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 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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