UI Engineer

TP ICAP
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

HTML
JavaScript
API
Automation of Tests
CSS
Software Quality
Performance Tuning
Systems Development Life Cycle
SonarQube
TypeScript
Web Platforms
WebSocket
Web Standards
Eslint
React
Backend
GIT
Documentation System
Material Design
Playwright
Real Time Data
GraphQL
Front End Software Development
React Testing Library
JestJS
REST
Software Version Control

Job description

The Software Engineer (Front End) is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining modern web-based user interfaces. The role involves building high-quality, scalable UI components, contributing to front-end architecture, applying automated testing practices, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. The engineer is expected to follow modern engineering standards, support agile delivery, and contribute to continuous improvement within the UI discipline., * Design, develop, and maintain web-based user interfaces using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and React.

  • Ensure code quality through unit, component, and automated testing practices.
  • Collaborate with business analysts, QA engineers, and project managers to deliver business-aligned solutions.
  • Contribute to front-end architectural decisions and UI component design standards.
  • Participate in agile ceremonies and promote an iterative delivery mindset.
  • Maintain clear documentation of UI components, processes, and configuration.
  • Work closely with API and backend teams to support integration and data workflows.
  • Support performance optimisation and troubleshooting in data-heavy UI environments.
  • Work effectively with AI coding assistants, reviewing and iterating on their output.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of the web platform - HTML, CSS, JavaScript, browser APIs, and web standards.
  • Proficiency with React and TypeScript in a professional environment.
  • Experience writing unit and component tests using modern testing frameworks (e.g. Vitest, Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright).
  • Familiarity with code quality and governance tools (e.g. Biome, ESLint, SonarQube).
  • Familiarity with modern UI development standards and SDLC practices.
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs and common integration patterns.
  • Ability to work within agile, cross-functional delivery teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to clean, maintainable code.
  • Experience working with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development - working with coding agents and reviewing their output.

Desired

  • Exposure to component documentation tools such as Storybook.
  • Understanding of performance optimisation for financial or data-heavy UIs.
  • Experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, or real-time data patterns.
  • Familiarity with monorepo workflows or microfrontend architectures.
  • Exposure to financial markets, trading platforms, or pricing systems.

Role Band & Level: Professional, 5

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About the company

The TP ICAP Group is a world leading provider of market infrastructure. Our purpose is to provide clients with access to global financial and commodities markets, improving price discovery, liquidity, and distribution of data, through responsible and innovative solutions. Through our people and technology, we connect clients to superior liquidity and data solutions. The Group is home to a stable of premium brands. Collectively, TP ICAP is the largest interdealer broker in the world by revenue, the number one Energy & Commodities broker in the world, the world's leading provider of OTC data, and an award winning all-to-all trading platform. Founded in London in 1866, the Group operates from more than 60 offices in 27 countries. We are 5,200 people strong. We work as one to achieve our vision of being the world's most trusted, innovative, liquidity and data solutions specialist.

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