UI Developer
Virtu Financial
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Job Description
About Virtu Financial
Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.
The Role: UI Developer
We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join our UI development team. Our team is a talented group of versatile software engineers who are collaborating with our entire Virtu Team to build the next generation of scalable web-based UIs and trading tools for our fast paced firm. The role is primarily focused on the frontend stack, but there could be opportunities to work on some backend as well.
Members of this team collaborate closely with traders and other developers to gather and understand needs, and implement real-time trading, visualization, analysis and reporting tools. Ideal candidates will have a passion and talent for designing great, intuitive user interfaces as well as expansive experience around web technologies and Javascript frameworks.
The Candidate Profile
- 5+ years of experience
- Expertise with web client languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS)
- Familiarity with web client frameworks (React, Angular, Node), remote API design and architecture (REST, WebSockets)
- Experience with source code management (Git is a plus)
- Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or KDB
- Object oriented design skills and familiarity with Java a plus
- Python experience is a plus
- Interest in trading and financial markets
This role is based in our New York office with some flexibility to work hybrid.
The Process
Following an initial resume screen, candidates will be invited to complete an online programming test. Those who perform well will be contacted to arrange a phone screen. All applying candidates for this role will be expected to provide UI examples of design built and implemented or websites worked on.
Key skills/competency
- React
- Node.js
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- HTML/CSS
- RESTful APIs
- WebSockets
- UI/UX Design
- Git
- Financial Markets
How to Get Hired at Virtu Financial
- Research Virtu Financial's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your UI Developer resume: Highlight React, Node.js, JavaScript, and UI/UX design experience, emphasizing real-time trading tools.
- Showcase your UI portfolio: Provide compelling examples of web-based UIs, designs, and implemented projects during the application.
- Prepare for technical assessments: Sharpen your programming skills in web client languages and frameworks for the online test and interviews.
- Demonstrate financial market interest: Be ready to discuss your understanding of trading and how your UI skills apply to fintech.
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