Staff Front End Software Engineer

Description

• Develop modular and scalable code for front-end applications • Work in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, research, development, code reviews, deployment, and testing • Provide a great user experience for end users • Work effectively with User Experience, Business Analyst, and QA teams • Contribute to presentation-layer standards and best practices • Modernize SS&C Advent's Geneva portfolio management and accounting platform with enterprise-scale React and TypeScript applications • Build reusable components, design systems, and high-performance user experiences for investment professionals worldwide

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional Web UI / frontend development experience • Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale enterprise Single Page Application (SPA) architectures • Strong hands-on expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS • Strong understanding of frontend architecture patterns, component design, state management, routing, API integration, performance, accessibility, testing, and web security • Experience with modern UI frameworks, reusable component libraries, and design systems • Demonstrated Staff-level technical leadership, including architecture decisions, technical standards, design reviews, code reviews, and mentoring • Experience defining and evolving frontend technical architecture and technology roadmaps across multiple teams • Experience integrating SPAs with REST or gRPC • Strong understanding of browser internals, rendering performance, memory management, and frontend performance optimization • Experience designing and maintaining shared frontend platforms, libraries, and reusable application frameworks • Experience with frontend observability, including client-side logging, metrics, tracing, error monitoring, and performance diagnostics • Experience establishing frontend testing strategies across unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing • Experience with frontend build systems, dependency management, and application delivery optimization, including code splitting, lazy loading, bundle optimization, and dependency governance • Experience collaborating closely with UX/design teams and translating design systems into reusable engineering components • Experience with monorepo, micro-frontend, or modular frontend architectures, including tooling such as Nx, Turborepo, or pnpm workspaces • Experience with advanced state and data-management libraries such as Redux Toolkit or TanStack Query • Experience evaluating and working with alternative frontend frameworks and API integration technologies, such as Angular, Vue, GraphQL, WebSockets, or similar technologies • Experience using AI-assisted software development tools and workflows • Experience with modern authentication and authorization frameworks such as OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized application environments • Experience with front-end build, packaging, and deployment tools such as GitHub Actions, Webpack, and NPM Scripts • Experience in Agile development methodologies; Scrum preferred • Experience in wealth management or financial services

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) plan with company match • Paid time off • Holidays • Parental leave • Professional development reimbursement opportunity • Annual discretionary bonus eligibility • Equity awards eligibility, such as restricted stock units or stock options

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