Full-stack web developer (HTML5 / React / Java), Moscow

Project Description

Our client a top tier investment bank is constructing a UI framework for building inter-operable application user interfaces with a consistent look and feel. The project is about consolidating and standardizing of UIs for a portfolio of e-Trading applications (bonds, credit derivatives, risk calculation engines, sales, trading, etc.) under this new framework which is built in React/Typescript and will provide an API and components for building micro front-end UIs that will be hosted on the user's desktop in Openfin or Electron. The server-side architecture will be written in java using Vert.x to connect to Kakfa and MongoDB. Existing application UIs are based on Microsoft WPF and/or HTML5 / Angular. Our team will be a new independent unit receiving requirements as an input and producing the required business functionality as well as enhancing the UI framework itself.

Responsibilities

The candidate will be expected to;
Develop for both the front-end and server-side
Analyze and fine tune performance
Design and implement features and services
Support application developers and products when live

Skills

Must
Expert knowledge of React (ideally with Typescript)
Expert in Java
HTML5/CSS3
Understanding of state management (redux), HOCs, hooks
Understanding of REST, JSON
Understanding of solid principles
Experience with test driven development
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Clear written communication skills when documenting processes and features and communicating via e-mail
Experience working in an agile team
Innovative, self-motivated, and detail-oriented
Nice to have
Knowledge/experience of Kakfa
Knowledge/experience of MongoDB
Knowledge/experience with Webpack
Knowledge/experience of Electron or OpenFin
Experience building high performance UI

Languages

• English: Upper-intermediate