Senior Front Office Engineer

Castleton Commodities International; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in investment management seeks a Senior Front Office Engineer in London. This pivotal role involves developing and maintaining an investment-trading platform using modern technologies such as Python and AWS. Candidates with strong software skills and experience in trading or finance are encouraged to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Benefits

Competitive medical and dental benefits

Tuition assistance and reimbursement

Employee discount program

Quarterly Innovation Awards

Paid time off

Flexible volunteering opportunities

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional programming experience.
• Experience in energy/commodities trading preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud-based technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop software to support trading processes and models.
• Optimize and modernize trading processes.
• Create analytic tools in collaboration with Data Science team.

Skills

Python

SQL

Object-oriented programming

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

Linux

Windows

Docker

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Associate Director at Castleton Commodities International LLC

Castleton Commodities International is hiring a Front Office Software Engineer to join our Front Office Information Technology team in the London office. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated passion for solving business problems with technology and possess strong software engineering skills. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining a firmwide investment, trading, and analytics platform supported by APIs, applications, and visualization tools. This is an excellent opportunity for a candidate with a strong technical background to work collaboratively with the rest of the Front Office IT team and interface directly with CCI’s commercial personnel. It is also a terrific opportunity to be involved in the firm’s shift towards more cloud-first development while embracing modern software engineering practices.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Commercial Trading teams to re-engineer, optimize, and modernize trading processes and models.
• Develop modern solutions, including analytical and visualization tools, to promote integration within the framework of a Firmwide Front Office IT platform.
• Partner with the Data Science team to create next-generation analytic tools, including machine-learning-driven platforms and code sets.
• Develop software to support commercial activity, including supply and demand, positions, and market data analysis utilizing Python, AWS, and Snowflake.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related field of study.
• 10+ years of prior professional programming experience utilizing Python programming languages.
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Working knowledge in Linux and Windows environments.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
• Ability to communicate and interact with a wide range of users ranging from very technical to non-technical.
• Results-oriented team player who can handle rapidly changing projects and priorities while maintaining a strong professional presence.
• Strong analytical skillset with demonstrated attention to detail.
• The candidate should be passionate about technology and staying current with trends.
• Fast learner with the ability to adapt quickly and work in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent time management skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in energy/commodities trading.
• Working knowledge working with cloud-based technologies (AWS).
• Snowflake experience.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices.
• Experience with containers (Docker)
  
  

Employee Programs & Benefits:

CCI offers competitive benefits and programs to support our employees, their families and local communities. These include:

• Competitive comprehensive medical, dental, retirement and life insurance benefits
• Employee assistance & wellness programs
• Parental and family leave policies
• CCI in the Community: Each office has a Charity Committee and as a part of this program employees are allocated 2 days annually to volunteer at the selected charities.
• Charitable contribution match program
• Tuition assistance & reimbursement
• Quarterly Innovation & Collaboration Awards
• Employee discount program, including access to fitness facilities
• Competitive paid time off
• Continued learning opportunities
  
  

Visit https://www.cci.com/careers/life-at-cci/# to learn more!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Investment Management

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