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Job Title: React UI Developer (with Java or Python experience)
Location: Plano, TX Onsite, 5 days a week (Must live within 1-hour commute)
Duration: 1 year+ Contract
Visa Independent profiles preffered
Years of Experience: 10 years
Interview: 1st Round Video Interview + Final Onsite Interview
Anticipated start date: Immediately.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly experienced React UI Developer (10+ years overall IT experience) with additional expertise in Java or Python to join our technology team supporting mission-critical initiatives in the banking and capital markets domain. This is not a full-stack Java developer role frontend React expertise is the top priority, with backend Java/Python exposure required.
The ideal candidate must have strong communication skills (8/10 or better, clear English with no heavy accent), recent and relevant banking/capital markets experience, and a proven track record of building scalable, secure, and reliable applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain complex, scalable front-end applications using React.js.
- Work with Java (Spring Boot) or Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI) for backend integrations.
- Design and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices to support financial applications.
- Ensure application performance, security, and compliance with banking/financial regulations.
- Collaborate with traders, business analysts, architects, and product owners to translate requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployments.
- Conduct code reviews, follow TDD and agile practices.
- Stay current with emerging React, Python/Java, and financial technologies.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in React UI development.
- Strong React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3 expertise.
- Solid backend development experience with either Java (Spring Boot) or Python frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, Redis).
- Experience in banking/capital markets, with understanding of trading, risk, compliance, or digital transformation programs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (must screen at 8/10 or better).
- Local to Plano, TX with the ability to work onsite 5 days per week.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with real-time data processing (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Exposure to DevOps practices and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
- Knowledge of financial products (equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX) and regulatory frameworks (Basel, MiFID, Dodd-Frank).