12 months Contract - Senior Frontend (React) Engineer - Financial Platforms (Through an External Agency Payroll Provider)

Bank Julius Bär & Co. Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Julius Baer in Singapore is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to shape the frontend architecture of its regulated financial platforms. You will drive React/TypeScript delivery, collaborate with UX and business stakeholders, and own complex frontend solutions in an enterprise context.

This 12-month contract role offers exposure to scalable architectures, design systems, and modern DevOps practices within a global wealth management leader.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React at enterprise scale.
• Experience with design systems and large shared component libraries.
• Familiarity with Azure cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex frontend solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Partner closely with UX/UI designers and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive, high-quality user experiences.
• Deliver high-quality, production-grade React and TypeScript code for complex financial applications.
• Address advanced frontend challenges such as state management, performance optimization, and integration with distributed backend systems.
• Proactively refactor and modernize existing codebases where required.
• Support troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis in both development and production environments.
• Contribute actively in an agile, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative environment.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Design systems

Unix/Linux

Azure

CI/CD

OAuth2

APIs

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Node.js

Git

Tools

Node.js

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

About the Role

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let's shape the future of wealth management together. We are seeking an experienced Senior Frontend Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will play a key part in shaping the frontend architecture of mission critical financial platforms, driving technical excellence. You bring deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and React, combined with strong engineering judgment, a passion for high quality user experiences, and a solid understanding of enterprise scale systems in regulated environments.

In addition to enhancing our core platform, the team is building a strategic new channel that brings investment capabilities directly to the bank's external clients through seamless integration with the e-banking platform. Engineers joining the team will have the opportunity to shape the architecture, scalability, and operational model of this highly visible initiative from an early stage. Note: This is a 12 months contract role with an external agency payroll provider.

Your Challenge

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex frontend solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and long‑term maintainability.
• Partner closely with UX/UI designers and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive, high‑quality user experiences.
• Deliver high‑quality, production‑grade React and TypeScript code for complex financial applications.
• Address advanced frontend challenges such as state management, performance optimization, and integration with distributed backend systems.
• Proactively refactor and modernize existing codebases where required.
• Support troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis in both development and production environments.
• Contribute actively in an agile, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative environment.

Your Profile

Skills Requirements

• Extensive, hands‑on experience in JavaScript and TypeScript, with a strong focus on React at enterprise scale.
• Deep understanding of modern frontend ecosystems, tools, and frameworks (React, Node.js, build tooling).
• Proven experience working with design systems and large, shared component libraries.
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux environments and bash scripting.
• Experience in the financial services or other highly regulated industries is a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Exposure to API security, OAuth2, and related standards.
• Excellent analytical, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to influence technical direction.
• Proven ability to thrive in agile, cross‑functional teams.

About Julius Baer

The international reference in wealth management Julius Baer is the leading Swiss wealth management group. We focus on servicing and advising sophisticated private clients from around the world, taking into account what truly matters to them – in their business and personal life, today and for future generations.

Headquartered in Zurich, we are present in around 60 locations worldwide, including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo.

Why join Julius Baer?

• At Julius Baer our employees enjoy the benefits of a global company with the support and collegiality of a much smaller one.
• We are growing quickly, but we remain dedicated to maintaining our accessible structure with flat hierarchies, and approachable and supportive leaders.
• With offices around the world, we offer an international and stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with a diverse team of highly motivated colleagues, bringing the best of the bank to our clients.
• Our core values of Care, Passion, and Excellence define the tone of how we interact with each other and our partners.
• Committed to your success Whether nurturing young talent with our renowned apprentice scheme, enabling ambitious university graduates to put theory into practice with our Graduate Programme, or providing first‑class opportunities for experienced professionals, we look after our employees.
• We believe in continuous learning as a company and as individuals, which is why we put a focus on the health and well‑being of our employees and offer flexible working options, a wide array of benefits, and extensive career development programmes.

For more information visit www.juliusbaer.com or contact us via the Contact Form.