Lead Frontend Architect

Lead Frontend Architect – React.js (Equities Trading & Risk Platform)This is the most appropriate title because the role requires hands-on React development, enterprise UI architecture, technical leadership, and experience building data-intensive trading applications.Job Description:Client is developing a risk application spanning the entire Global Institutional Equity Division front office.This application presents real time and historic risk and P&L to traders and risk managers, enable drill down into risk and P&L detail, pivot the data in numerous ways, and interact with other trading tools in the front office.The application is being built in React with a GigaSpaces middle tier. The GUI is to be highly configurable and thin, enabling a fast turnaround on new panels for different use cases.Requirements:Minimum 5 years of postacademic work experience with frontend solutions (Angular and/or React, nodeJS, JS frameworks)Excellent written and verbal communication skillsStrong experience in managing User Interfaces for data intensive platformsExpertise in Object Oriented Design, Design patterns, Architecture and Application IntegrationStrong experience in architecting scalable applications that can support 1000+ users at a timeComfortable spending part of the time on the trading desk to help traders, solicit feedback, and advocate for the platform once familiar with capabilitiesHandson experience with distributed tech stack with modern tools of developmentHandson experience with core dev-ops tooling and best practices and manage this at a platform levelHandson experience for managing large UI products from delivery, code-quality and maintenance perspectiveHandson experience with automated test frameworks - Cypress, Jasmine, Karma, Playwright, Protractor etc. & Test-Driven DevelopmentExperience in managing the deployments and build frameworksExperience in managing the large codebase/Monorepos supporting development of the UI platform, with large number of developers contributing continuously to the platform.Experience in building and owning common reusable components for UIsExperience in collaborating with global stakeholders for product developmentAbility to manage the UX designers and translate UX designs into actual product implementationAbility to coordinate across large team and ensure product development per multi-year roadmap;Consistent track record for successful delivery of enterprise wide platformsAbility to coach and mentor the talent on development best practices with new tech stacks frontend development and cloud esp.Ability to adapt to the new developments in the UI space and to keep platform technically updated and modern.Note: Pay Range: $XXX - $XXX The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.