Contract Frontend Developer (Energy)
Posted 2 days ago by X4 Technology
£900 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Contract Frontend Developer focuses on creating high-impact front-end applications for a commodities trading firm, directly supporting traders with tools such as trading dashboards and real-time charting. The position requires expertise in Angular and familiarity with Python, working in a fast-paced environment. This is a 6-month contract with potential for extension, based in London with a hybrid working arrangement. The role is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and develop greenfield front-end applications for trading desks.
- Contribute to a high-performance UI layer for fast, informed trading decisions.
- Work closely with traders in a fast-paced, iterative development cycle.
- Utilize a front-end stack centered on Angular and Azure-native services.
- Adapt stack and workflows to meet the demands of a front-office trading environment.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience building front-end solutions within commodities trading.
- Strong commercial expertise in Angular.
- Familiarity with Python (FastAPI, Pandas, or NumPy).
- Ability to work closely with traders.
- Experience in a fast-paced, iterative development cycle.
Salary (Rate): £900/d
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Domain: Commodities Trading
Project: Trading dashboards, real-time charting, analytics tools
Location: London (Hybrid)
Rate: £850-900/d (Inside IR35)
Contract: 6 months (likely extension)
X4 Technology are partnered with a well-backed, high-growth commodities trading firm to recruit a Frontend Engineer for one of their newly established trading desks. This is a high-impact, front-office facing role, directly supporting traders by designing and developing greenfield front-end applications . You’ll contribute to a high-performance UI layer that enables fast, informed trading decisions – delivering everything from interactive trading dashboards to real-time charting and analytics tools. You’ll work in a modern tech environment, with a front-end stack centred on Angular and Azure-native services for deployment and integration. The back-end is primarily built in Python (FastAPI, Pandas, NumPy) , though the team value engineers with the versatility to adapt their stack and workflows to meet the demands of a front-office trading environment
Key requirements for the Contract Frontend Developer (Commodities Trading)
- Proven experience building front-end solutions within commodities trading
- Front-end specialist with strong commercial expertise in Angular
- Familiarity with Python (FastAPI, Pandas, or NumPy)
- Comfortable working closely with traders in a fast-paced, iterative development cycle
The role is for a 6 month initial contract with scope to extend. The rate is £850-900/d (inside IR35) depending on experience. Please apply online for immediate consideration.