UI Engineer - Prop Trading Firm

UI Engineer - Prop Trading Firm

New York

Posted on

Dec 15, 2025

About the job

I am working with a research-driven proprietary trading firm pioneering the development of an advanced quantitative research platform that transforms how we discover and implement trading strategies.

They are a small group of elite engineers who partner with different areas across the firm to address their most pressing challenges. In return, they get senior-level exposure, mentorship by some of the best engineers in the industry, and the opportunity to sign their name to massive accomplishments and wins across the Engineering organization.

As a Ul Engineer, you will be at the forefront of designing and building innovative trading interfaces and visualization tools that directly impact the firm's success. You'll work on high-visibility projects, collaborating with traders, researchers, and backend engineers to solve complex challenges through elegant and performant front-end solutions.

Technologies We Use

  • React, TypeScript, CSS

  • GraphQL, NodeJS, Apollo

  • Kubernetes, Docker

The more experience you have with these technologies, the better!

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop sophisticated trading interfaces and dashboards that process and visualize real-time market data

  • Build high-performance React applications from architecture to completion

  • Implement complex data visualization components that handle high-frequency updates

  • Optimize front-end performance to ensure minimal latency in trading applications

Requirements

  • 4-8 years of solid, hands-on engineering experience; demonstrated track record of creative thinking, exceeding the bar, and delivering exceptional results

  • Significant experience building React applications from architecture to completion

  • Significant experience with React Hooks and React Context

  • Experience with GraphQL / REST / Websockets (GraphQL Subscriptions)

  • Exposure to deployment & infrastructure tools (Ideally experience with Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Experience with financial data visualization and trading platforms

  • Experience optimizing applications for low-latency environments

  • Background in developing real-time dashboards and monitoring tools

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