Senior Software Engineer - Javascript

Senior Software Engineer – Javascript

The ability to learn quickly in areas in which you don’t already have deep expertise
A mastery of modern web development (JavaScript / Typescript, HTML, and CSS) and the ability/willingness to deploy and manage production applications
The ability to jump into a brand-new framework or language and quickly become productive in it
Confident in ability to write tests and quickly deliver stable and performant software
5+ years of professional experience working as a software engineer on a team, preferably with some experience as a technical lead or mentor
A keen eye for user experience and design

Work on tastytrade’s front-end trading client applications using Svelte, though experience with other modern front-end JavaScript frameworks is valuable
Contribute to the Java-based core front-end trading logic library; prior Java experience beneficial but not required
Take ownership over several of tastytrade’s client-facing applications or end-to-end systems within client-facing applications
Transform business requirements and technical direction into production-quality code
Collaborate with UX and Product teams to improve customer workflows and overall user experience
Provide technical leadership for junior team members through small project team management and individualized technical mentorship
Deliver concise, constructive peer reviews covering codecraft, implementation quality, and business domain correctness for both junior and senior engineers
Create proof-of-concept implementations that leverage new technologies or novel architectures to establish pathways for future projects
Scale existing technology through architecture profiling, code refactoring, and strategic collaboration with technical leadership and other teams
Write comprehensive tests for your code
Support application development with necessary infrastructure work, coordinating with the infrastructure team as needed