Platform Engineer, UI

About the position

The Platform Engineer, UI role at MarketAxess involves developing and maintaining a next-generation UI platform for fixed-income e-trading. The position focuses on utilizing front-end technologies, particularly within the React ecosystem, to enhance user experience and customer satisfaction. The engineer will work collaboratively within a team to architect scalable and fault-tolerant trading systems, ensuring high-quality software engineering practices and documentation while adapting to modern cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of new functionality for the fixed income e-trading platform focusing on UX/UI and customer experience.
• Build reusable components compatible across product lines.
• Participate in analyzing, designing, writing, and testing code, documenting, and implementing application systems.
• Work through all phases of the software development life cycle, including analysis, design, requirements, implementation, unit testing, functional testing, and postproduction release support.

Requirements

• 4+ years' enterprise software development experience within the JavaScript/TypeScript development stack.
• 2+ years' experience with ReactJS with hooks.
• Experience working on commercial application development projects including integration with 3rd party applications using Java development stack, including SpringBoot.
• Professional experience working with AG-Grid.
• Professional experience working with Redux.
• Professional experience working with Git, Git Flow.
• Knowledge of CSS preprocessors, (eg. SASS/ LESS/CSS-in-JS/Tailwind).
• Experience testing with Jest/React Testing Library.
• Experience with API design and microservice architecture.

Nice-to-haves

• Desirable experience with DevOps tools.
• Desirable experience with Websockets.
• Desirable experience with ES6, Styled Components, Material UI.
• Desirable experience with OpenFin.
• Desirable experience with Node.js.
• Familiar with Agile Methodology.

Benefits

• Hybrid Environment: Mix of working in the office and from home.
• Free Food: Free lunch and stocked snacks in the office.
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation, personal days, sick leave, and charity days.
• Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave.
• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17.5K.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Discounted purchase of MarketAxess common stock.
• Wellness Stipend: Up to $1K annually for gym memberships and home office equipment.
• Onsite Healthcare: Access to healthcare through Mount Sinai at Hudson Yards.
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Training: Opportunities for learning and attending conferences.
• Core benefits: Competitive medical, dental, and vision programs.