orGraphQLAPIs.

• Comfortable working with stakeholders to clarify scope and requirements.

• Strong communicationskills and ability tooperateautonomously.

• Experience with data visualisation libraries.

• Familiarity withcomponentlibraries or design systems (e.g. Material UI, Chakra, Ant Design).

• Understanding of backend or infrastructure concepts such as containerisation, cloud environments, ormonitoringtools.

• Experience with Agile delivery in an engineering environment.

• Knowledge of testing frameworks such as Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress.

QRT is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity as essential to our success. QRT empowers employees to work openly and respectfully to achieve collective success. In addition to professional achievement, we are offering initiatives and programs to enable employees achieve a healthy work-life balance.