Frontend Software Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 24 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£180,000 / year
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

React TypeScript JavaScript Redux Webpack Git

FULL DESCRIPTION

We’re partnering exclusively with one of London’s most prestigious trading powerhouses to hire a standout Front-End Software Engineer — someone who lives and breathes elegant UI engineering and wants to build products that matter at millisecond scale. This is your chance to work at the core of high-performance trading tech, crafting ultra-fast, hyper-polished interfaces used by some of the sharpest and most demanding minds in global finance.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Building lightning-fast, data-intensive UIs using React and TypeScript
  • Partnering with back-end engineers, traders, and product leads to shape next-generation trading tools
  • Designing and evolving front-end architectures for real-time data and complex visualisations
  • Working in an environment where craftsmanship, performance, and code quality are taken seriously — every single day

Tech Stack

  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Frameworks: React, Redux (or similar state management)
  • Tooling: Webpack, Babel, Jest, ESLint, Git
  • Bonus: WebSockets, performance profiling, custom charting (D3.js, Highcharts)

What They’re Looking For

  • Deep expertise with React and modern TypeScript/JavaScript
  • Strong architectural thinking, performance tuning skills, and component design mastery
  • Experience in fast-paced, high-impact environments (trading, gaming, or top-tier tech)
  • A passion for building clean, scalable, beautifully engineered UI systems

Why Join?

  • Build mission-critical tools that influence real-time trading decisions
  • Work shoulder-to-shoulder with brilliant engineers and front-office teams
  • Enjoy a flat, engineering-led culture with rapid iteration and true ownership
  • Gain access to cutting-edge tooling, full autonomy — and compensation that reflects elite performance

Compensation: £120k–£180k base + exceptional bonuses

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