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Castleton Commodities International

Front Office Software Engineer (Hybrid - 3/2 Work Schedule)

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London, Greater London, England
London, Greater London, England

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.
  • 5+ 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

Visit  https://www.cci.com/careers/life-at-cci/# to learn more!

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