Frontend Engineer - Elite Hedge Fund

Andiamo • Full-time • San Francisco, CA, US • 6h ago

About Andiamo

Andiamo is a globally recognized staffing and consulting firm specializing in placing the top 2% of technology and go-to-market professionals with the world’s largest and most well-known companies.

For over 20 years, we've maintained the status of tier-one vendor for firms such as Amazon, Bloomberg, Palantir, MasterCard, Visa, Two Sigma, Citadel, as well as other major financial services firms, elite hedge funds, Google-backed tech start-ups, and major software firms.

Our talent solutions include Permanent Placement, Contract Staffing, Executive Search, and Dedicated Recruiting Services (RPO). Find out more at www.andiamogo.com

Frontend Engineer - Hedge Fund

About The Role

We are looking for a Frontend Engineer to build intuitive, high-performance user interfaces for trading, risk, and research platforms at a leading hedge fund. Your work will empower quantitative researchers, portfolio managers, and risk analysts with real-time insights and seamless workflows in one of the most dynamic industries in the world.

As a mid-level engineer with around 5 years of experience, you’ll take ownership of core features, collaborate with backend and quantitative engineering teams, and continuously grow your expertise in building responsive, data-driven web applications. This is a chance to apply your frontend skills in a fast-paced environment where technology directly influences investment outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Develop User Interfaces: Build responsive, data-rich web applications that traders and analysts rely on daily.
Collaborate Across Teams: Work with backend engineers and quantitative researchers to integrate complex data and models into intuitive interfaces.
Ensure Performance: Optimize applications for speed, scalability, and responsiveness under real-time market conditions.
Maintain Code Quality: Write clean, testable, maintainable code while contributing to peer reviews and team standards.
Contribute to Design Systems: Help evolve component libraries and UI frameworks that support consistency and rapid development.
Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with modern frontend technologies while expanding knowledge of financial systems.

What We’re Looking For

Professional Experience: 5+ years building production-grade frontend applications.
Languages & Frameworks: Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and experience with React (Vue or Angular also a plus).
Styling & Tooling: Familiarity with CSS3, SCSS, Tailwind, styled-components, and build tools like Webpack, Vite, or Rollup.
Testing: Experience with Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
Data Visualization: Exposure to libraries such as D3.js, Highcharts, or Plotly is a strong plus.
Cloud & CI/CD: Experience deploying applications in AWS, GCP, or Azure and working with CI/CD pipelines.
Collaboration: Ability to communicate effectively with designers, backend engineers, and quantitative researchers.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

Why Join

This is an opportunity to bring your frontend expertise into the world of quantitative finance, where technology and speed make a measurable difference. You’ll build tools that enable traders and researchers to act with confidence, while growing your skills in one of the most innovative and high-stakes industries. You’ll be challenged, you’ll learn quickly, and your work will have direct impact.