Sr. Front-End Developer

Senior Front-End Developer (Angular/UI Engineering)
A leading global financial services organization is seeking a Senior Front-End Developer to join its Equities Engineering team supporting enterprise trading platforms and front-office applications. This is a highly visible, hands-on Angular/UI engineering role focused on building modern, scalable, high-performance user interfaces for real-time trading and order flow visualization.
The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Angular development, enterprise UI architecture, and front-office application delivery within fast-paced environments. This role requires strong collaboration with Product teams, traders, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to design intuitive, secure, and scalable user experiences.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade front-end applications supporting trading and operational workflows
Build modern, high-performance dashboards and UI portals for real-time trading and order flow visualization
Develop intuitive, scalable, and secure user experiences with a strong focus on usability and performance
Integrate front-end applications with backend REST APIs, WebSockets, and messaging frameworks
Support modernization initiatives involving microservices, cloud-based architecture, and AI-assisted development tools
Collaborate closely with Product, Business, Trading, and Engineering teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and SDLC best practices
Mentor junior developers and contribute to engineering standards and UI design consistency
Troubleshoot production issues and support mission-critical trading applications in high-pressure environments
Drive innovation and continuous improvement across development and operational practices
Required Qualifications
10+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in Front-End/UI engineering
Advanced experience with:

Angular
TypeScript / JavaScript
HTML5 / CSS3
jQuery

Strong experience building enterprise UI platforms and scalable front-end architectures
Experience designing real-time dashboards and data visualization interfaces
Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and Web Services integration
Experience working with WebSockets and real-time messaging/event-driven architectures
Strong understanding of SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, Git, and DevOps practices
Experience with unit testing frameworks such as:

Karma
Jasmine
JUnit

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
Excellent stakeholder communication and collaboration abilities
Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments
Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as:

GitHub Copilot
Cursor
Windsurf
Claude Code
Similar AI coding assistants

Preferred Qualifications
Experience within financial services, capital markets, or trading environments
Exposure to Equities trading platforms and trade lifecycle workflows
Experience with:

Java
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Spring Security
ORM / Spring Data

Experience with Oracle or SQL Server databases
Familiarity with messaging frameworks such as:

Kafka
IBM MQ

Exposure to FIX protocol and trading integrations
Experience designing and implementing enterprise-wide UI modernization initiatives
Production support experience with the ability to troubleshoot issues under pressure
Experience with application profiling and performance optimization
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