Senior React Developer, thinkFolio

Job Description

Department overview: thinkFolio is a cross-asset investment management platform that helps customers Elevate decision support and drive operational efficiencies. Customers can implement thinkFolio as a single, integrated investment management platformthat supports their entire front office. Due to the flexible, modular design of thinkFolio, they also have the option of deploying the platform for specific use cases and assets classes, including fixed income, cash management and FX or loans. Position summarythinkFolio requires a strong React developer with Typescript/JavaScript skills who will work as part of our growing team of engineers. thinkFolio is embarking on a multi-year modernisation programme and requires developers with a passion for good UX to helpdelight our customers with a next-generation platform that is informative, intuitive, and consistent. The developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining our web-based solution which is delivered in the industry-leading OpenFin containerusing FDC3 and other emerging standards. Duties & accountabilities The role is focused on core future product development and re-engineering, as well as continuously improving aspects of the core product architecture. The developer will be getting involvedin code review, unit testing and integration testing to maintain quality of deliverables. Business competencies Education and Experience Required: Candidates must have a strong IT educational background to degree level or equivalent. Must have professionalexperience of working as part of a team on product-focused software projects, including experience of complex software design, documentation, and implementation. 10+ years experience on professional software development and 6+ years on front end technologiesCommercial experience and deep understanding of React and its fundamentals Strong proficiency in JavaScript including the OOP concept, Typescript, HTML, CSS and any other web framework Strong distributed systems knowledge and web services design, implementation,and/or operation experience Experience CI/CD pipelines Software design fundamentals in data structures, algorithm design and performance analysis Familiarity with stateless RESTful Architecture Experience working in an Agile Development environment Desirable:Knowledge of OpenFin, FDC3, AWS and Azure DevOps would be advantageous Knowledge of C# and gRPC/Data Streaming would be useful Commercial Awareness Good understanding of investment management across all asset types and geographies is an advantage Personalcompetencies Personal Impact Adept at building and maintaining trusted and credible relationships with colleagues at all levels and external clients Excellent attention to detail, with ability to clearly communicate the nature of a software Self-motivated;able to work independently with minimal supervision Organized, able to multi-task, and have positive attitude to achieve deadlines Strong problem-solving skills A genuine enjoyment of writing software Communication The department employs many talented peoplewho all work together. The candidate must be able to fit into this structure and communicate with both business and technical people. The development team has a particularly close working relationship with the testing and support teams and effective appropriatecommunication is key to this. Teamwork A team player who is comfortable working at all levels of the business and with external clients Proven ability to work individually, and in a team environment which spans multiple geographical regions. Inclusion anddiversity are critical to the success of IHS Markit, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category. 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