19 Oct
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Wealthsimple
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Winnipeg
19 Oct
Wealthsimple
Winnipeg
As a Senior Front End Engineer on our trading and investing teams, you’ll own meaningful slices of the experiences at the heart of Canada’s first zero-commission brokerage - the surfaces over 4 million Canadians rely on, and invest withThis is a pipeline role across several frontend-focused teams, including Order Execution and Options Trading, and we’ll match you to the team where your experience and interests fit bestThese are high-visibility, high-stakes surfaces: the order flow across equities, options, and crypto, and the trading experiences active clients use every dayA slow screen or a mishandled order is felt immediately by our clients, so the bar for reliability, performance, and craft is highYou’ll bring strong technical judgment, a bias toward action, and a deep sense of ownership, working closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to turn complex, high-stakes problems into simple, reliable trading experiencesOwn complex, end-to-end frontend projects across the trading experience - from technical design through implementation, launch, and iterationBuild and improve the client-facing surfaces that power our order flow and trading products, with a focus on reliability, performance, and correctnessWork on high-stakes client journeys: order entry and execution, options trading, real-time market data, and portfolio experiences across equities, options, and cryptoMake thoughtful architectural decisions and help the team balance speed, quality, and scale — influence what we build, how we build it, and where we go nextPartner closely with Product and Design to clarify goals, surface trade-offs, and deliver outcomes,
not just featuresBuild with the reliability and observability standards that trading journeys demand — clients notice the moment something is slow or wrongLeverage AI-centric workflows to ship faster and safer — we invest heavily in AI tooling and expect senior engineers to push the frontier of how we use these toolsRaise the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, documentation, pairing, and mentorshipBenefitsRetirement savings matching plan through Wealthsimple WorkCompany equity for full-time employeesAccess to Premium Client perks, including personal finance learning & advice and a boosted interest rate on depositsPaid parental leave (6 months topped up to 100% of salary)20 vacation days per year90 Days Away programTop-tier health benefitsLife & disability insuranceGenerous sick and mental health daysGender Affiliation benefitsUp to $5,000 per year for mental health supportsEmployee resource plan including services like RMT, psychology, and physiotherapyUp to $1,500 per year for qualified developmentUp to $1,500 per year for wellness and home office expensesEmployee resource groupsSocial impact hoursStrong frontend fundamentals with React and Type Script, and ideally React Native — you build performant,
reliable client experiences and understand how they behave under real-world conditions An AI-first development workflow that doesn’t compromise on rigour — you’ve moved beyond AI as autocomplete into genuinely agentic workflows, and bring the judgment to know when the model is wrong, where the risks are, and what verification a change needs before it touches production Technical leadership and strong communication — you raise the bar through your code, reviews, and design docs, navigate ambiguity, and bring others along with a collaborative, low-ego approach5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production-grade systems that real users depend on Product judgment and a maker-owner mindset — you care about the client problem, simplify complexity, and want to own and grow a domain over time, not just ship the next ticket Native mobile experience (Swift/i OS or Kotlin/Android) is a strong plus, whether you’ve built native apps directly or directed and reviewed native work Graph QL and performance optimization experience Experience building trading, brokerage, or other real-time, high-reliability financial surfaces Ruby on Rails, Kotlin, or Java experience — helpful for working across the stack, but not a requirement; depth and willingness to ramp matter more Experience in a fast-moving environment where engineers have broad ownership and meaningful influence over product decisions Passionate about trading and investing, perhaps even an active investor or trader yourself, and you use that perspective to build experiences that feel intuitive to people managing their own money#J-18808-Ljbffr
📌 Senior Front End Software Developer (Trading) (Winnipeg)
🏢 Wealthsimple
📍 Winnipeg