Senior Quantitative Developer - Commodities

Clearwater Analytics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 179,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home Fridays

Work from anywhere 3 weeks/year

401k with match

Health insurance

Dental & vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics, New York, seeks a Senior Quantitative Developer to join the Commodities team. You will develop pricing libraries for Risk and Valuation across global commodities and extend the platform for trading and risk analytics.

You will work with cross-functional teams, convert complex models into robust production code, and contribute to documentation and ongoing valuation framework improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of development experience using Python
• Knowledge of commodities and energy markets
• Knowledge of market conventions, deal structures, and pricing/risk management of derivatives
• Experience in a front office development role, preferably on a trading desk, supporting derivatives pricing and risk analytics
• Experience developing code in a production environment - preferably enterprise risk systems
• Strong software engineering culture supporting all the phases of software development cycle
• Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases and debug applications
• Solid critical thinking and troubleshooting skills

Responsibilities

• Develop pricing libraries for Risk and Valuation covering global commodities including Power, Gas, Oil, Crude, LNG and Metals
• Build, extend, and maintain frameworks within the platform supporting products across asset classes, valuation, lifecycle and risk
• Identify and advocate for new models and design patterns for an evolving infrastructure
• Write and maintain high-quality production code meeting business and quantitative requirements
• Produce high-quality documentation for both technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

Python

Problem solving

Communication

Commodities knowledge

Derivatives pricing

Front office development

Troubleshooting

Software engineering culture

Tools

SecDB

Athena

Quartz

Job description

## Senior Quantitative Developer - CommoditiesApplylocations: Office - New Yorktime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdaytime left to apply: End Date: November 30, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)job requisition id: R10881Clearwater Analytics is the leading SaaS platform for investment accounting, risk, and performance. We serve some of the world’s largest insurance companies, hedge funds, asset managers, and institutional investors. We deliver decision-ready risk analytics that bring clarity and insight to multi-asset portfolios—highlighting exposures, sensitivities, scenarios, and performance drivers.As a Commodities Quantitative Developer, you will play a critical role within the Quant team, helping to enhance and expand our Commodities product suite. You will work closely with cross-functional teams of developers and interact directly with clients to deliver solutions for both developers and end-users focused on trading and risk management. Your contributions will help drive the continuous improvement of our platform's valuation, risk analytics, and trade management capabilities.**What You’ll Do*** Develop pricing libraries for Risk and Valuation covering global commodities (OTC and exchange-traded products) including but not limited to Power, Gas, Oil, Crude, LNG and Metals* Build, extend, and maintain frameworks within the platform supporting products across asset classes, particularly commodities, their valuation, associated lifecycle and trade management, risks (e.g. Greeks, VAR, XVA), scenario analysis, cashflow generation, and model development.* Identify and advocate for new models and design patterns necessary for the continuous improvement of an evolving infrastructure to support all clients* Write and maintain high-quality code that responds to business, functional and quantitative requirements.* Produce high-quality documentation that supports and expands engineering solutions - targeting both technical and non-technical audiences**What We’re Looking For*** 3+ years of development experience using Python* Strong problem-solving and communication skills, ability to convey technical topics to a diverse audience* Knowledge of commodities and energy markets* Knowledge of market conventions, deal structures, and pricing/risk management of derivatives* Experience in a front office development role, preferably on a trading desk, supporting derivatives pricing and risk analytics* Experience developing code in a production environment - preferably enterprise risk systems* Strong software engineering culture supporting all the phases of software development cycle* Ability to understand unfamiliar code bases and debug applications* Solid critical thinking and troubleshooting skills**What Will Make You Stand Out*** Experience as a Quant/Quant Developer in the Commodities/Energy space* Experience building, enhancing, and maintaining real-time quoting and risk systems* Experience with any strongly-typed programming language(s)* Familiarity with SecDB, Athena, Quartz, or other graph-based technologies**What we offer:*** Business casual atmosphere in a flexible working environment* Team focused culture that promotes innovation and ownership* Access cutting edge investment reporting technology and expertise* Defined and undefined career pathways allowing you to grow your own way* Competitive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits* Maternity and paternity leave* Personal Time Off and Volunteer Time Off to give back to the community* 401k with match* Work from anywhere 3 weeks out of the year* Work from home Fridays**Salary Range**179,000.00 - 243,000.00 USD AnnualThis is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits. Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.**Salary Range**$179,400.00 - $243,136.45*This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health/vision/dental insurance, 401(k), PTO, parental leave, and medical leave, STD/LTD insurance benefits. Clearwater Analytics is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.*