Senior Web UI Developer (React), Mexico City

Responsibilities:

Act as a hands-on engineer and architect and to support work across the UI & Mobile Engineering Practice; from small initiatives all the way up to the design and build of complex systems.

Lead and participate in projects directly, serving as a role model for project teams and working with all other practices to ensure successful project outcome.

Lead engineers and stakeholders to ensure appropriate progress and results; must be commercial in approach.

Develop strong relationships with clients as a strategic partner and technical advisor, helping us to expand our footprint and secure follow-on work.

Partner with and support the business development team to create and deliver compelling pitches that help define the problem, captivate the client, present a solution, and work out the engagement (scope, structure, deliverables) terms.

Build and reinforce your professional network through active engagement in industry events, public speaking opportunities, etc.

Provide thought leadership for the UI & Mobile Engineering Practice and actively encourage learning and development.

Help drive the ongoing effort to find, attract, interview, and hire top software engineering talent.

People Management, including coaching, mentoring and performance management of employees may be included in this role.

Office presence in central Mexico City (M. Juarez) 1 day a week (or more, if required)

Required Skills and Experience :

7+ years of commercial-grade web/front-end development experience.

Strong experience in modern JavaScript, ideally TypeScript, building web applications with React

Solid skills interacting with multiple types of API formats, preferably REST and GraphQL, but additional skills with Websockets would be desired.

Contribute to the design process from gathering requirements, planning and ideating from the start of a project.

Demonstrate an understanding of user behavior and how to tailor web experiences to meet the needs of users.

Work with designers and other partners to collaborate on design & wireframing and take responsibility for delivering high-quality implementations.

Experience with Agile development methodologies.

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Demonstrable team leadership experience.

Knowledge of, and strong demonstrated interest in, global financial markets and financial products is a strong plus.

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Math, or related work experience.

Excellent communication skills

Excellent command of written and spoken English

Bonus points:

Experience working with common financial products such as Bloomberg, Symphony, or other tools commonly used in a finance context such as Excel, Salesforce, Databricks, and others.

Experience in capital markets, specifically buy side investment management.