Senior Frontend Engineer – Trading UI & Platform UX

Alpaca; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Home-office setup

Monthly stipend

Job summary

Alpaca is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer in London to design, implement, and maintain frontend applications powering trading dashboards and APIs used by millions of users. You will work with a focused engineering team to push performance, accessibility, and polish.

You will mentor peers, influence frontend best practices, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver high-impact features.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in frontend with TypeScript/React.
• 3+ years mobile development for Android/iOS.
• 2+ years with Golang, C++, or Rust.
• Excellent communication and collaboration.
• Translate product mocks into polished UIs.
• Proficient in HTML/CSS with TailwindCSS.
• Experience with REST APIs and WebSockets.
• Experience with SQL databases.
• Track frontend best practices.
• Attention to design aesthetics.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop web and mobile apps.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for responsive UI.
• Own delivery of high-visibility features from design to deployment.
• Mentor peers and influence frontend strategy.

Skills

TypeScript/React

Mobile development

Golang/C/C++/Rust

REST APIs & WebSockets

HTML/CSS (TailwindCSS)

UI/UX attention to detail

Mentoring / leadership

Communication skills

SQL relational databases

Frontend best practices

Tools

Job description

Alpaca is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer in London to design, implement, and maintain frontend applications powering trading dashboards and APIs used by millions of users. You will work with a focused engineering team to push performance, accessibility, and polish.

You will mentor peers, influence frontend best practices, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver high-impact features.