Full Stack Developer

Edgehog Trading

$150K — $175K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in a trading environment emphasizing backend processes and user interfaces
  • Degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field
  • Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript and Python, with experience building production-grade full stack applications
  • Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams with traders and algorithmic developers
  • Solid grasp of software engineering principles such as data structures and clean coding practices

Responsibilities

  • Design and build real-time user interfaces for seamless market and trading performance visualization
  • Maintain internal tools and dashboards extracting actionable insights from live financial data
  • Collaborate with traders and researchers to convert workflows into effective software solutions
  • Identify and automate manual tasks to enhance efficiency in the trading lifecycle
  • Own projects from initial design through implementation and ongoing support

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with 100% premium coverage
  • 401(k) plan with a 4% company match
  • Unlimited paid time off and sick leave
  • Free meals, coffee, drinks, and snacks available
  • Commuter benefits offered
  • Enjoy monthly happy hours and annual team-building events
Full Job Description
What you'll do:

  • Design and build real-time UIs that present coherent visualizations of market activity, system performance, and trading operations, giving traders intuitive control over complex systems
  • Develop and maintain internal tooling and dashboards that surface actionable insights from live financial and operational data.
  • Collaborate closely with traders, quant researchers, and algo developers to understand workflows and translate them into reliable software solutions
  • Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve existing systems across the trading lifecycle
  • Take end-to-end ownership of projects, driving them from initial scoping and design through implementation, deployment, and long-term maintenance

Qualifications and skills:

  • 3+ years of experience in a trading environment focusing on building backend processes and UIs
  • Degree in computer science, mathematics, or a related field
  • Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and related frameworks, with a track record of building and shipping production-grade full stack applications
  • Proven ability to work in cross-functional teams, particularly alongside algorithmic developers and traders
  • Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals - data structures, algorithms, system design, and clean code practices

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance with premiums 100% covered by the firm
  • 401(k) with a 4% company match
  • Unlimited paid time off and sick leave
  • Free lunch, coffee, drinks, and snacks
  • Commuter benefits
  • Monthly happy hours and annual team events


The base salary range for this position is listed below. Base salary represents just one part of overall compensation; all full-time, permanent roles are eligible for a discretionary bonus and benefits, including items in the above list.

The base salary for this role is 150,000 - 175,000 USD per year

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