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.