COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Hartree Partners is a global energy and commodities firm, founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in many financial centers around the world including London, Singapore, and Dubai. Hartree Partners LP is owned by the company's Managing Partners, senior staff, and Oaktree Capital.
Energy is always evolving. At Hartree Partners, we use our decades of experience in the physical and financial energy and commodities markets to explore the opportunities this evolution provides. We assist our customers in participating in new markets and navigating their complexities for maximum revenues at minimum risk. We provide a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified customer base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.
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OUR VALUES:
We are
DEEPLY ANALYTICAL
, data driven, and methodical, research and application oriented, we seek to understand before we act.
We are
ENTREPRENEURIAL
, intellectually curious, and enterprising, our goal is to develop new methods and find new opportunities.
We are
INNOVATIVE
, creative, and cutting edge, we welcome opportunities to break new ground.
We are
COLLABORATIVE
, collegial and connected, our best work comes through the teams we have built.
We are
ETHICAL
, operating with respect and honoring commitments, we are dedicated to making ethical and sustainable business decisions that reflect our core value of integrity.
ROLE OVERVIEW:
Join a high-performance development team at the forefront of trading technology innovation. This full-time role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment responsible for building the backend of a cutting-edge trading platform. As a Developer, you will work near traders and other front-office professionals, contributing directly to pricing, market risk, and trading strategy implementations. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a passion for solving real-world trading challenges.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Design, develop, and maintain backend services for our trading platform, primarily using Python.
* Collaborate with front office stakeholders, including traders and analysts, to gather requirements and deliver robust, scalable solutions.
* Leverage AWS cloud services such as S3, ECS, and Postgres to build and optimize backend infrastructure.
* Implement messaging and data processing workflows using tools like Kafka.
* Contribute to team-wide development practices, including test-driven development, continuous integration, and version control using Git.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Passion for building high-quality software leveraging the latest technology, including AI.
* 2–5 years of commercial programming experience with Python, with any previous experience in object-oriented programming languages like C#.
* At least 1 year of hands-on experience with AWS services, including S3, ECS, and Postgres.
* Practical experience working within trading environments or financial technology firms.
* Proficiency in object-oriented programming and database management (relational and/or NoSQL).
* Familiarity with development tools, including CI/CD systems and Git.
* Strong communication skills and a collaborative, solution-focused mindset.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
* Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker.
* Operational mindset with knowledge of system monitoring, diagnostics, and high availability.
* Background in commodities trading or similar markets.