Job Description
Senior Risk IT Developer - Commodity Trading - London - Full Time Permanent
We’re partnering with a global leader in commodity trading, to find an exceptional Senior Risk IT Developer for their Risk IT team. This is a rare opportunity to help architect a next-generation, cloud-native risk platform from the ground up, with a focus on speed, scale, and precision.
Why this role stands out:
* Greenfield build. No legacy constraints; full scope for innovation.
* High-impact team. A small, expert group delivering real results.
* Modern tech stack. Python, C++, ClickHouse, and Iceberg.
* Strategic scope. Shape how the client manages market risk across global portfolios.
* Real technical challenge. Real-time VaR, billions of rows, seconds to compute.
What you’ll bring:
* Strong engineering skills in Python, Java and C++.
* Solid understanding of market risk metrics (e.g. VaR).
* A problem-solving mindset and the drive to build from first principles.
The mission:
Build a scalable, real-time risk engine to support the clients trading strategy. This is a multi-year programme with long-term vision, technical depth, and global relevance.