VP, Senior UI Engineer — FX Trading Platform

Citi; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

27 days annual leave (plus bank hols)

Discretional annual bonus

Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Parental Leave

Special employee discounts

Learning and development resources

Résumé du poste

Citi London is seeking a Senior Applications Developer to lead the front-end effort for FX pricing platforms. You will own the full software lifecycle, drive AI-assisted coding, and guide UI architecture across distributed teams.

The role focuses on high-throughput React applications, real-time messaging, and cross-application interoperability, with a hybrid work model and a strong compensation package.

Qualifications

• Solid experience building and deploying complex web application platforms in production.
• Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)
• Demonstrated experience profiling and optimising high throughput React applications (Web Workers, virtual rendering, memory management)
• Experience with desktop containers: Chromium, Electron, or OpenFin; familiarity with FDC3 for cross-application interoperability
• Experience with real-time messaging systems: Kafka, Solace, or Tibco
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or equivalent) and Agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills with experience in globally distributed teams

Responsabilités

• Design and develop high-quality trading GUIs providing compelling user experiences for internal and external traders
• Define and enforce interoperability standards across web applications using FDC3, and REST/WebSocket APIs.
• Drive AI integration within the development lifecycle - including AI-assisted coding, automated test generation, and intelligent monitoring
• Influence performance engineering across the UI stack: profiling, rendering optimisation, bundle analysis, and low-latency data delivery
• Contribute and influence architecture decisions for large-scale front-end systems, including monorepo governance and design system adoption across globally distributed teams
• Champion best practices in TDD, code review, and AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
• Liaise with UI leads, UX, Product, and Sales groups to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth and delivery standards

Connaissances

TypeScript

React

HTML5

CSS

JavaScript

Web Workers

OpenFin

FDC3

Kafka

CI/CD

Jenkins

Agile

TDD

AI tooling

Outils

OpenFin

Chromium

Electron

GitHub Copilot

Description du poste

Citi London is seeking a Senior Applications Developer to lead the front-end effort for FX pricing platforms. You will own the full software lifecycle, drive AI-assisted coding, and guide UI architecture across distributed teams.

The role focuses on high-throughput React applications, real-time messaging, and cross-application interoperability, with a hybrid work model and a strong compensation package.