About this role
About the company
Our client is a financial technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the browser-based experience for a fast-moving, data-heavy consumer application. Partner with design and backend colleagues to release improvements often, focusing on speed, polish and dependable behavior.
What you'll do
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Create and maintain rich web applications along with shared interface components that stay quick, accessible and easy to scale.
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Produce responsive, interactive charting and live data displays that help people make timely choices.
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Tune load speed and reliability through smart caching, targeting very fast page loads.
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Connect the interface to backend services over request-based and streaming APIs, and manage cached state in the browser.
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Maintain automated delivery pipelines covering builds, preview environments, tests and quick reversions.
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Work side by side with designers and backend engineers to iterate continuously on the product.
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Requirements
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What we're looking for
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Solid front-end engineering depth with React, TypeScript and JavaScript.
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Hands-on personal trading in crypto, derivatives or other markets, or past front-end work at a trading firm or exchange.
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Commercial background delivering interfaces where low latency and live updates are critical, for example in trading, gaming or casino products.
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Strong command of CSS and browser animation APIs.
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Visible, deployed front-end projects that show strong visual craft, such as a live product, portfolio site or demos.
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A GitHub profile with recent, genuine coding activity.
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Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship (TN visas are the sole exception) and willingness to work on-site in New York.
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Bonus points
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A history as a front-end developer within a trading business or trading product rather than a general consumer app.
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Familiarity wiring interfaces to request-response and streaming data sources.
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A degree is not required; bootcamp or self-taught backgrounds are welcome alongside a strong personal project history.
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Benefits
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Compensation and benefits
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Base salary: USD 185,000 to 300,000 per year
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Equity
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Health, dental and vision coverage
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Health savings account
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Retirement plan with employer match
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Location and work model
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New York, New York, United States
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On-site, 5 days per week in office
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Full-time