Senior Frontend Developer
About us
Velvetech is an American global software development company headquartered in Miami, FL, and with an office in Chicago, IL. Velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services.
We have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for US clients. As an official Microsoft Gold Partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in Illinois, USA.
US clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc.
Areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation, and support of software solutions. We implement modern backend solutions that support microservices architecture with the following technologies: NET Core, Node.js, Java, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ. For the web UI front-end development, we opt for React, or Angular, and for mobile development — Swift, Kotlin, Java. Most of the systems are designed for cloud infrastructures like AWS, Azure, GCP, and heavily rely on Docker, Kubernetes while modern CI/CD is made using GitLab CI or TeamCity. In September 2021, Velvetech LLC received the status of the official Training Provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis. This status gives us the right to conduct regular quality trainings for Business Analysts and anyone performing BA activities regardless their job title.
Principles are based on Agile Methodology, Scrum and Kanban. Various projects coded in GitLab or GitHub are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via Jira, Confluence, MS Teams, and Slack. Velvetech constantly follows the Tech trends and actively cooperates with startups in such breakthrough areas as Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, FPGA, and AI.
Project Overview
Join the dynamic team to enhance the web presence of charting products by bringing unique options presentations that are currently supported in Excel environment to the Web. This project involves utilizing the existing APIs to recreate complex financial charts and visualizations such as implied volatility indexes, term structures, and various derivatives metrics using HighCharts with PHP8 backend.
Responsibilities
Develop and integrate financial plotting capabilities on our website, similar to those available in the existing Excel product, by leveraging our existing APIs and HighCharts Work independently on the frontend development while ensuring the new features are seamlessly integrated with the existing website architecture, potentially operating as standalone modules Design and implement visually engaging and highly interactive web components to display financial data like risk reversals, skew by delta, butterflies, and gamma levels Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability while ensuring all data visualizations are accurate and effectively presented Collaborate with backend developers, data scientists, and financial analysts to ensure system consistency and improve user experience Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and advocate for their adoption where feasible to enhance project outcomes Requirements
5+ years of experience in frontend development with a strong portfolio of complex web applications Proficient in JavaScript and familiar with ES6/ES2015+ specifications. Experience with PHP8 is a plus Extensive experience and familiarity with modern client-side frameworks (Angular, VueJS or React) Demonstrated experience with HighCharts or similar libraries for complex data visualizations Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and experience integrating frontend components with backend systems Expertise in HTML5, CSS3, and other core web technologies Experience in building Single Page Applications (SPAs) and integrating frontend with various backend technologies Proficient in using modern development tools and environments like npm/Yarn, Git, Jira, and Confluence Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams including designers, product managers, and other developers Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal Experience with TypeScript or Flow, and familiarity with current trends in ECMAScript and frontend development Knowledge of software testing, continuous integration, and deployment strategies using tools like Jest, Enzyme, Testing-library, GitLab CI, Docker, or Webpack Interest in financial markets or experience with financial data visualization would be highly regarded Benefits
Fully remote work environment with flexible hours to promote work-life balance Competitive salary Access to certifications and career advancement in a technically driven and friendly team atmosphere What we offer
Future projects as highly loaded SaaS web-based services for automating business processes in the field of medicine, insurance, finance, energy, including modules for processing large data arrays, integration with external data sources, mobile applications, and others.
Our team
We are a friendly team of 150+ professionals where everyone is able to achieve high results and grows professionally not only due to their own knowledge and skills but also with the support of colleagues. Values that we highly appreciate are high performance, responsibility, respect, and loyalty. In order to have a highly motivated team, Velvetech invests in their people, additional education, certification, and others. You choose your career path and we are here to support you!
People work together in harmony, encouraging each other to continuously learn, progress, and pursue perfection. Our employees enjoy working as we turn challenges into advantages to share success with each other.
You have a chance to become a part of a friendly and professional team that creates robust software solutions to deliver maximum value to our international clients. Let’s fly together!
