Hub – Frontend Senior Associate
Hub is a start-up established by PIMCO, Man Group, S&P Global, Microsoft and State Street. Their mission is to revolutionise middle and back office systems in the asset management sector. They offer a cloud-native, scalable streaming platform with real-time data management.
I joined Hub as the first Frontend developer which was an incredible experience. I was able to see our codebase grow from 0 lines of code to having 5 different frontend applications. I worked with technologies including React, Typescript, MUI, Storybook, Webpack Module Federation and Azure DevOps. I was also able to assist with backend tasks involving Spring Boot and Java. During my time at Hub, I worked closely with many senior architects and the CTO to ensure our frontend was as scalable as possible.
Working at a start-up was insightful as I was able to wear multiple hats and learn different skills like developing a brand new product, how to grow a company, and how to set the foundations of your system efficiently. During my time there I was able to lead 50+ interviews, grow our frontend team from 1 developer to 8, and act as the teams Product Owner and Scrum Master at the beginning.
One of my favourite experience was to create and lead a UI Chapter to promote developers taking ownership of their work and improve our existing tech stack. It was great hearing other peoples ideas and seeing the ideas developed!