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Posted December 5, 2023

Software Engineer (UI)

Jump Trading

Category:Software Engineering

Location:Chicago

Seniority
Senior
Employment type
Full-time
Work arrangement
On-site
Salary (per year)
$200k–$250k
Bonus
Yes

Requirements

  • At least 4+ years of professional experience building web-based UIs
  • Extensive experience with React, TypeScript, WebSocket protocols, REST, and UI unit-testing
  • Very comfortable working in a highly agile, collaborative methodology (sprints, pair-programming, testing, estimation, etc.)
  • Deep empathy for developers who will consume your platform and foresight to deliver improvements while also managing change carefully
  • Reliable and predictable availability
  • You should be very comfortable with the ecosystem of tools & techniques within the modern web development environment
  • You should have a deep passion for enabling other developers to be more productive

Nice to have

  • An eye for quality design
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, containers, CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working in trading / finance.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced UI front-end developer to join our UI platform team. We operate in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, agile environment with an emphasis on pair-programming, testing and good process to help us produce high-quality code and applications very efficiently. Our focus is on delivering business value to the firm: we aim for simplicity wherever possible but build cutting-edge UIs when the business need is clear.

Responsibilities

  • Build and extend our core UI platform
  • Use the platform to build business-critical applications
  • Work with a wide variety of teams to help them use the platform to build their own applications

What you'll get

  • $200k–$250k base salary
  • Discretionary bonus eligibility
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
  • Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
  • Paid vacation plus paid holidays
  • Retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Wellness Programs

Skills

React · TypeScript · WebSocket protocols · REST · UI unit-testing