Front-End Platform Developer

Geneva Trading

$120K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of software development experience in a professional setting.
  • Strong C# (.NET or .NET Framework) skills for high-performance desktop applications.
  • Experience with real-time data processing techniques like TCP or multicast.
  • Skill in managing large, rapidly updating datasets within user interfaces.
  • Knowledge of multithreading, performance profiling, and optimization techniques.
  • Familiarity with SQL and data modeling practices.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced trading setting.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain internal trading dashboards and tools.
  • Collaborate with traders and cross-functional teams to define requirements.
  • Enhance the existing front-end trading platform and its APIs.
  • Focus on improving system performance and reliability through testing and monitoring.
  • Provide ongoing support and refactor existing systems for scalability.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits program including health, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Performance-based bonus eligibility.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Access to a collaborative team environment with direct involvement from senior leadership.
Full Job Description
Role Overview

The Front-End Platform Developer designs, builds, and maintains internal trading systems that support trading visualization, trade management, algorithmic trading logic, risk limit management and trader configuration. This role is highly visible firm wide and partners closely with Trading, Risk, and Technology teams-including regular interaction with senior leadership-to deliver scalable solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy, while reducing latencies across our trading infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain internal toolset, dashboards and various backing services leveraged by our Trading, Support and Risk teams.
  • Partner with traders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver high-impact, scalable solutions.
  • Develop and extend the current frontend trading platform and supporting APIs, including various trade entry, management tools and technologies.
  • Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability through testing, monitoring, automation, refactoring, and production support.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 3-5 years of professional software development experience.
  • Strong C# (.NET or .NET Framework) experience building high-performance desktop applications.
  • Experience with real-time data processing - TCP, multicast, or similar high-throughput data feeds.
  • Experience rendering and interacting with large, rapidly updating datasets in a UI context.
  • Familiarity with multithreading, lock-free patterns, and performance profiling/optimization.
  • Solid understanding of databases and data modeling (SQL preferred).
  • Strong communication skills (verbal, written and presentation skills) and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced trading environment.
  • Proven ability to manage stakeholders and concurrent development initiatives, collaborating directly with traders (or similarly collaborative end-users), Support and Technology teams.

Nice to Have
  • Familiarity with various visualization API technologies such as DirectX or OpenGL.
  • Experience developing advanced UI tools leveraging various frontend UI development frameworks.
  • Experience developing servers and/or services with C++.
  • Experience building complex multithreaded applications, preferably using native Threads and appropriate patterns.
  • Exposure to AI or machine learning, particularly applied use cases such as automation or intelligent reporting.
  • Experience in trading, financial services, game development, or other high-reliability, time-sensitive environments.
  • Experience translating business requirements into clear, maintainable technical solutions.

Compensation

Base Salary Range: $120,000 - $180,000, plus eligibility for a performance-based bonus.

Final compensation will be determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, education, and qualifications. In addition to base salary, Geneva Trading offers a competitive total rewards package, including a comprehensive benefits program. Learn more about our employee incentives here: https://www.genevatrading.com/employee-incentives/

Application expected to close: 6/01/2026

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