WPF UI Developer

Huxley Associates; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Tier Investment Bank is seeking a senior WPF C# .NET developer to lead the UI strategy for a low-latency eTrading platform. The role focuses on high-performance UI, end-to-end delivery, and mentoring a global team across multiple desks.

Strong expertise in WPF, multi-threading, and low-latency data handling is essential, along with excellent communication and collaboration with regional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Expert in C# and WPF with dispatcher and data binding under high-frequency updates.
• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Organize multiple tasks in a fast-changing environment.
• Experience in complex UI development with multi-threading and low-latency messaging.
• Experience with Linux/Unix/Solaris and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with Git and transport protocols (TCP/WebSocket), Refinitiv, Tibco Rendezvous.
• Experience with debugging/troubleshooting on Linux/Windows using profiling tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and delivery of high-performance eTrading UI.
• Lead and mentor UI development team across onshore and offshore locations.
• Manage end-to-end development stream: roadmap, sprint planning, dependencies.
• Architect and govern the UI layer for low-latency, high-throughput data handling.
• Collaborate with regional/global tech partners to deliver quality UI products.
• Engage with end-users to capture requirements and feedback.

Skills

C#

WPF

Multi-threading

Low-latency

Communication

High-throughput UI

Education

Science/Engineering Degree

Tools

GIT

TCP/WebSocket

Refinitiv

Tibco Rendezvous

Job description

Top Tier Investment Bank requires an experienced senior WPF C Sharp .Net developer to lead on the direction and delivery of a low latency, high through put etrading UI platform.

Responsibilities

• Software engineering experience in front office eTrading UI development.
• Own the technical direction and delivery of high-performance, low-latency eTrading UI application across a globally distributed user base spanning multiple trading desks and regions
• Lead, mentor and functionally manage a team of UI development team on the ground as well as in offshore location
• Manage the development stream end-to-end: roadmap sequencing, sprint planning, dependency management with server side teams.
• Architect and govern the UI layer - component, design, threading model, dispatcher, patterns and the data binding all of which much sustain low-latency high throughput data without UI performance degradation.
• Work with technology partners and business groups in the region and globally to deliver high quality UI products in a fast-paced environment.
• Liaise with end-users to understand their requirements.
• Work with the management and horizontal teams to advance the strategic UI roadmap.
• Champion excellent development practices including pairing, code reviews, unit testing and regression testing.

Required Qualifications

• Science / Engineering Degree
• C# and WPF - expert level command of full WPF stack; deep understanding of dispatcher, dependency properties, virtualization and performance characteristics of data bound UIs under high-frequency update conditions.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and ability to coordinate different tasks and work with different stakeholder groups and demonstrate proactive-ness and high motivation.
• Ability to organize multiple competing tasks and priorities with a rapidly changing environment.
• Development and technical leadership experience in complex UI application development with a background in multi-threaded implementation and low-latency messaging
• Experience with Multi-threading, low latency, high performance components & applications (including GC tuning)
• Experience with Linux, UNIX, Solaris and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with versioning tools such as GIT, transport layer technology such as TCP/web socket, Refinitiv, Tibco Rendezvous
• Experience with ng debugging and troubleshooting skills on Linux/Windows using profiling tools.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in Fixed Income eTrading technology domain specializing in the UI layer - pricing grids, RFQ blotters, tickets
• People leadership - line and functional management of engineering at varying levels; experience in giving feedback, calibrating performance
• UI architecture evolution - experience leading a migration or modernization of a large legacy WPF code base - componentization, decoupling from legacy data layers, or phase introduction of modern patterns - without disrupting a live trading application.