Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A lead developer is sought to own software development from requirements and architecture through testing and deployment. The role combines systems design with hands-on development of shared UI frameworks and customer-facing applications, while guiding engineering quality and the responsible use of AI-assisted development.
Highlights
Lead-level opportunity with ownership of architecture, shared software frameworks, end-to-end development, and modern web application platforms.
Description
Overview
Job Purpose
Intercontinental Exchange seeks a developer to design, build and own shared libraries, frameworks, and production applications from requirements through non-production deployment.
Projects include platform software used by development teams across the company as well as customer-facing web and desktop applications that integrate with disparate systems using APIs, inter-process communication, and backend services.
The ideal candidate demonstrates architectural and systems design skill, technical writing ability, and depth in JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and modern frameworks such as React, Redux, and TypeScript, with the judgment to direct and review AI-assisted development.
Responsibilities
Own full software development lifecycle activities, including requirements, design, development, test, and non-production deploymentLead architectural and systems design of new software componentsOwn and evolve the shared UI platform, including the component library, application framework, desktop container, and related librariesProvide technical leadership and last-resort support on React, Redux, and related web and desktop technologies for consuming teamsDesign and develop production desktop applications, including a central hub and inter-process communication with messaging-based APIs across application processesBuild and maintain an advanced AI agent/harness application, including MCP tools, resources, and promptsDirect AI-assisted development and critically review generated code, tests, and documentationAuthor requirements, technical design documents, and architecture decision recordsManage builds and non-production deployments independentlyCreate and maintain software tests ensuring functionality and qualityIdentify optimization opportunities for applicationsFollow company software development processes and standards
Knowledge And Experience
Bachelor's degree in computer science (graduate degree preferred)5+ years of JavaScript and functional programming experience, with the depth to design, evaluate, and correct production application codeExperience leading architectural and systems design for large-scale web applications and multi-process desktop systemsFull software development lifecycle ownership spanning requirements, design, development, test, and non-production deploymentTechnical writing skills for requirements, design decisions, and architecture decision recordsAbility to effectively direct and review output from AI-assisted development toolsAdvanced experience with React and ReduxStrong proficiency with TypeScriptExperience designing and maintaining libraries or frameworks used by other development teamsExperience with desktop containers or multi-process application architecturesAdvanced experience with modern CSSStrong proficiency with HTML5 and contemporary front-end techniquesExperience with test-driven development and continuous integrationClient-side testing tools (React-Testing-Library, Jest, Enzyme)Unit/e2e/accessibility testing and debugging workflowsServer-side technologies such as Node.jsStrong understanding of browser quirks and cross-browser optimization
Preferred Skills
Electron and Tauri frameworksRust languageMCP, including both use and implementation of MCP serversAgent and harness designEmotion and CSS-in-JSBuild frameworks: Webpack, Vite, Babel, GitExposure to AI-assisted development workflows (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Cursor)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics.
