About the position
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our UI Platform team to build the cornerstone of our frontend trading technology. Our team maintains the Component Library and services that enable real-time data flow to UIs across our trading products while providing technical leadership throughout the organization. As a key member of our team, you'll architect high-performance React, Node.js (server), and Design System components, all of which power mission-critical trading applications.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain our core UI component library, focusing on sophisticated data grids and financial visualization components
- Implement real-time data flow solutions that handle complex trading data with minimal latency
- Create extensible, reusable components that work seamlessly across our product ecosystem
- Collaborate with product teams to identify shared UI patterns and develop scalable solutions
- Establish best practices for React/TypeScript development, state management, and testing
- Mentor junior developers and guide teams on component implementation and architecture
- Contribute to our modernization efforts as we evolve toward cloud-native technologies
Requirements
- 7+ years of enterprise JavaScript/TypeScript development experience
- 3+ years building complex applications with React hooks and component architecture
- Expert knowledge of data grid implementations (AG-Grid) and virtualization techniques
- Experience with modern state management (Redux) and asynchronous data handling
- Proficiency with modern CSS approaches (styled-components, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind)
- Strong testing practices using Jest and React Testing Library
- Experience integrating with Java/Spring Boot backend services
- Knowledge of WebSockets for real-time data applications
- Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows
- Understanding of microservice architectures and API design
- Familiarity with Agile development processes
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Benefits
- Hybrid Environment: Our employees enjoy a mix of working in the office and from home
- Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks
- Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
- Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
- 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
- Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
- Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
- Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers
- Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
