Front-End Developer – React or Angular (Front Office & Risk Systems)

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 14 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Front-End Developer React or Angular (Front Office & Risk Systems)

Join MARGO in the UK (London) Permanent & Contracting Opportunity

MARGO is a tech-native consultancy delivering high value-added IT expertise to the financial services industry.

We operate in complex Front Office and Risk environments where user interfaces are critical components of trading risk and decision-making systems. Our consultants design and build high-performance real-time and maintainable UI platforms used daily by Front Office Risk and technology teams.

Joining MARGO means working on technically demanding UI platforms close to business users while benefiting from a human-sized structure strong engineering standards and tailored career paths.

Business Context

You will work within Front Office and Risk technology environments contributing to the design and evolution of modern web-based user interfaces.

These platforms typically support:

real-time trading and monitoring workflows

risk and P&L visualisation

analytics and control dashboards

operational and decision-support tools

The role requires strong ownership of UI architecture performance and code quality with close interaction with backend production and business teams.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Front-End Developer with deep expertise in either React or Angular to work on complex Front Office and Risk UI platforms.

Candidates are expected to be experts in one of the two frameworks.

We are not looking for profiles with superficial exposure to both.

The role is hands-on engineering-driven and focused on building scalable real-time and maintainable front-end applications operating under production and performance constraints.

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Architecture & Development

Design and develop high-performance front-end applications using React or Angular

Own UI architecture component design and state management

Build data-intensive and real-time user interfaces

Ensure scalability maintainability and long-term evolvability of UI platforms

Apply best practices around clean code refactoring and testing

Real-Time & Performance Considerations

Develop UIs consuming real-time or near real-time data streams

Manage high-frequency UI updates and rendering efficiency

Optimise performance under real-time constraints

Control latency perception responsiveness and user experience

Work with event-driven and streaming data sources

Collaboration & Integration

Work closely with backend teams to define and consume APIs

Collaborate with production infrastructure and QA teams

Translate business and user needs into robust UI solutions

Act as a technical reference on front-end topics within the team

Quality & Engineering Standards

Enforce high standards for code quality testing and documentation

Participate in code reviews and architectural discussions

Contribute to continuous improvement of front-end practices and tooling

Support mentoring and knowledge sharing while remaining hands-on

Technical Environment

Core Front-End Technologies

React OR Angular (expert level one is mandatory)

TypeScript and modern JavaScript

State management (Redux NgRx or equivalent)

HTML5 CSS3 and modern styling approaches

Component-based architecture and modular design

Real-Time & Performance Constraints

User interfaces consuming real-time or near real-time data

High-frequency UI updates and data refresh mechanisms

Performance optimisation under real-time constraints

Management of rendering efficiency responsiveness and latency perception

Interaction with event-driven and streaming data sources

Valued Front-End Exposure

Real-time UI patterns (WebSockets streaming APIs or equivalent)

Data grids and complex visual components

Performance profiling and optimisation techniques

Modern build tools and frameworks (Vite Webpack or equivalent)

Unit and integration testing frameworks

Supporting Technologies (Context)

API-driven architectures

Authentication and authorisation mechanisms (SSO JWT OAuth or similar)

CI/CD pipelines and version control systems

Interaction with backend systems and databases

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

Strong experience as a Front-End Developer on complex web applications

Expert-level proficiency in either React or Angular

Solid understanding of front-end architecture and design patterns

Experience building scalable and maintainable UI platforms

Strong attention to performance and user experience

Ability to work in demanding Front Office or Risk environments

Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Valued (but not restrictive)

Exposure to Front Office Risk or real-time systems

Experience working on data-intensive or analytical UIs

Familiarity with real-time communication patterns

Mentoring or technical leadership experience

Why Join MARGO

Access to complex Front Office and Risk UI platforms

Strong emphasis on engineering quality and clean front-end architecture

Real-time performance-sensitive UI challenges

Human-sized consultancy with close support and long-term focus

Long-term career opportunities across engineering and architecture

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We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Front-End Developer React or Angular (Front Office & Risk Systems)Join MARGO in the UK (London) Permanent & Contracting OpportunityMARGO is a tech-native consultancy delivering high value-added IT expertise to the financial services industry. We operate in complex Front Office and Risk environment...