Senior Lead Frontend Engineer
Our client, a world-leading hedge fund, is seeking a Senior Lead Frontend Engineer to drive the development of high-performance trading platforms and internal web applications. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with traders, quantitative analysts, and backend engineers to build intuitive, scalable, and data-rich interfaces that support real-time decision-making and execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and development of frontend systems using React.js, Typescript, and GraphQL.
- Build and optimize data-intensive UI components with AG Grid and other visualization libraries.
- Collaborate with backend teams to integrate APIs and services built in Node.js and other server-side languages.
- Ensure high performance, responsiveness, and reliability across all web applications.
- Champion best practices in frontend engineering, including testing, CI/CD, and code quality.
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to technical leadership across the engineering team.
Role Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in frontend development, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.
- Deep expertise in React.js, Typescript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Strong understanding of GraphQL, RESTful APIs, and backend integration patterns.
- Experience with AG Grid or similar tools for handling large datasets in the UI.
- Familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js and a server-side language (e.g., Python, Java, or C#).
- Background in financial services or other real-time, data-driven environments is highly desirable.
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