UI/UX
design

Our primary focus is on JavaScript and its associated subsets, as clients continue to move further towards this technology; with Flex and WPF legacy migration projects appearing prominently over the past 5 years.

Although we are now coming towards the back end of most migration projects, banks are now focusing on rebuilding, refreshing and adding new features… as the technology continues to evolve.

Typically the JavaScript developers in our network have 5-15 years’ experience, commonly transitioning from Java/C# or legacy technologies like WPF/Flex, with a strong background in computer science.

In some cases, these people started in full-stack or server-side and have gradually found themselves drawn towards UI - often because of an interest in JavaScript and its versatility as an entirely self-sufficient language.

Additionally, many developers pursue careers in UI/UX due to the greater interaction with people across the business. There tend to be higher levels of feedback and engagement, which can result in greater insights around what is and isn’t working, along with increased levels of job satisfaction and fulfilment.

This is also supported by the types of projects undertaken, as they can often be perceived as more creative and exciting.

For example, taking thousands of numbers on a trading platform and using this data to build interactive and AI-driven graphs, charts and easy to digest visuals.

Generally, demand is not just for a JavaScript developer, but someone with JS + a niche subset.

Examples include JavaScript + Node.js / + React Redux / + Angular / + Python, and so-on. In particularly high demand are people with JavaScript + AWS or experience and understand around Cloud-based programs, as-well-as JavaScript capabilities as they relate to quantitative development.