Full Stack Developer

Full Stack Developer – London

Who we are:

Pharo Management is a leading global macro hedge fund with a focus on emerging markets. Founded in 2000, the firm has offices in London, New York and Hong Kong and currently manages $7 billion in assets across four funds. Pharo trades foreign exchange, sovereign and corporate credit, local market interest rates, commodities, and their derivatives.  We trade in over 70 countries across Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America as well as developed markets. Our investment approach combines macroeconomic fundamental research and quantitative analysis.

Pharo employs a diverse, dynamic team of 130 professionals representing over 20 nationalities and 30 languages. We have a strong corporate culture anchored in core values such as collaborative spirit, creativity, and respect. We are passionate about what we do and are committed to attracting the best and brightest talent.

This is a great opportunity to join a market leader, and contribute to our continued success.

Job description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Developer with exceptional UX/UI design capabilities to build next-generation front office technology tools for web and mobile platforms. You will work as part of Portfolio Management Analytics team, contributing to the architecture and design of applications while focusing on delivering high-quality, performant, and visually compelling solutions. This role for a UI/UX-focused engineer who enjoys solving complex problems through clean, user-friendly designs and is comfortable working across the full stack. While financial markets experience is a plus, it is not required — what matters most is your ability to deliver beautiful, functional, and efficient applications.

Responsibilities:

Application Design & Development

• Participate in application architecture and technical design discussions.
• Develop React-based web applications with responsive, mobile-first design.
• Translate complex workflows into intuitive and performant UI/UX.
• Build reusable, modular, and maintainable front-end components.
• Integrate front-end applications with back-end services in .NET and Python.

Full Stack Development

• Contribute to server-side development in .NET 6+ (C#) and Python.
• Work with SQL Server for relational data and Redis for high-speed caching.
• Implement authentication and authorization (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT).
• Develop and integrate REST APIs.
• Support deployment and scaling on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring.

Skills & Experience:

Frontend Expertise

• Proficiency in React (hooks, context, state management such as Redux/Zustand/Recoil).
• Strong TypeScript skills. Expertise in styling frameworks
• Experience with responsive design, accessibility, and cross-platform compatibility.
• A UI/UX portfolio showcasing data-rich, complex applications.

Backend & API

• Experience with .NET 6+ (C#) and Python, SQL (SQL Server)
• Strong REST API experience.
• Experience with Redis for caching.
• Deployment and management experience with Azure / AWS.
• CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Familiarity with Docker (Kubernetes is a plus).