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UI Developer - Options Market Making

Maven · Chicago · United States

Software Engineer

Posted: 5/8/2026 · Last checked: 10/12/2026

Job description

Quoted in full from Maven's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Maven is a market-leading proprietary trading firm allocating internal capital across discretionary, systematic, and market-making strategies. Our collective expertise spans traders, engineers, and technologists, unified by an unwavering dedication to enhance our efficiency as a premier liquidity provider for globally listed derivatives. We leverage groundbreaking execution and pricing technologies to elevate and improve how financial markets operate.

Overview

We are seeking a talented and motivated UI developer) to join our Market Making Technology team.

You will work closely with our existing UI developers and UX designers to deliver the next generation of Maven's trading applications along with its underlying web platform, component library and design system.

The role will involve

  • UI development
  • Delivery of new applications and bringing new functionality to existing apps
  • Contributing to our core UI framework, including creation of modular components in React and TypeScript
  • Participating in discussions on direction and code review
  • Collaboration with backend developers to ensure seamless integration
  • Supporting our suite of trading applications by troubleshooting, debugging and fixing UI related issues

Must have skills and experience

  • Excellent UI development skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, including component and library development
  • Proven experience and a keen interest in UX and UI design principles
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
  • Pragmatic self-starter with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines

 Desirable / nice to have

  • Experience with React, component libraries and design systems
  • Experience working on complex and data rich user interfaces running across multiple desktops
  • Experience working in the financial sector
  • Experience using AI-powered tools to improve efficiency and workflows.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

  • Competitive compensation 
  • Group Pension plan 
  • Annual discretionary bonus 
  • Fully catered breakfast, lunch and snacks. 
  • 25 days’ annual leave
  • Informal dress code 
  • Private healthcare and life assurance
  • Cycle-to-work scheme
  • Monthly company events

 

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