UI Engineer

As a UI Engineer at our fast-paced infrastructure team, you will play a crucial role in building and enhancing our next-generation chatbot platform. Your focus will be on creating intuitive, responsive, and high-performance user interfaces that power AI-driven conversations and support a wide range of features and plugins. This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading hedge funds globally and provide leadership on a core AI tool used extensively across the business. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement responsive, accessible user interfaces using Typescript and Next.js. Build and maintain scalable front-end architecture. Collaborate with UX designers and backend engineers to create seamless chat experiences. Optimize application performance and loading times. Write and maintain comprehensive end-to-end tests using Playwright. Contribute to technical architecture decisions and best practices. Work within an agile team environment to deliver features on schedule. Required Qualifications: 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development. Strong proficiency with React and Next.js. Expert knowledge of modern TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. Experience with modern CSS practices. Experience with automated testing, particularly Playwright or similar E2E testing frameworks. Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization techniques. Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with state management solutions eg, Zustand, RxJS, MobX. Experience with real-time applications and WebSocket implementations. Previous work on chat interfaces or conversational UI. Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and integration patterns. Understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices. Mobile application development with React Native or similar. As a UI Engineer at our fast-paced infrastructure team, you will play a crucial role in building and enhancing our next-generation chatbot platform. Your focus will be on creating intuitive, responsive, and high-performance user interfaces that power AI-driven conversations and support a wide range of features and plugins. This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading hedge funds globally and provide leadership on a core AI tool used extensively across the business. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement responsive, accessible user interfaces using Typescript and Next.js. Build and maintain scalable front-end architecture. Collaborate with UX designers and backend engineers to create seamless chat experiences. Optimize application performance and loading times. Write and maintain comprehensive end-to-end tests using Playwright. Contribute to technical architecture decisions and best practices. Work within an agile team environment to deliver features on schedule. Required Qualifications: 5+ years of professional experience in front-end development. Strong proficiency with React and Next.js. Expert knowledge of modern TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3. Experience with modern CSS practices. Experience with automated testing, particularly Playwright or similar E2E testing frameworks. Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization techniques. Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with state management solutions eg, Zustand, RxJS, MobX. Experience with real-time applications and WebSocket implementations. Previous work on chat interfaces or conversational UI. Knowledge of AI/ML concepts and integration patterns. Understanding of UX/UI principles and best practices. Mobile application development with React Native or similar.