Jr UI Developer

Job Title: UI Developer

Location: New York City/Hybrid

Firm Overview:

BGC Partners is a leading global brokerage and financial technology company. BGC specializes in the brokerage of a broad range of products, including fixed income (rates and credit), foreign exchange, equities, energy and commodities, shipping, insurance, and futures. BGC also provides a wide variety of services, including trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, and other back-office services to a broad range of financial and non-financial institutions. Through brands including Fenics, BGC Trader, Capitalab, Lucera, and Fenics Market Data, BGC offers financial technology solutions, market data, and analytics related to numerous financial instruments and markets. BGC, BGC Trader, GFI, Fenics, Fenics Market Data, Capitalab, and Lucera are trademarks/service marks and/or registered trademarks/service marks of BGC Partners, Inc., and/or its affiliates.

Responsibilities:

The Junior React Developer will be responsible for supporting the development, maintenance, and enhancement of front-end web applications using React.js and related technologies. 

This role involves collaborating closely with senior developers, designers, and backend teams to implement new features, fix bugs, and ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience.

• Developing and maintaining responsive UI components in React.
• Writing clean, reusable, and maintainable JavaScript/TypeScript code.
• Assisting in code reviews and writing E2E tests with Playwright.
• Working with RESTful APIs, websockets/streaming,  JSON data.
• Participating in daily stand-ups.
• Troubleshooting front-end performance and browser issues.
• Converting legacy UI screens to modern React code.

Qualifications:

Required Skills

• React.js

• JavaScript/TypeScript

• Eagerness to learn and develop new skills

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, M.S. preferred

Hybrid Working - We are currently operating a hybrid model for our shared services employees (including this role). We anticipate continuing these arrangements for the foreseeable future with periodic review. Hybrid for BGC Partners across the working week, means three days office based and two days remote.

Salary: $ Min - $ Max

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $100,000 to $115,000. The actual base salary will be determined on an individualized basis taking into account a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, education, and, where applicable, licenses or certifications held.  In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package, this position may be eligible for additional types of compensation including discretionary bonuses and other short- and long-term incentives (e.g., deferred cash, equity, etc.).