Senior Front End Engineer

iCapital Network is powering the world’s alternative investment marketplace. Our financial technology platform has transformed how advisors, wealth management firms, asset managers, and banks evaluate and recommend bespoke public and private market strategies for their high-net-worth clients. iCapital services approximately $70 billion in global client assets invested in close to 750 funds across more than 125,000 underlying accounts.

iCapital was named Solutions Provider of the Year at the 2020 MMI/Barron’s Industry Awards and selected to the 2018, 2019 and 2020 Forbes FinTech 50, a list of the top 50 innovative financial technology companies that are transforming finance through technology.

About the Role

iCapital Network is looking for frontend engineers to join the Frontend Engineering team. The frontend team builds multifaceted frontend services across various platforms. The team helps the platform scale by creating reusable components, abstractions, and tooling. The frontend team also plans and executes upgrades of major frontend dependencies across the platform.

Responsibilities

• Work with React 16.9+ to build reusable components with a focus on developer friendly APIs, accessibility and responsive web
• Upgrade dependencies to keep our tech stack current
• Architect systems to share common UI modules across repositories
• Configure Webpack to optimize build times and web performance
• Use Storybook to showcase UI components for other teams
• Work with the UX design team to review wireframes and requirements
• Educate team members on frontend patterns and tools
• Automate testing using Jest, Enzyme, React Testing Library and Cucumber

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with modern JS frameworks such as React, Vue or Angular
• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or a Math/Engineering discipline
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and ES6 concepts
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript build tools like Webpack and Babel
• Strong knowledge of JS package managers
• Knowledge of options for sharing JS packages across repositories
• Commitment to writing maintainable and well tested code
• Knowledge of CSS preprocessors such as LESS and SASS
• Working knowledge of a11y and responsive web
• Ability to work in an Agile/Kanban methodology
• Solid problem-solving ability, excellent communication and collaboration skills

Benefits

iCapital offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a competitive total compensation program consisting of salary, equity for all full-time employees, annual performance bonus, and an employer matched retirement plan; generously subsidized healthcare with 100% employer paid dental, vision, telemedicine, and virtual mental health counseling; and generous paid time off (PTO) featuring unlimited sick time and parental leave. 

As we plan to re-enter our offices in 2021, iCapital will offer most employees the flexibility to work remotely one to two days a week.  Every department has different needs, and some positions will be designated in-office jobs, based on their function.

While we are currently working remotely due to COVID-19, this position will be based in our New York, NY or Greenwich, CT office.

For additional information on iCapital Network, please visit https://www.icapitalnetwork.com/about-us  Twitter: @icapitalnetwork | LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/icapital-network-inc

 

iCapital Network is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.