[Hiring] Senior Full-Stack Engineer @hermeneutic research

Role Description

We are seeking experienced full-stack engineers to build the user interfaces and services for mission-critical financial applications: visual analytics platforms and data-driven tools used by traders, researchers, and analysts.

You will work on the TypeScript front-ends and the Go services that serve them. This is a highly collaborative role in a fast-paced environment where clean design, high performance, and responsive UIs are critical to the business.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and product managers to translate complex workflows into elegant UI solutions.
• Design and implement high-performance, responsive front-end applications using a current-generation TypeScript framework (Svelte, React, or Vue).
• Design, build and operate Go back-end services with security and performance considerations baked into their design.
• Own service boundaries and data contracts end-to-end, from Go services to typed front-end SDKs.
• Build reusable UI modules, component libraries, and SDKs for a modular, plugin-based UI platform.
• Build real-time UIs that ingest and render high-frequency market and on-chain data from multiple streaming sources.
• Develop high-performance data visualizations for large, fast-updating datasets, using canvas-based charting (e.g. uPlot, TradingView Lightweight Charts) and D3.js for bespoke views.
• Integrate the front-end with back-end services through typed SDKs and MCP-based interfaces, including real-time market and on-chain data.
• Drive architecture and performance decisions for modular, extensible systems, with scalability and maintainability in mind.
• Deploy and maintain applications, keeping them reliable and performant under heavy load.
• Write and maintain automated tests and take part in code review to keep the codebase reliable and maintainable.
• Support system maintenance and feature evolution with a high delivery cadence and short iteration cycles.
• Mentor other engineers and promote engineering best practices across the team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on full-stack development, with production ownership on both back-end and front-end.
• Strong, current TypeScript, HTML, CSS, and one or more modern front-end frameworks (Svelte, React, or Vue).
• Strong, current Go experience, able to design, build and operate production Go services independently.
• Experience building reusable, well-structured UI components and shared abstractions.
• Proven experience handling large datasets and real-time updates from back-end sources (WebSockets, Server-Sent Events).
• Strong understanding of performance optimization and rendering strategies in data-heavy applications.
• Solid testing discipline, with unit and integration tests as a normal part of delivery.
• Genuine UI/UX sensibility—you can tell a polished interface from a rough one, and care about the difference.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and version control.
• Excellent communication and collaboration in a cross-functional team.

Requirements

• Background or strong interest in trading systems or financial platforms.
• Exceptional design taste / portfolio-grade UI work.
• Experience with relational databases, data warehouses, and caching strategies.
• Experience with real-time or on-chain / crypto market data.
• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or other AI-native / agent integration.
• Experience building developer platforms, SDKs, or shared component libraries used by other engineers.
• Understanding of microservice architectures, continuous delivery, and zero-downtime deployment.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and observability tools such as Datadog, Grafana, or ELK.
• Prior work in hedge funds, proprietary trading, or similar finance environments.

Interview Process

• CV Screening – We will review your application based on the qualifications and experience outlined above.
• Phone Screening – A screening session with a few on-the-spot technical questions to assess your fundamental knowledge and problem-solving approach.
• Assignment – A take-home assignment to demonstrate your approach, critical thinking, and relevant skills.
• Assignment Review – A discussion of your assignment, focusing on your approach, reasoning, and solutions.
• CTO Interview – Interview with the CTO to discuss your experience, technical expertise, problem-solving approach, and overall fit for the role.
• Co-Founder Interview – A concluding discussion to evaluate cultural fit, strategic alignment, and how you resonate with the firm’s values.

Company Values

• Drive – We believe the best team members are deeply passionate about what they do.
• Ownership – We aim to extend ownership as broadly as possible across the firm.
• Judgment – We value those who see the big picture and focus on what truly drives impact and results.
• Openness – We foster a culture of open communication, mutual challenge, and shared growth.
• Competence – We work with people who bring exceptional intellectual strength.
• Resilience – We perform under pressure and embrace uncertainty.