About Us

RIA Growth Catalyst is a data-driven SaaS platform transforming how firms identify and evaluate acquisition opportunities in the Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) industry.

Our platform analyzes large-scale regulatory datasets, historical M&A activity, and proprietary signals to generate predictive insights and scoring models for wealth management firms, private equity investors, and strategic acquirers.

We are building a modern analytics platform that converts complex financial and regulatory data into clear, intuitive dashboards and decision tools.

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Front-End Engineer to help build and scale the user interface of our analytics platform.

You will work closely with the founder and engineering team to design and implement high-performance data dashboards and interactive product features.

This role is ideal for a product-minded engineer who enjoys translating complex data systems into simple and elegant user interfaces.

What You’ll Work On

• Building modern React / Next.js interfaces for SaaS analytics dashboards
• Designing intuitive visualizations for large financial datasets
• Developing performant UI components for filtering, sorting, and exploring structured data
• Integrating front-end applications with backend APIs and data services
• Improving UX for complex workflows such as market screening and firm analysis
• Optimizing application performance and responsiveness
• Collaborating on product architecture and product decisions

Our Data & Backend Architecture

Our platform is powered by a large-scale data infrastructure that processes regulatory and market data related to the RIA industry.

Key components include:

• Python-based data pipelines orchestrated with Apache Airflow
• Data storage and processing using Google BigQuery and cloud data infrastructure
• Structured datasets derived from SEC regulatory filings, historical RIA data, and M&A activity
• Backend services exposing data through APIs for front-end consumption
• Ongoing machine learning and analytics models used to generate acquisition insights

The front-end application translates these datasets into interactive dashboards, firm profiles, and market screening tools for investors and executives.

Required Skills

• 5+ years of professional front-end development experience
• Strong expertise with React and modern JavaScript / TypeScript
• Experience building data-heavy SaaS applications or analytics dashboards
• Deep understanding of component architecture and state management
• Experience integrating with REST APIs
• Strong UI/UX intuition for complex data applications
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Next.js
• Experience with data visualization libraries (D3, Recharts, Chart.js, etc.)
• Experience building analytics, BI, or dashboard-style interfaces
• Familiarity with financial or analytics platforms
• Experience working with early-stage SaaS companies

Tech Stack

Our stack currently includes:

Frontend

• React / Next.js
• TypeScript
• Modern UI component libraries

Backend / Data

• Python
• Apache Airflow
• Google BigQuery
• Cloud-based data infrastructure
• REST APIs serving analytics data

Why Join

• Work on a high-impact data platform used by investors and strategic acquirers
• Build interfaces for large-scale financial and regulatory datasets
• Collaborate directly with the founder and product leadership
• Flexible remote consulting engagement
• Opportunity to expand into a larger role as the platform grows

Job Type: Contract

Expected hours: 20 per week

Work Location: Remote