UX Developer - AI-Driven Risk Cockpit (Front Office Trading)

IT Human Resources; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm in London seeks an experienced UX Developer to design a cutting-edge Risk Cockpit for the financial sector. The role involves leading front-end development, creating AI-powered interfaces for traders, and ensuring seamless UX across platforms. Strong expertise in React or Angular and experience in trading environments are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in modern Front End frameworks for dynamic interfaces.
• Experience in low-latency trading platforms is essential.
• Ability to create clean, actionable interfaces for complex data.

Responsibilities

• Lead Front End development focusing on UX/UI for traders.
• Build AI-integrated interfaces delivering actionable market insights.
• Collaborate with product owners and data scientists for requirement refinement.

Skills

Strong expertise in modern Front End frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue)

Real Time data visualization skills (D3.js, Highcharts, Plotly)

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced UX Developer to help transform a cutting-edge PoC into a market-ready MVP for a financial sector client's next-generation Risk Cockpit. This platform will serve as a one-stop shop for traders, providing actionable risk and P&L insights with AI-powered intelligence and a seamless, high-performance user experience across desktop and mobile.

What you should do

• Design & Development
  • Lead Front End development of the Risk Cockpit with a heavy emphasis on UX/UI for professional trading environments.
  • Build dynamic, AI-integrated interfaces that turn complex market data into actionable decisions.
  • Implement a Real Time Embedded chat assistant capable of contextual news delivery and natural-language queries
• User Experience
  • Translate trader workflows into intuitive, high-speed, data-rich visualizations that explain P&L movements and risk spikes.
  • Ensure cross-platform consistency across desktop and mobile.
• Collaboration
  • Work closely with product owners, data scientists, and trading desk stakeholders to refine requirements from PoC to MVP.
  • Integrate with Back End developers and AI/ML teams to deliver Real Time analytics and proactive alerts.

Required Skills & Experience

• Technical
• Strong expertise in modern Front End frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) and Real Time data visualization libraries (eg, D3.js, Highcharts, Plotly).
• Experience building high-performance, low-latency trading or risk platforms.
• Knowledge of AI/ML integration into UI components (chatbots, natural language queries, predictive alerts) is a strong plus.
• Domain
• Background in Front Office risk, trading platforms, or spread-betting platforms is essential.
• Familiarity with P&L drivers, market data, and risk metrics.
• UX
• Demonstrated ability to create clean, actionable interfaces for complex data sets, focusing on speed, clarity, and trader decision-making.
• Other
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in an agile, fast-moving environment from proof-of-concept to MVP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Real Time messaging and streaming data (WebSockets, Kafka).
• Exposure to financial APIs, market data feeds, or AI chat integrations.
• Strong grasp of design systems and responsive design principles.

If you're a freelance UX developer ready to take on a challenges in an innovative trading product, we'd love to hear from you!