UI Developer, Macro Front Office Technology in London

As the UI technical lead in Macro Front Office Technology at Point72, you will be responsible for leading a team to build out best-in-class features, components, and end-user applications essential to the consumption, manipulation, and visualization of a range of analytics developed by the Macro Technology group. The primary users of the application will be portfolio managers, Macro Management, Risk Management and Valuations. The focus will be primarily on, but not limited to, the buildout of an integrated UI workspace suitable to meet an ever-expanding set of Macro portfolio manager requirements, in particular the delivery of real-time analytics for P&L and risk, as well as other kinds of complex pre-trade analysis.

Specifically, you will:

• Oversee collaboration with our Product, Design, and Backend Engineering teams to ensure logical and consistent interactions between services, APIs, and the UI
• Execute on an ambitious new feature roadmap in compliance with the target UI architecture
• Drive prioritization for small UI features, at a high delivery cadence with quick turn-around times
• Drive consistency of design from the pure UX perspective
• Drive efficiency in user experience for the team’s stakeholders
• Set the highest standards for architecture and code quality through a robust development process
• Train engineers on essential technologies to reduce skill and knowledge gaps

We are looking for a highly skilled software engineer with strong coding abilities, rigorous mathematical problem-solving skills, and experience in P&L and risk systems or in another Front Office development capacity. Specifically, you should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in mathematics, physics, computer science, engineering, finance, or a related field
• Proven leadership experience as a UI Technical Lead or similar role, with a strong track record of UI team building and the delivery of large and complex feature roadmaps, in a React-based context
• A strong attention to detail, and a passion for creating frictionless and aesthetically satisfying user interfaces
• Exceptional technical foundations in the following programming languages: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, TypeScript
• Deep understanding of real-time data processing and its integration into third party visualization libraries
• Deep understanding of the proper use of state management libraries such as Redux, MobX, RxJS
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• A commitment to the highest ethical standards

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

• Fully-paid health care benefits
• Generous parental and family leave policies
• Mental and physical wellness programs
• Volunteer opportunities
• Non-profit matching gift program
• Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBTQ+ community
• Tuition assistance
• A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking.

The annual base salary range for this role is $220,000-$280,000 (USD), which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.