Equities Engineering | Product Frontend Engineer | New York

Citadel Securities

$105K — $300K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Advanced proficiency in React and TypeScript
  • Experience building and shipping production-grade, data-driven user interfaces
  • Strong understanding of frontend architecture and performance optimization
  • Able to operate independently with high ownership
  • Proven product mindset balancing technical excellence with commercial impact
  • Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design teams
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced, iterative development environment

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end development of products for an Equities vertical
  • Work directly with investors to understand workflows and improve processes
  • Build high-performance applications using React and TypeScript
  • Partner with Product Managers and UX Designers to shape product strategy
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate new products and features
  • Maintain high engineering quality and deliver well-tested software
  • Manage multiple products and priorities effectively

Benefits

  • Participation in a discretionary incentive compensation program
  • Medical and life insurance
  • Retirement and tax-free savings plans
  • Access to a variety of healthcare programs
Full Job Description
Job Description

Equities Engineering:

Equities Product Frontend Engineers partner closely with trading, portfolio management, risk, and research teams to build high-impact, investor-facing products. In this role, you will own the full UI surface area for a segment of the investor workflow, operating with significant accountability, execution velocity, and direct commercial impact.

Role Responsibilities:
  • Own the end-to-end development and evolution of products for an Equities vertical, from identifying user pain points and opportunities through design, implementation, launch, and iteration.
  • Work directly with investors and other users to understand workflows, uncover opportunities to improve Citadel processes, and translate those insights into intuitive, high-impact product experiences.
  • Build data-intensive, high-performance applications using React and TypeScript, supporting workflows such as research, risk analytics, portfolio analysis, and investment decision-making.
  • Partner with Product Managers and UX Designers, contributing to product strategy, prioritization, and solution design with strong technical judgment, commercial awareness, and user empathy.
  • Rapidly prototype and iterate on new products and features, refining solutions with user feedback and real-world usage to maximize impact.
  • Maintain a high bar for engineering quality and ownership, delivering clean, well-tested, maintainable software while managing multiple products and priorities.


Requirements:
  • 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Strong frontend engineering expertise with advanced proficiency in React and TypeScript.
  • Demonstrated experience building and shipping production-grade, data-driven user interfaces.
  • Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, performance optimization, and component design.
  • Ability to operate independently with high ownership and accountability.
  • Proven product mindset, balancing technical excellence with commercial impact.
  • Excellent collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design teams.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.


Education:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related STEM discipline required.

In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $105,000 to $300,000.

In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.

In accordance with applicable law, the base salary range for this role is $105,000 to $300,000.

In addition, the employee who fills this role will be eligible to participate in a discretionary incentive compensation program, as well as a wide array of benefit programs, such as medical and life insurance, retirement and tax-free savings plans, and access to other healthcare programs.

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