Senior Frontend Engineer

\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 9fin\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eThe world\'s largest asset class, debt, operates with the worst data. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eTechnology has revolutionized equity markets with electronic trading, quant algos and instantaneous news. However, in debt capital markets, the picture is completely different. It still behaves like it\u2019s in the 1980s; trillions of dollars of trades are placed over the phone, news is slow, and corporate credit information is imperfect and scattered. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eOur mission is to change this. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e9fin\'s proprietary technology delivers fast and comprehensive financial, credit, legal \u0026amp; ESG analysis. Our clients are able to make faster, more informed decisions, win more business and most importantly, save time.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eOur fast growing list of clients include 9 of the top 10 Investment Banks, leading Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and Law Firms.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chn2\u003eWhat you’ll work on\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eEvery day is different, but here’s an example of the kind of things you’ll work on:\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eAs part of a cross functional team, lead projects by defining and designing systems, building proof of concepts, and delivering new service functionality - including UX components, data visualisation and charting and application performance improvements and - while collaborating with Product, UX designers and Clients\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCraft code that meets high quality standards for style, maintainability, and best practices. Maintain and advocate for these standards throughout the engineering org through collaboration with other engineers and code review.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eDevelopment and engineering primarily on the internal and external facing web applications of the 9fin platform. Writing code to deliver new frontend functionality, consuming API’s, data routing/processing, automation and testing , as well as working with low-level DOM APIs to integrate external sources into our React applications, building bridges between static content from external sources and frontend components\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eResearch, experiment, automate and refactor using new technologies within our stack to lay the foundations for future features, products and developer experience improvements.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eImplement test automation from unit test level through to multiple component end-to-end level.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCollaboration with product managers \u0026amp; UX designers to release code into production continuously using techniques such as feature flags to safely release incrementally to users.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eTake on the technical leadership to plan, design and build new functionality and systems by creating quick proof of concepts to get fast and actionable feedback.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eYou will have the opportunity to contribute to building and maintaining our design system and component library. You will collaborate closely with design and product teams to ensure consistent, accessible, and scalable UI components that align with our brand and user experience standards.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eYou will also play a part in mentoring other developers including more junior colleagues to impart knowledge and build their skills.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eYou'll have the ability to move between working on our client facing web application stack, internal web applications and tools for our ML/AI serving \u0026amp; development systems to create client value.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eWrite high quality documentation and implement user \u0026amp; system metrics and observability as you go to continually learn, assess and improve 9fin’s platforms and products.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003chn2\u003eOur Frontend Stack\u003c/h2\u003e\u003ul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eReact 18\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eTypescript\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eReact query\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eJest, React Testing Library, Playwright\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eStorybook\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eLaunch darkly feature flagging\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eNext.js\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eVite\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003chn2\u003eAbout You\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eThis role will be a great fit if you:\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eExperienced with React, modern ES6 and TypeScript to build web applications and can own your code through code review to full release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eExperienced in building and maintaining design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability. You understand the importance of keeping a design system flexible and up-to-date to meet evolving product needs, and you excel at collaborating with design teams to ensure alignment on component usage.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eKnowledgeable of core frontend concepts that power modern browser frameworks and how they interact with the DOM\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003ePlans and reasons effectively about your software, understanding where it fits into the 9fin systems at all levels of the tech stack and across the business.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCollaborates well with business colleagues, other engineers, UX Designers and Product managers to lead technical innovation to achieve fast delivery and frequent feedback iterations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eGrows the skills and experience of others in the team in collaboration with our engineering managers using your technical knowledge, experience and team work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eAny experience in backend development in any language (we primarily use python), cloud platforms, SQL database modelling, Dev-Ops practices and CI-CD pipelines would be preferred but are not essential.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eProactively identified tech debt and developer experience improvements and champions frontend technical improvements and initiatives within your team and across multiple teams with the guilds.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCan think about how data will pass through your software to the UX; from API requests to on-screen components and interactions, relating it back to company and engineering strategy.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCan effectively advocate for software development best practices, including documentation, testing, code readability, and efficiency, in order to positively influence. team outcomes and promote a culture of excellence within the development process.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCapable of evaluating new technologies by presenting proof-of-concepts that highlight their advantages and disadvantages and how they can be applied in a real world scenario at 9fin.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003chn2\u003eOur Benefits\u003c/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eWe\u2019re a scaling start up and we enjoy sharing our success, when the company succeeds, we always reinvest that in our people. We also offer huge amounts of responsibility, an abundance of opportunity for growth and a platform to truly excel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUK BENEFITS\u003c/h3\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinancial \u0026amp; Insurance\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eCompetitive Salary (our salary bands are benchmarked at the top end of the market)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003ePension (your minimum contributions are 4% with 9fin matching up to 7%)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003ePrivate Medical Insurance \u0026amp; Dental Insurance\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003ePaid sick leave with Income Protection for long periods of illness\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eGroup Life Assurance\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eSeason Ticket Loan \u0026amp; Cycle to Work schemes\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime off\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e25 holiday days per year\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eLocal public holidays (with the ability to exchange them for alternative days)\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eHybrid working model, to allow you the flexibility to decide how, where and when you do your best work\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eWork abroad for up to 3 months a year\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e1 month paid sabbatical after 5 years of service\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eEnhanced parental leave \u0026amp; flexible working arrangements available\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTraining \u0026amp; Culture\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eProfessional learning and development budget\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eQuarterly team socials\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eBi-annual engineering hackathons\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eSummer and Winter company social events\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eTravel \u0026amp; accommodation budget for social attendance if living far from London\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003e9fin is an equal opportunities employer\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"min-height:1.5em\"\u003eAt 9fin we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we’re looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.\u003c/p\u003e