Senior Front-End Developer; React, TypeScript; VP, FX Pricing

Senior Front-End Developer (React, Type Script) - VP, FX Options Pricing Location(s):

London, England, United Kingdom

Hybrid

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Senior Front-End Developer (React, Type Script) - VP, FX Options Pricing

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesn’t just support finance – we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities.

Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Front-End Developer to join a critical greenfield program focused on transforming our electronic FX Options Trading business. This is a multi-year, high-profile project to modernize and scale our platform, offering a unique opportunity for you to make a significant and lasting impact. You will be at the forefront of building the next generation of trading technology.

• Design and Build: Take a leading role in the design and development of a state-of-the-art electronic FX Options Trading Platform. Your focus areas will include:
  • RFQ (Request for Quote) workflows for clients and sales-to-trader interactions.
  • Real-time, streaming pricing engines and displays.
  • Volatility Surface and other complex market data management tools.
  • A comprehensive workbench for Structured Product Pricing.
• Collaborate: Work in a tight-knit, global team alongside developers, quants, and traders to translate complex business requirements into robust, elegant technical solutions.
• Innovate: Leverage your deep expertise in Type Script and React to build high-performance, scalable, and intuitive web UIs that provide an exceptional user experience.
• Improve: Champion and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development, deployment (CI/CD), and testing processes to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Mentor: Share your knowledge, guide, and mentor other developers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture where everyone can grow.

• Front-End Expertise: Advanced, hands-on experience in UI/UX development using React and Type Script . (Professional experience with Angular or Vue.js would also be considered).
• Inter-Application Communication: Solid understanding of building applications that handle real-time data, using technologies like REST APIs, Web Sockets
  , or middleware (e.g., Solace, Kafka, TIBCO).
• Engineering Excellence: Proficiency in modern software engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, application resiliency, performance profiling, and telemetry
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• Interest or experience in leveraging agentic AI development tools to accelerate and improve workflows (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Cursor, Devin).
• Familiarity with desktop container frameworks such as Open Fin or interoperability libraries.
• Back-end development experience in Java, C#/.NET, or Python
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• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration with Kubernetes
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• While prior experience in finance is a plus, a strong passion for technology and complex…