Frontend (React) Developer – Financial Platforms

Location: Zurich

Start date: As soon as possible - flexible

Duration: 6 months -with possibility of extension

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex frontend solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, security, and long‑term maintainability
• Partner closely with UX/UI designers and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into intuitive, high‑quality user experiences
• Deliver high‑quality, production‑grade React and TypeScript code for complex financial applications
• Address advanced frontend challenges such as state management, performance optimization, and integration with distributed backend systems
• Proactively refactor and modernize existing codebases where required
• Support troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis in both development and production environments
• Contribute actively in an agile, fast‑paced, and highly collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Extensive, hands‑on experience in JavaScript and TypeScript, with a strong focus on React at enterprise scale
• Deep understanding of modern frontend ecosystems, tools, and frameworks (React, Node.js, build tooling)
• Proven experience working with design systems and large, shared component libraries
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux environments and bash scripting
• Experience in the financial services or other highly regulated industries is a plus
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Exposure to API security, OAuth2, and related standards
• Excellent analytical, decision‑making, and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to influence technical direction
• Proven ability to thrive in agile, cross‑functional teams

Due to Swiss work permit restrictions, we can only consider applications from EU citizens or holders of valid working permit in Switzerland.

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