Frontend Developer (React)

TL;DR

Frontend Developer (React): Building intuitive, high-performance UIs in React/TypeScript for real-time investment decisions with an accent on data-rich visualisations of trading strategies and risk models. Focus on owning front-end architecture, ensuring scalability in latency-sensitive environments, and collaborating with Portfolio Managers and Quants.

Location: London, UK

Salary: £150,000 - £200,000

Company

A leading hedge fund powering investment decisions with cutting-edge technology.

What you will do

• Work closely with Portfolio Managers and Quants to translate trading needs into elegant, performant UIs.
• Design, build, and maintain React/TypeScript applications with real-time data visualisation.
• Own front-end architecture for scalability and high performance in latency-sensitive environments.
• Collaborate across front office technology to shape tools for strategy, risk, and performance insights.

Requirements

• 5+ years professional UI/Frontend development experience.
• Expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with data visualisation libraries (D3.js, Highcharts, Plotly, etc.).
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals (Algorithms, Data Structures, System Design).
• Prior experience in trading, hedge fund, or front office environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate directly with investment professionals at a top hedge fund.
• Work on business-critical systems with immediate impact.
• Highly competitive compensation plus bonus and benefits.
• Cutting-edge tech stack, complex data challenges, and full ownership.