Role description
Job Title: Senior Front-End Software Engineer – React / Java Location
Trivandrum, Kerala
Experience
5+ Years
Employment Type
Full-Time
Client / Business Context
UST is hiring for a mid to senior-level Software Engineer to work on a client project for one of the largest financial institutions in Canada.
The role is part of the Transparency Team, a Front Office development team responsible for building cross-asset automated pricing and risk systems, primarily focused on FICC derivatives.
The team works directly with global Sales, Trading, and Quant teams to develop applications incorporating pricing and risk models used for electronic trading. These applications are used globally by Front Office sales and traders and are critical to the client’s trading activities.
Role Overview
The Transparency Team is looking for a mid to senior-level software engineer in Trivandrum to join the core pricing and risk services development team.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience in React, JavaScript, TypeScript, ES6+, HTML, CSS/SASS, React component libraries, unit testing, and high-performance WebSocket messaging. Java experience will be highly desirable.
Must-Have Skills
- 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- 5+ years of strong experience with React
- Strong experience with JavaScript
- Strong experience with TypeScript
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with ES6+ language features
- Experience with styling using CSS and SASS
- Experience writing unit tests for React components
- Experience with high-performance WebSocket messaging
- Experience using React component libraries, such as:
o Mantine
o Chakra
o Material UI
o Other similar React component libraries
- Strong understanding of Agile and SDLC processes
- Self-starter with a delivery-focused approach
- Ability to work on multiple initiatives simultaneously
Good-to-Have Skills
- Experience working with Scala
- Experience working with Python 3+
- Experience with AngularJS
- Experience with Solace messaging
- Experience with Hazelcast distributed computing
- Experience with ZeroMQ for remote socket communication
- Experience with serialization technologies:
o Google Protocol Buffers
o JSON
o SBE
- Experience with Graphite and Grafana for metrics
- Experience working on RHEL Linux 8+
- Experience in pricing and risk systems
- Experience in FICC derivatives
- Experience working with Front Office Sales, Trading, or Quant teams
- Experience developing applications used for electronic trading
Skills
JavaScript, WebSockets, HTML, CSS, Sass
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
