Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer

## Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer Apply locations:
Houston, TXtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R1362

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.
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* 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.
* Advanced understanding 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.
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* Preferred Qualifications:

*** Prior experience in energy/commodities trading.
* Working knowledge working with cloud-based technologies (AWS).
* Snowflake experience.
* Familiarity with Dev Ops 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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