Senior UI Software Engineer (Vice President)

FX Client Platforms - Senior UI Software Engineer (Vice President)

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Applications Developer to join a team delivering pricing solutions for the Foreign Exchange (FX) business. You will cover the full software development lifecycle - analysis, design, implementation, and testing - while providing technical leadership to the team.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality trading GUIs providing compelling user experiences for internal and external traders
• Define and enforce interoperability standards across web applications using FDC3, and REST/WebSocket APIs. Experience with OpenFin or Interop is desirable but not essential.
• Drive AI integration within the development lifecycle - including AI-assisted coding, automated test generation, and intelligent monitoring
• Influence performance engineering across the UI stack: profiling, rendering optimisation, bundle analysis, and low-latency data delivery
• Contribute and influence architecture decisions for large-scale front-end systems, including monorepo governance and design system adoption across globally distributed teams
• Champion best practices in TDD, code review, and AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot)
• Liaise with UI leads, UX, Product, and Sales groups to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team growth and delivery standards

Essential Experience

• Solid experience building and deploying complex web application platforms in production
• Expert-level proficiency in **TypeScript, React, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript (ES6+)**
• Demonstrated experience profiling and optimising high throughput React applications (Web Workers, virtual rendering, memory management)
• Experience with desktop containers: **Chromium, Electron, or OpenFin**; familiarity with **FDC3** for cross-application interoperability
• Experience with real-time messaging systems: **Kafka, Solace, or Tibco**
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins or equivalent) and Agile methodologies
• Strong communication skills with experience in globally distributed teams