Front Office Software Engineer

Job title:

Front Office Software Engineer

Company

Castleton Commodities International

Job description

Castleton Commodities International is hiring a Front Office Software Developer 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.

Required Skillset:

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related field of study.
• 2+ years of prior professional software engineering experience.
• Team player with the ability to handle rapidly changing sets of projects and priorities in a timely manner.
• Fast learner who can adapt quickly and work in a dynamic environment while promoting a culture of experimentation and learning.
• Ability to communicate and interact with a wide range of users, from technical to non-technical.

Desired Skillset:

• Experience in financial services or commodities trading environment.
• Python experience.
• Experience in cloud-based technologies (AWS), including Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Knowledge of Linux and containers.
• Experience with writing performant SQL queries.
• A passion for modern DevOps practices and the latest technological frameworks.

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 benefitsEmployee assistance & wellness programsParental and family leave policiesCCI 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 programTuition assistance & reimbursementQuarterly Innovation & Collaboration AwardsEmployee discount program, including access to fitness facilitiesCompetitive paid time offContinued learning opportunitiesVisit https://www.cci.com/careers/life-at-cci/# to learn more!#LI-CD1

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:12:29 GMT

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