Associate, Front Office Software Engineer

Castleton Commodities International () is a global leader in energy commodity trading and asset investment. Our Data Science & Technology team is central to our success, engineering the high-performance systems and innovative tools that power our commercial decision-making. We build the platforms that help our front-office teams understand market behavior, forecast price movements, and manage risk.

Our team solves complex, high-impact challenges using a modern technology stack. We develop everything in cloud-native infrastructure from real-time analytics to back testing engines, third party integrations, and internal libraries, all designed to give CCI a competitive edge in the global commodities markets. This role is an opportunity to build solutions that have a direct commercial impact from day one.

Responsibilities:

* Partner directly with traders and analysts to engineer and optimize trading processes, analytical models, and systematic strategies.

* Build and maintain scalable, high-performance Python services and APIs that power our analytics platform.

* Develop solutions to support supply and demand models, market data analysis, and strategy research.

* Design and implement cloud-native tools, including real-time analytics, visualization interfaces, and workflow automation, that integrate seamlessly into our Front Office platform.

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related STEM field.

* 2-5 years of professional software engineering experience.

* Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.

* Proficiency in Python for backend development (services, APIs, data processing).

* Prior experience developing front-end applications utilizing React, Angular, Type Script is strongly preferred.

* Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.

* Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and commercial teams.

* Must be able to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-intensity environment including open-floor plan if applicable to the position, with timely responsiveness and the ability to work beyond normal business hours when required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake).

* Experience working in a Linux/Unix environment.

* Knowledge of Dev Ops practices and CI/CD pipelines.

* Prior exposure to or a demonstrated interest in finance, quantitative trading, or the commodities markets.

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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