UI Developer - Options Market Making

Maven; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Catered meals

25 days leave

Casual dress

Healthcare & life coverage

Monthly company events

Job summary

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm based in Chicago. We are seeking a talented UI developer to join our Market Making Technology team to build the next generation of trading applications, web platform, component library and design system.

You will collaborate with UX designers and backend engineers to deliver modular, data-rich interfaces across multiple desktops, with a strong focus on React and TypeScript.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with UX/UI design principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Pragmatic self-starter with ability to handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Delivery of new UI applications and enhancements to existing apps.
• Contribute to core UI framework with modular components in React and TypeScript.
• Participate in direction discussions and code reviews.
• Collaborate with backend developers for seamless integration.
• Troubleshoot and fix UI-related issues across trading apps.

Skills

UX design

Problem solving

Self-starter

Tools

React

Design system

Component libraries

Job description

Overview

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.

We are seeking a talented and motivated UI developer) to join our Market Making Technology team.

You will work closely with our existing UI developers and UX designers to deliver the next generation of Maven's trading applications along with its underlying web platform, component library and design system.

The role will involve

• Delivery of new applications and bringing new functionality to existing apps
• Contributing to our core UI framework, including creation of modular components in React and TypeScript
• Participating in discussions on direction and code review
• Collaboration with backend developers to ensure seamless integration
• Supporting our suite of trading applications by troubleshooting, debugging and fixing UI related issues

Must have skills and experience

• Proven experience and a keen interest in UX and UI design principles
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Pragmatic self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

Desirable / nice to have

• Experience with React, component libraries and design systems
• Experience working on complex and data rich user interfaces running across multiple desktops
• Experience working in the financial sector
• Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• Competitive compensation
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Fully catered breakfast, lunch and snacks.
• 25 days’ annual leave
• Informal dress code
• Private healthcare and life assurance
• Monthly company events