Front End Developer

Job Description

Job Description

We are a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

Our Company’s sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative systems, cutting-edge modelling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools.

The Firm-wide Model Control System is the cornerstone of the Firm’s model risk management, used by front-office, control and oversight functions. This is a high-profile system, with visibility at the highest levels of the Firm.

The team follows agile principles, and has a strong product owner team which allows for close collaboration with the business users. The system is being heavily invested in with new feature development, as well as incorporating devops practices and performance improvements.

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on front end developer to work in a team of 20 people, consists of front end, back end, full stack developers and QA. Members on the team have direct access to the business users, and must be able to juggle multiple priorities at a given time.

The candidate needs to be a self-starter, smart, and a highly motivated team player with effective communication skills. In addition, the candidate must value producing quality software and have a solid grounding in computer science fundamentals.

We would need someone who can assume responsibility for projects within the system. Their goal will be to clarify business requirements, and ensure consistent, clean code is implemented with timely delivery. The right candidate should enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment that values team work and offers a lot of flexibility as long as productivity and quality is there.

Required Skills :

• Bachelor’s Degree, 7-15 years of experience in Web UI development, 5 years of experience in ReactJs. The candidate should have worked on diverse projects, showcasing the ability to improve team processes and contribute to technical design and architecture.
• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms, very strong analytical and problem solving abilities. The candidate will actively participate in technical discussions and decision-making meetings, providing innovative technical solutions to business challenges.
• Proficient in JavaScript ES6, ReactJs, Redux, CSS3, HTML 4&5, HTTP, Cookies, nodejs. Experience in performance tuning, code profiling, hands on experience using design patterns and best practices.
• Experience with Cucumber, familiar with end to end testing, practiced test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD). Nice to have :
• Knowledge of Java, SpringBoot, MongoDB, relational database, Linux and Scripting in order to better communicate with backend team members.