C# Winforms Front-End Developer

Front-End
Cape Town
4 April 2023
Full Time
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Job Description

The role is for an experienced Front-End Developer to work on our product – Sandwich. The candidate will be joining the frontend/UI team developing tools for the trading platform. These tools need to be sleek and robust to enable traders and portfolio managers to effectively manage their portfolios. This role will be a key contributor that will drive and accelerate a UI/UX transformation. As part of developing a cryptocurrency trading platform, we are often asked to capture new market opportunities; therefore, you must be highly adaptive, comfortable with change, and able to switch between delivering value quickly vs delivering pixel-perfect designs. 

Responsibilities

– Drive front end architecture, make architectural decisions, drive technical debt reduction, oversee code quality, mentor other developers, and build prototypes 
– Continue the development, maintenance, and testing of Sandwich 
– Help determine requirements from clients and then determine scope as well as the most efficient front-end solution for those requirements 
– Build aesthetically pleasing, functional, and often unique/customisable Winforms UI components – Identify issues within current solution 
– Have end-to-end ownership of UI features including testing, monitoring and troubleshooting – Ability to work independently, take initiative, and contribute new ideas in a fast-paced, team environment

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree OR a demonstrable knowledge of critical abstract thinking and problem solving. 
  • A minimum of 3 years of UI/UX design implementation experience in .Net and WinForms.
  • Ability to communicate with users and stakeholders at all levels (internal and external), strong problem solving skills, proactive, willing to take ownership, and drive to keep commitments – Prioritize creating value over technical novelty; candidate needs to be able to prioritize user satisfaction over a perfect technical design 
  • Ability to prototype new concepts quickly and iterate for rapid feedback 
  • Very experienced in C#, .Net 
  • Well versed in Object oriented programming 
  • Experience in developing custom WinForm controls 
  • Experience with source control systems (git) 
  • A working knowledge of asynchronous programming for highly responsive WinForms user interaction 
  • Has a good eye for UI/UX design 
  • Based in Cape Town 

Nice to Haves 

  • Experience in FinTech and/or trading financial instruments/cryptocurrencies & derivative contracts is a plus 
  • High PC proficiency, specifically in GSuite, Docs and Sheets 
  • Extraordinary organization skills 
  • Exceptional level of honesty, integrity, and transparency. Not afraid to share the truth, even at the expense of potentially hurting someone’s feelings. And similarly, open to criticism and ideas: Often requests feedback and reacts calmly to criticism and/or negative feedback. 
  • Extraordinary work ethic. Known as hustler and always gets things done 
  • Forensic attention to detail, ability to implement pixel-perfect designs