UX Software Engineer
UX Software Engineer
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Job Description
Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips
GResearch is a leading quantitative research and technology firm with offices in London and Dallas. We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic flexible and highly stimulating culture where worldbeating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.
This role is based in our new Soho Place office opened in 2023 in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.
The role
We provide our clients with a cuttingedge multiasset globally distributed realtime trading platform. As this platform expands we need to evolve our command & control infrastructure and user experience to stay ahead of our clients management monitoring and diagnostic needs.
This is evolution will involve far more than improving a suite of user interfaces. You will need to understand and buildout the user experience optimised to multiple stakeholders across Research Engineering and the Front Office.
As part of the Research Engineering organisation you will initially enhance our existing stack understanding the needs of the business and ultimately own the longerterm vision for how the stack should develop. You will then secure buyin for this vision and take responsibility for development and delivery.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Initial expansion of our existing stack (C# / TypeScript)
- Ownership for the command & control infrastructure spanning the entire trading pipeline
- Defining communicating and implementing the strategic vision for the UX
- Collaborating with Engineers in both London and Connecticut to build the platform
- Following enterprisegrade software engineering bestpractices
Who are we looking for
You will be an enthusiastic and capable Engineer who is able to solve realworld problems with a strong sense of UX aesthetics. You should be flexible and proactive with the ability to make complex systems work and to debug them when they dont. You should enjoy working as part of a collaborative engineering team.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
- A breadth of experience in the UX space combining a clear understanding of what good looks like with the ability to communicate that understanding with clarity
- Full stack engineering skills (ideally C# / WPF & TypeScript)
- Ability to communicate well with technical and nontechnical people
The following experiences would be beneficial but not essential:
- People management
- Experience collaborating with geographically disperse teams
Why should you apply
- Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
- Lunch provided (viaJust Eat for Business and dedicated barista bar
- 35 days annual leave
- 9 company pension contributions
- Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
- Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
- Cycletowork scheme
- Monthly company events
GResearch is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideasdriven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
Employment Type
Full Time
