Hunter Bond
Front-End Engineer (React) : Trading : £120-180k plus excellent bonus : London
Hunter BondUnited Kingdom2 days ago
Full-timeFinance, Engineering +1

We’re partnering with a high-performance quantitative trading firm to hire a Front-End Engineer with deep React experience to work on the firm’s internal trading, research, and risk platforms.

This is a front-end role for engineers who care about architecture, performance, and correctness, and who want to build interfaces used by traders and quantitative researchers making real-time decisions.


The Role

You’ll own and evolve complex, data-heavy web applications that visualise live market data, research outputs, and trading activity. The emphasis is on robust engineering, not marketing websites — accuracy, latency, and usability matter.

You’ll work closely with backend engineers, quants, and traders to design interfaces that are fast, reliable, and intuitive under pressure.


Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build complex React applications used in live trading and research workflows
  • Develop reusable, well-structured component libraries and front-end architecture
  • Optimise rendering performance for real-time and high-frequency data visualisation
  • Collaborate with backend teams on APIs, data contracts, and system design
  • Write well-tested, maintainable code with a strong focus on correctness and usability


Core Technical Requirements

  • Strong professional experience with React and modern JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Deep understanding of front-end architecture, state management, and component design
  • Experience handling large, dynamic data sets in the browser
  • Strong grasp of performance optimisation (rendering, memoisation, data flow)
  • Experience working in a Linux / Git-based engineering environment


Additional Technologies (Nice to Have)

Experience with one or more of the following is a strong plus:

  • Next.js or similar modern React frameworks
  • WebSockets, streaming data, or real-time UI updates
  • D3.js, charting libraries, or custom data visualisation
  • Backend languages such as Python, C++, Java, or Go
  • Familiarity with GraphQL, RESTful APIs, or event-driven systems


Nice to Have (But Not Required)

  • Exposure to financial markets, trading systems, or time-series data
  • Experience working closely with quantitative or highly technical users
  • Knowledge of testing frameworks and front-end tooling (Jest, Playwright, etc.)
  • Interest in UI/UX design, without sacrificing engineering rigour

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