- Company Name
- Vertus Partners
- Job Title
- Frontend / UI React Developer - Fixed Income eTrading
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Frontend / UI React Developer – Fixed Income eTrading
**Role Summary:**
Build and maintain high‑performance, low‑latency front‑end trading interfaces for Fixed Income markets (Rates, Credit, Bonds) on a next‑generation electronic trading platform. Collaborate with traders, quants, and back‑end teams to deliver responsive dashboards, real‑time data visualisations, and seamless user experiences across a global investment bank’s multi‑year transformation initiative.
**Expectations:**
- Deliver scalable UI components and dashboards that support real‑time trading and analytics.
- Optimize performance to meet low‑latency requirements in a high‑frequency trading environment.
- Work in an agile, fast‑paced front‑office setting, actively contributing to architecture and engineering decisions.
**Key Responsibilities:**
1. Design, code, test, and deploy responsive React applications for Fixed Income eTrading.
2. Build real‑time data visualisation tools (charts, grids, dashboards) to display market data, trade execution, and analytics.
3. Integrate with real‑time data feeds (WebSockets, FIX, etc.) and ensure efficient data handling.
4. Collaborate with traders, quants, and back‑end engineers to define UI requirements and deliver integrated solutions.
5. Contribute to front‑end architecture, performance tuning, and best‑practice guidelines.
6. Participate in code reviews, continuous integration, and DevOps processes for front‑end deployment.
**Required Skills:**
- Proficient in React.js, modern JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
- Experience building front‑end solutions in electronic trading or high‑frequency data environments.
- Strong knowledge of performance optimisation, low‑latency UI design, and responsive layout techniques.
- Hands‑on with real‑time technologies (WebSockets, FIX, low‑latency messaging).
- Familiarity with data visualisation libraries (AG Grid, Highcharts, D3, etc.) and charting frameworks.
- Experience with containerised front‑end platforms (e.g., OpenFin, Docker) a plus.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, front‑office environment.
- Excellent problem‑solving, communication, and teamwork skills.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- (Optional) Professional certifications in React, front‑end architecture, or data visualisation are beneficial but not mandatory.