At My Funded Futures, we’re transforming the world of proprietary trading by giving traders the capital, tools, and community they need to succeed.
We blend innovation, transparency, and performance to create opportunity — helping traders scale faster and smarter. If you’re passionate about fintech, financial markets, and data-driven growth, you’ll fit right in.
Explore our open roles below and see how you can help us shape the future of funded trading.
We're seeking an exceptional Frontend Engineer with deep HTML5 Canvas expertise to own and evolve our trading platform's charting library. You'll be the primary maintainer of our existing high-performance charting system, ensuring it continues to serve thousands of active traders who depend on real-time, responsive, and accurate visualizations for their trading decisions. When not working on the charting library, you'll contribute to our broader frontend initiatives across the platform.
Key Responsibilities- Develop Real-Time Trading Features – Design and implement live copy trading systems, market depth panels, and real-time order flow visualizations.
- Architect Scalable Solutions – Build reusable, performant components within an Nx monorepo architecture.
- Ensure Code Quality – Maintain comprehensive test coverage (Vitest, Playwright), Storybook documentation, and participate in thorough peer reviews.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally – Partner with backend engineers for API integration and designers for high-fidelity UI/UX implementation.
- Optimize Performance – Manage WebSocket data streams, ensuring smooth rendering of live market updates and minimal latency.
What You'll Build:
You'll take ownership of our custom charting library, maintaining and enhancing features including:
- Real-time rendering of candlestick charts, line charts, and technical indicators
- High-frequency data updates (tick-by-tick market data)
- Interactive drawing tools (trendlines, fibonacci retracements, support/resistance levels)
- Multiple timeframes and chart types
- Smooth animations and transitions without performance degradation
- Touch and mouse interactions for pan, zoom, and selection
- Overlay indicators and studies (moving averages, Bollinger Bands, RSI, MACD, etc.)
Beyond charting, you'll also contribute to general frontend development across our trading platform, working on user interfaces, dashboards, and other product features as needed.
QualificationsTechnical Expertise- 5+ years of professional frontend development experience
- 2+ years of deep, hands-on experience with HTML5 Canvas API
- Expert-level JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency
- Proven track record building high-performance rendering systems
- Strong architectural and design pattern knowledge
- Experience with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite, Rollup)
- Writing maintainable, well-documented, and testable code
- Experience with state management in complex interactive applications
- Strong understanding of:
- Canvas rendering optimization techniques (double buffering, dirty rectangles, layer management)
- Animation frame management and performance profiling
- Memory management in canvas applications
Trading Platform Experience
- Experience building high-performance, data-intensive web applications
- Comfortable working with:
- Large-scale real-time data streams (WebSocket, gRPC, REST APIs)
- Time-series data visualization and rendering optimization
- Complex interactive canvas-based applications
- Previous work on trading platforms, financial applications, or similar real-time data visualization systems is a plus but not required
- Experience optimizing canvas applications for 60fps+ performance
- Proficiency with browser DevTools and performance profiling
- Understanding of hardware acceleration and GPU rendering
- Experience handling large datasets (100k+ data points) efficiently
Preferred:
- Experience with WebGL or PixiJS for hybrid rendering approaches
- Background in quantitative finance or algorithmic trading
- Experience with real-time data streaming and WebSocket protocols
- Knowledge of accessibility standards for data visualizations
- Experience with React, Vue, or other modern frameworks for wrapper components
- Understanding of color theory and data visualization best practices
- Experience with mobile-responsive canvas applications and touch interactions
Day-to-Day Responsibilities:
- Design and implement new chart types and technical indicators
- Optimize rendering performance for real-time market data
- Collaborate with backend engineers on data formats and API design
- Work with product and design teams to create intuitive trading interfaces
- Debug complex rendering and interaction issues across browsers and devices
- Establish coding standards and best practices for canvas development
- Mentor other engineers on canvas techniques and performance optimization
- Conduct code reviews focusing on performance and maintainability
- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript
- Core Technology: HTML5 Canvas API
- Build Tools: Modern bundlers and development tooling
- Version Control: Git
- Testing: Unit testing, visual regression testing
- CI/CD: Automated build and deployment pipelines
Equal Employment Opportunity
My Funded Futures is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diversity drives innovation and success. We are committed to building an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued, respected, and supported—regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
In compliance with pay transparency laws, My Funded Futures provides compensation ranges in job postings where required. Final compensation may vary based on experience, qualifications, and location. We also offer comprehensive benefits and performance-based incentives.
Accessibility / Accommodation StatementIf you require assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact our HR team at [email protected].
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