At a Glance
- Tasks: Create high-performance user interfaces for real-time market data using React.
- Company: Leading commodity trading firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive pay of ~£650/day, flexible work environment, and contract stability.
- Other info: 12-month contract with opportunities for growth in a collaborative setting.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and make an impact in the fast-paced trading industry.
- Qualifications: Strong React skills and experience with real-time applications required.
The predicted salary is between 156000 - 156000 £ per year.
Front-End Developer | ~£650/day Outside IR35 | London | 12-Month Contract
Industry: Trading
Location: London – 4 days in office
Job Type: Contract – 12-month initial
Our client, a leading commodity trading firm operating across global energy and commodities markets, is seeking an experienced Front-End Developer to join their trading technology team. You will work on developing high-performance, real-time user interfaces that present complex market data in a clear and intuitive way. You’ll be responsible for building interactive applications, dashboards and visualisations that are used daily by traders and other front-office users.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, build and maintain sophisticated front-end applications using React.
- Develop high-performance user interfaces for displaying real-time market data.
- Build interactive dashboards, charting solutions and data visualisations.
- Integrate and customise charting libraries, including TradingView where appropriate.
- Consume and display live market data via WebSockets and APIs.
- Work closely with traders, quantitative analysts and back-end engineers to deliver new functionality.
- Optimise front-end applications for performance, scalability and responsiveness.
- Contribute to UI architecture and continuously improve the user experience.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong commercial experience with React and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
- Proven experience building sophisticated front-end applications and user interfaces.
- Experience developing real-time, data-driven applications.
- Experience building market data visualisation tools, dashboards or charting applications.
- Strong understanding of WebSockets, APIs and live data streaming.
- Solid knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and modern front-end architecture.
- Experience optimising front-end performance for data-intensive applications.
- Experience using Git and modern development workflows.
Desirable Experience
- Experience within commodity trading, financial services, capital markets or fintech.
- Experience working with high-frequency or low-latency applications.
- TypeScript experience.
Frontend Developer employer: Cititec
Cititec is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration within the commodities trading sector. With a focus on employee growth, the company provides ample opportunities for professional development while supporting a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. Joining Cititec means being part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to transforming the commodities risk landscape, making it a rewarding place for those seeking meaningful impact in their careers.
