Castleton Commodities International is hiring a Senior Front Office Software Engineer to join our Data Science & Technology team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated a passion for solving business problems with technology and possess strong programming experience. This position is a hands-on role 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 candidates with a strong technical background to interface directly with CCI’s commercial personnel. It is also a terrific opportunity to be involved in the early stages of the firm’s shift toward more cloud-first development.

Responsibilities:

Work directly with commercial trading teams to engineer and optimize trading processes and models.
Develop services and APIs in Python utilizing the latest frameworks and libraries with an emphasis 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's framework, including analytical and visualization tools.

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 skill-set with demonstrated attention to detail.
Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-intensity environment with timely responsiveness and flexibility to work beyond normal business hours when required.

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 (ECS / EKS)

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!

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Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer