Frontend Electron Developer - Trading Platform
💰 $110,000 – $160,000/yr
Job Description
About EXANTE
EXANTE is a pioneering wealth technology company delivering cutting-edge centralized trading solutions and robust B2B financial infrastructure. Our bespoke, internally engineered trading platform provides seamless access to a diverse range of financial instruments, including stocks, ETFs, bonds, futures, and options, all within a single, multi-currency account. As a rapidly expanding global firm with over 700 talented employees from 70+ nationalities across 70 locations, we are a frontrunner in the financial sector. We prioritize investing in our most valuable asset—our people.
The Role
We are seeking a strong JavaScript/TypeScript engineer to join our team and help build a high-performance desktop and web trading terminal. This role is focused on complex UI development, real-time market data processing, advanced charting, and performance-critical workloads. You will report to the Web Platform Lead and work in a remote, hybrid, or on-site capacity depending on your location.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain a desktop trading terminal built with Electron, ensuring stability and optimal performance across multiple operating systems
- Work on performance optimization, efficient data rendering, and real-time market data updates to support active traders
- Implement and support multi-window workflows and other desktop-specific behaviors essential to trading applications
- Integrate and customize financial charting and visualization libraries to display complex market data
- Collaborate with product, backend, and design teams to deliver scalable, maintainable solutions that meet rigorous financial sector standards
Core Requirements
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with deep understanding of modern language features and best practices
- Solid experience with React and Redux/Redux Toolkit, including advanced architectural patterns and state management strategies
- Hands-on experience with Electron and comprehensive understanding of desktop application specifics, including multi-window management, IPC (Inter-Process Communication), memory management, and application packaging
- Experience working with real-time data streams using WebSocket protocols, subscriptions, and event-driven systems
- Proven experience with financial or trading charts and building data-heavy interfaces that handle large datasets efficiently
- Strong focus on performance optimization, including rendering efficiency, large dataset handling, memory leak prevention, profiling, and debugging techniques
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, scalable code and solve complex technical problems independently with minimal supervision
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience optimizing React rendering performance and implementing virtualization techniques for large lists
- Familiarity with charting libraries such as TradingView, Lightweight Charts, Highcharts, or similar financial visualization tools
- Understanding of trading domain concepts including orders, positions, market data, and execution mechanics
- Experience with GitLab and CI/CD pipeline configuration and optimization
- Strong English proficiency, both written and spoken
- Background in fintech, trading platforms, or financial services industry
Personality & Mindset
We seek engineers who demonstrate integrity and loyalty in their professional relationships. You should be a collaborative team player with advanced communication and interpersonal skills. We value a hands-on, can-do attitude with a focus on finding solutions and thinking creatively. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, ever-changing environments and can adapt quickly to evolving business needs.
Work Arrangement
This position offers flexibility in work location. Depending on your geography, you may work fully remote, hybrid, or on-site. EXANTE supports talent across Armenia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and many other locations worldwide.
💰 Compensation not publicly listed. Market estimate for similar roles: from $110K, varying by experience and location.