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# Sr Front End Developer

- **Company:** Tradehelm, Inc.
- **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** HTML, JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe Experience Manager, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Code Review, Data as a Services, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Programming Tools, Performance Tuning, Software Tools, Responsive Web Design, Systems Integration, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Web Application Frameworks, Web Performance Optimization, Web Standards, Web Usability, Application Enhancement Tool, GitHub Copilot, ReactJS, Cypress (Programming Language), Caching, Pixel Perfect, Git, Vue.js, Adobe, Playwright, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Pagination, Es2015, GPT
- **Published:** May 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/use951fd056016a907c621d706de2ba41b

## About the Role

* Advanced English skills with strong communication abilities (will interact directly with U.S.-based stakeholders).
 * Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable operating in fast-paced delivery environments.
 * Thrives in collaborative, multicultural teams while maintaining strong individual ownership.
 * Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills.
 * Strong sense of accountability and product ownership.

Technical Requirements

 * 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development
 * Deep hands-on expertise with vanilla JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3
 * Strong understanding of web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and responsive design
 * Hands-on experience using AI tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) in day-to-day development
 * Experience with Git and modern branching workflows
 * Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and handling authentication, error states, caching, and pagination
 * Proven experience leading front-end initiatives, mentoring engineers, and driving code-quality standards
 * Nice to have: experience with Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS) or Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
 * Nice to have: experience with modern JS frameworks (React, Vue) - useful context, not required
 * Nice to have: front-end testing experience (Jest, Cypress, Playwright)
 * Nice to have: experience working with financial data, market data, or capital markets platforms

## Description

You'll bring strong experience building production-grade interfaces with vanilla JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, a solid understanding of modern web standards and performance optimization, and hands-on expertise leveraging AI-powered development tools to accelerate delivery., * Lead the design, development, and maintenance of front-end components and features integrated into Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS)

 * Build performant, accessible, and responsive interfaces using vanilla JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
 * Define front-end standards, best practices, and patterns; lead code reviews and mentor mid-level and junior engineers
 * Optimize page performance against Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse benchmarks
 * Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate APIs and data services delivered by the client's Market Data team
 * Leverage AI-powered tools (Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, etc.) to accelerate development, code review, and quality assurance
 * Partner with UX/UI designers to translate designs into pixel-perfect, accessible implementations


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