Senior Software Developer, Front End – Trading

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of intricate, end-to-end frontend projects throughout the trading experience, from technical design to implementation, launch, and iteration.

• Develop and enhance client-facing interfaces that facilitate order flow and trading products.

• Prioritize reliability, performance, and accuracy.

• Engage in order entry and execution, options trading, real-time market data, and portfolio experiences across equities, options, and cryptocurrency.

• Make architectural choices and assist in balancing speed, quality, and scalability.

• Collaborate with Product and Design teams to clarify objectives, highlight trade-offs, and achieve desired outcomes.

• Construct with reliability and observability standards tailored for trading journeys.

• Utilize AI-driven workflows to expedite and enhance safety in shipping processes.

• Contribute through design reviews, code evaluations, documentation, pairing, and mentoring.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional experience in software engineering.

• Strong fundamentals in frontend development using React and TypeScript.

• Experience with React Native is preferred.

• Native mobile development experience with Swift/iOS or Kotlin/Android is highly advantageous.

• Familiarity with AI-driven development workflows, including agentic workflows, sound judgment, risk awareness, and verification practices.

• Possess product judgment and a maker-owner mentality.

• Demonstrated technical leadership and effective communication skills.

• Experience in building production-grade systems relied upon by real users.

• Nice to have: background in trading, brokerage, or real-time high-reliability financial interfaces.

• Nice to have: experience with GraphQL and performance optimization techniques.

• Nice to have: familiarity with Ruby on Rails, Kotlin, or Java.

• Nice to have: experience in dynamic environments with extensive engineering ownership.

• A passion for trading and investing is a plus.

• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

• Must be a permanent resident of Canada.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits and life insurance.

• Long-term group savings plan with employer matching, facilitated by Wealthsimple for Business.

• 20 vacation days annually.

• 4 wellness days each year.

• Unlimited sick and mental health days each year.*

• Opportunity to work outside Canada for up to 90 days each year.*

• Employee resource groups, including Rainbow (2SLGBTQ), Women of WS, and Black at WS.

• Equity compensation available for permanent employees.

• Opportunities for AI tooling and technological innovation.