Senior Frontend Engineer

Dare
London
1 year ago
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City of London Permanent, Full-time – Onsite Who we are We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you’ll be doing The Development team works on delivering high quality user interfaces across Dare using React on our frontend to drive our digital tooling scales in the number of users. Our platforms generate huge quantities of data, and some interfaces require users to make decisions and actions with incredible speed and precision. We’re seeking an exceptional Senior Frontend Engineer, making sense of this data and designing interfaces for users to interact and explore, you’ll take ownership to design, build and maintain scalable, reliable performant systems. Design, develop and deliver new front-end features for our Trading systems, that brings value to our users. Design, build and maintain existing and reliable systems. Take part in the design process. Work in cross functional teams - Traders, PMs and other engineers. You’ll have Strong React experience. Solid Javascript and CSS in JS, and Typescript experience. Agile development mindset, you’re excited by change and a fast-paced environment. Good understanding of Design / UX. Excellent communication with the ability to translate technical complexity to simplicity and bring new ideas. Experience in Test Automation and CI/CD pipelines. Action bias problem solver and a logical thinker. The ability to work effectively under tight deadlines and impact driven. Desirable Trading or Financial Services experience. Other JS Frameworks (Angular/Vue/etc) beneficial. AG Grid (or other JS data visualisation solutions). Backend experience, ideally in Python would be advantageous. DevOps (AWS or K8’s) experience. Benefits & perks Competitive salary Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process.

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