Desktop Interoperability Engineer, Glue42/Interop.io/OpenFin, React or WPF. London. Outside IR35
Posted 1 hour 18 minutes ago by Ink Search
Desktop Interoperability Engineer. Glue42/Interop.io/OpenFin, React or WPF, London.
ink Search are working with a leading financial services, trading oriented organisation that is building and evolving a modern desktop interoperability platform used across multiple Front Office and trading teams. This role sits at the intersection of desktop application development and web technologies, enabling complex desktop and web apps to communicate seamlessly in Real Time. This is a specialist position suited to engineers who enjoy solving hard integration problems, working close to end users, and shaping how applications behave together on the desktop.
If you have hands-on experience with Glue42/interop.io or OpenFin and a strong Front End or desktop engineering background, this is an opportunity to work on a genuinely sophisticated desktop ecosystem.
The Role
As a Desktop Interoperability Engineer, you will:
Design, build and maintain desktop interoperability solutions using Glue42/interop.io or OpenFin
Enable Real Time communication between WPF desktop applications and web applications
Work closely with application teams to onboard existing apps into the interoperability framework
Develop and maintain shared UI components and services using React, JavaScript, TypeScript
Contribute to WPF-based desktop components where required
Define and promote best practices around desktop integration, application life cycle, and inter-app communication
Collaborate with traders, product owners and engineers to deliver low-latency, high-reliability desktop tooling
Troubleshoot complex cross-application issues in production environments
This is a hands-on engineering role with real influence over architecture and standards.
Core Requirements
Proven, hands-on experience with Glue42/interop.io or OpenFin in a production environment
Strong understanding of desktop interoperability concepts
Front End development experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
What Makes This Role Interesting? You will work on a true desktop interoperability platform, not a greenfield demo or proof-of-concept. The work directly impacts how users interact with multiple critical applications every day. The role sits in a small, specialist engineering group alongside exceptional talent in a high visibility environment. The client are Engineering-led, pragmatic, and delivery-focused. If this sounds aligned with your background or you would like to explore the market for this skill set, please apply or get in touch for a confidential discussion. We are happy to talk through the platform, challenges, and expectations in more detail.