Senior Frontend Engineer

Flow Traders is looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our Frontend team in Amsterdam. This is a unique opportunity to join a leading proprietary trading firm with an entrepreneurial and innovative culture at the heart of its business. We value quick-witted, creative minds and challenge them to make full use of their capacities. 

Software engineers in Flow Traders are working on applications that support the core business of the company. As a Front End Engineer you will be working together with Java developers in your team to support the multitude of Electron and web-based applications and develop a new ones. Your work won't be public for millions of users to see, but nevertheless a high standard will be demanded by the teams in our headquarters in Amsterdam, and offices in New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, London and Cluj-Napoca. Our business users are typically sitting in the same office with you, which helps to create short feedback loops and to see your changes provide value in the shortest time possible.

 

Some of the technologies we use in the development process:

• TypeScript, Electron, esbuild and yarn as a platform
• React and Tailwind for UI
• gRPC for connectivity
• Bitbucket for code review
• Bamboo for continuous integration
• JIRA and Confluence

 

What you will do 

• Create visually appealing and responsive web applications
• Optimize front-end apps performance for speed and efficiency
• Make end-to-end tests to ensure apps stability
• Debug and troubleshoot issues
• Keep up-to-date with industry trends and best practices
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate front-end and back-end systems

 

What You Need To Succeed

• 5+ Years of experience in UI development
• BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Informatics, or equivalent
• Up-to-date knowledge of TypeScript, React and CSS
• General knowledge of Web and Node.js APIs
• Proficiency with Git
• Experience with basic Java/C++ back-end development is a plus
• General knowledge of Electron and an understanding of gRPC/Protobuf is a plus
• UI/UX design skills and a proficiency with profile tools a plus 

 

Flow Traders does not accept unsolicited resumes from any professional staffing or search firms. All resumes, and any other information identifying potential candidates, submitted to any employee at Flow Traders via-email, the Internet or directly without a valid and signed search agreement will be deemed free to contact by Flow Traders without any restrictions and no placement fee of any kind will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Flow Traders.

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Last updated on Aug 9, 2024