Full-Time

Front-End Developer

Posted on 11/15/2024

XTX Markets

XTX Markets

201-500 employees

Electronic trading and market-making services

Data & Analytics
Fintech
Financial Services

Junior, Mid

London, UK

Employees work from the office 4 days per week.

Category
Frontend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
JavaScript
Selenium
Requirements
  • High confidence using plain Javascript to handle and display real-time events
  • Familiar with common layout/design patterns for flows like data entry, analysis and export
  • Understand some basic UX research techniques; you have watched users use your GUIs and improved them as a result
  • Have worked in a multi-disciplinary team on a project, including liaising with back-end or full stack developers on the design of an API for a client to consume
  • Have experience developing internal tools, and taking feedback from users of those tools
  • Have a brief portfolio of work, perhaps with redacted screenshots or mockups
  • Be familiar with the 2D Canvas API, or similar
  • Have used websockets in the client, and potentially a websocket library in the server
  • Have used Cypress, Puppeteer or Selenium for automated E2E testing
  • Have used a client/server federated auth library e.g. OAuth/OpenID, perhaps Kerberos
  • Be capable of creating simple backend applications in Node or Python, for testing or to proxy events
Responsibilities
  • Working on improvements to our internal tools: charts and grids of real-time data.
  • Improving our framework that underpins those tools, and helping other engineers build against it.
  • Contributing to documentation and automated testing so we can make changes with confidence.
  • Helping end-users document bugs, and determining whether it lies within the framework, a team’s backend service, or an upstream data source.
  • Collaborating with Team Lead to add, prune and prioritise framework features.
  • Advocating for GUI best-practice (security, design) across different teams

XTX Markets specializes in electronic trading and market-making, providing liquidity across various financial instruments using a sophisticated trading platform that employs advanced algorithms. This technology allows the company to maintain competitive pricing and manage large trade volumes efficiently for institutional clients. XTX Markets distinguishes itself through its commitment to transparency and ethical trading practices, fostering trust among clients while leveraging quantitative research to inform its strategies. The company's goal is to enhance market efficiency and integrity while offering tailored solutions and valuable insights to its clients.

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • XTY Labs launch attracts top-tier machine learning talent, fostering innovation.
  • Maths Excellence Fund enhances brand reputation and social responsibility profile.
  • Dr. Hans Buehler's promotion may drive growth and innovation.

What critics are saying

  • Fraudulent activities claiming XTX affiliation could damage reputation and erode trust.
  • XTY Labs may struggle to attract top AI talent in a competitive market.
  • Maths Excellence Fund may pose financial risks if educational outcomes aren't met.

What makes XTX Markets unique

  • XTX Markets leverages cutting-edge technology for superior trading solutions.
  • The firm emphasizes transparency and fair market practices, fostering trust and credibility.
  • XTX Markets offers detailed market insights and analytics to clients.

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