Skills

Python JavaScript TypeScript Architecture react

Job Specifications

Hedge Fund - London - Up to PS200k

A leading Hedge Fund is looking for an experienced Frontend Engineers to join their Front Office technology team in London. This is a high-impact role, working directly with Portfolio Managers, Quants, and Traders to design and deliver cutting-edge front-end systems that power real-time investment decisions.

You'll be building intuitive, high-performance UIs in React / TypeScript, with a strong focus on data-rich visualisations that bring complex trading strategies and risk models to life. This role offers true ownership of front-end design and delivery, with the opportunity to influence both technology and business decisions at the core of the fund's operations.

What you'll do:

Work closely with Portfolio Managers and Quants to translate trading needs into elegant, performant UIs.
Design, build, and maintain React / TypeScript applications with real-time data visualisation.
Own front-end architecture, ensuring scalability and high performance in latency-sensitive environments.
Collaborate across front office technology, shaping the tools that reduce friction and provide instant insights into strategy, risk, and performance.

What we're looking for:

5+ years' professional UI / Frontend development experience.
Expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, with exposure to Python a plus.
Hands-on experience with data visualisation libraries (e.g. D3.js, Highcharts, Plotly, etc.).
Strong Computer Science fundamentals (Algorithms, Data Structures, System Design).
Essential: prior experience in a trading, hedge fund, or front office environment.

Why join?

Collaborate directly with investment professionals at one of the world's most successful hedge funds.
Work on business-critical systems where your code has immediate impact.
Highly competitive compensation plus bonus and benefits.
Cutting-edge tech stack, complex data challenges, and full ownership of your work.

About the Company

Durlston Partners began recruiting for the world's best Hedge Funds in 2010 and we have grown our business to deliver best-in-class talent to companies in Tech, Quant Finance, Portfolio Management, Data Science & Digital Assets. Our team operates from our offices in London, New York and Dubai. Led by 5 Partners, we have achieved organic growth and self-funded success without external investment. Our clients include leading hedge funds, banks, family offices, and AI / Machine Learning firms across global financial hubs such... Know more