Job Title: UI/UX DEVELOPER
Location: Mclean,VA
Duration: 12+ Months
Visa: USC, GC, H1B and EAD
Contract Type: W2
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Client's Financial Engineering team is seeking Developer-UX User Interface Senior for a large strategic financial project.
The position is focused on UI/UX development for a software application platform that produces enterprise level reporting on financial statements and orchestration of financial models.
The candidate will develop and support the front-end (presentation layer) of the application. They will build, test, and deploy UI components, and collaborate with other IT groups, Dev Ops, and REST API middleware teams.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop highly responsive, user-facing features using React.js, Redux and TypeScript/JavaScript
- Build reusable components and frontend libraries for future use.
- Understand business requirements and translate them into intuitive user experiences.
- Working knowledge of design, mock-up, wireframe tools (Figma)
- Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.
- Develop flexible and well-structured front-end architecture, along with the APIs to support it.
- Optimize existing components for maximum performance.
- Build rich visualizations capable of handling and presenting large volumes of financial data.
- Manage self-directed assignments to implement features to meet schedule commitments with a high level of quality.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to code reviews and UI standards.
Technical Skills:
- 7+ years of professional experience in building large-scale web-based applications using JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SASS.
- 5+ years of strong hands-on experience with ReactJS, Redux.
- Thorough understanding of React.js (JSX), Redux and its core principles.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript, JavaScript object model, RESTful APIs, DOM, and the relevant concepts.
- Proficient understanding of Progress Web Applications (PWA), and Single Page Applications (SPA).
- Strong proficiency with Vite.js (or equivalent modern tooling), including configuration, optimization, and best practices.
- Strong experience with modern UI frameworks and component libraries, specifically: Material UI (MUI) (required)
- AG Grid (required)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree, ideally in Computer Science, Financial Engineering or a related quantitative discipline
- Prior experience with financial services companies desired but not necessary