Frontend Engineer: React, GraphQL & Trading Platform

State Street; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 178,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Insurance coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Annual incentive compensation

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street in Boston seeks a Software Engineering & Development professional to design, build, and enhance front-end solutions for an advanced electronic trading system using React and modern JavaScript. You will engage in hands-on coding, optimize performance, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into scalable UI components and interfaces.

The role also involves developing and maintaining microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, participating in code

Qualifications

• High proficiency in ReactJS, JavaScript/Typescript, HTML, modern CSS and component-based design.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL and Subscriptions (WebSocket, Pub/Sub).
• Experience with CSS-in-JS libraries such as Styled components, Emotion.
• Experience with Jest and React Testing Library.
• Experience with build tools like Webpack, Vite, Rollup.
• Strong front-end architecture and design principles.
• Experience with UI improvements focusing on usability and user satisfaction.
• Familiarity with Node.js server technologies like Express.js, GraphQL Server.
• Familiarity with deployment and hosting in cloud environments like AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of modern front-end build pipelines and tooling.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment; strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Actively engage in hands-on coding, testing, debugging and troubleshooting.
• Optimize existing systems for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop high performing and interactive user interfaces using ReactJS and GraphQL.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers and engineering teams to gather requirements.
• Lead and independently complete medium-sized projects or components from start to finish.
• Develop and maintain microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Write clean, efficient and maintainable code following industry standards.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Enhance user experience while ensuring compatibility with existing platforms.
• Ensure development, coding, privacy and security standards are adhered to.

Skills

ReactJS

JavaScript/Typescript

HTML

CSS

Component-based design

REST APIs

GraphQL

WebSocket subscriptions

Styled components

Jest

React Testing Library

Webpack

Vite

Rollup

Express.js

GraphQL Server

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Code reviews

Agile

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Webpack

Vite

Rollup

Express.js

GraphQL Server

Job description

State Street in Boston seeks a Software Engineering & Development professional to design, build, and enhance front-end solutions for an advanced electronic trading system using React and modern JavaScript. You will engage in hands-on coding, optimize performance, and collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into scalable UI components and interfaces.

The role also involves developing and maintaining microservices with Docker and Kubernetes, participating in code