What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front-end Software Engineer position at Affinity North?
Front-End Software Engineer
On-site: New York City
Our client is a leading Hedge Fund.
Join a cross-disciplinary technology group embedded within a leading investment firm, where engineers, data scientists, and domain experts collaborate to extract insights from unconventional datasets. Our mission is to equip investors with tools that surface critical information through both traditional research and advanced data methods. You'll be part of a high-caliber team that emphasizes professional growth—many of our senior contributors have advanced from within.
ROLE
We're looking for a skilled engineer to craft interactive tools that make complex data easy to explore and understand. You’ll collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to build modern, responsive web applications and scalable services.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Building fast, user-friendly applications using React and TypeScript to visualize multi-dimensional datasets
• Collaborating with product and research leads to turn business needs into clean, intuitive user experiences
• Developing backend systems to deliver real-time content across various platforms (e.g., chat interfaces, email, Excel)
• Enhancing performance of database interactions for data-intensive visualizations
• Contributing to automation and deployment processes with CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code tools
Tech stack: React, Next.js, PostgreSQL, AWS, and Kubernetes.
QUALIFICATIONS
A developer who’s equally comfortable working across the stack and interfacing with stakeholders:
• A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline
• 3–5 years of experience building production-ready web applications
• Hands-on expertise with JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks like React
• Familiarity with backend development using Node.js or similar technologies
• Strong database fundamentals, especially with PostgreSQL
• Comfort working with APIs, cloud platforms, and containerized environments
• An eye for performance optimization and usability
Salary : $200,000 - $250,000