Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer

Castleton Commodities International, LLC

$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • 10+ years of prior professional programming experience with Python.
  • Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
  • Working knowledge of Linux and Windows environments.
  • Excellent knowledge of SQL and database technologies.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical users.
  • Results-oriented team player capable of handling changing priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with trading teams to optimize trading processes.
  • Develop services and APIs in Python using modern design patterns.
  • Create software to support trading activities, such as market data analysis.
  • Develop cloud-native solutions for integration within the IT platform.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, retirement, and life insurance benefits.
  • Employee assistance and wellness programs.
  • Parental and family leave policies.
  • Volunteer days through a Charity Committee program.
  • Charitable contribution match program.
  • Tuition assistance and reimbursement.
  • Quarterly Innovation & Collaboration Awards.
  • Employee discount program including fitness access.
  • Competitive paid time off.
  • Continued learning opportunities.
Full Job Description
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.

  • Advancedunderstanding 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

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