VP Front Office Software Engineer - Cloud-Native & Data

Castleton Commodities International; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental benefits

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Volunteer time off

Charitable match

Tuition assistance

Innovation awards

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Castleton Commodities International in Houston seeks a Senior Front Office Software Engineer on the Data Science & Technology team to build a firmwide investment, trading, and analytics platform with APIs, applications, and visualization tools.

You will work directly with commercial trading teams to engineer trading processes, develop Python services and APIs, and enable cloud-native solutions across the front office IT framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of professional Python programming experience.
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows environments.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of users, technical to non-technical.
• Results-oriented team player with ability to handle changing priorities.
• Strong analytical skill-set with attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment with flexibility to work beyond hours when required.
• Preferred: energy/commodities trading experience; AWS; Snowflake; DevOps; containers (ECS/EKS).

Responsibilities

• Work directly with commercial trading teams to engineer and optimize trading processes and models.
• Develop Python services and APIs with focus on design patterns and code quality.
• Develop software to support commercial activity, including supply and demand, positions, and market data analysis.
• Develop cloud-native solutions to promote integration within a Firmwide Front Office IT platform framework.

Skills

Python

Object-oriented programming

Linux

Windows

SQL

Communication

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Willingness to work after hours

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

DevOps practices

Containers (ECS / EKS)

Job description

Castleton Commodities International in Houston seeks a Senior Front Office Software Engineer on the Data Science & Technology team to build a firmwide investment, trading, and analytics platform with APIs, applications, and visualization tools.

You will work directly with commercial trading teams to engineer trading processes, develop Python services and APIs, and enable cloud-native solutions across the front office IT framework.