Front Office Developer

About the job

Front Office Information Technology team is searching for a strong programmer experienced with Python, Java, and cloud-based technologies. This position is a hands-on role responsible for developing, supporting, and maintaining a firmwide commodities investments, 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 business users and tradersing 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. This opportunity sits in a shared services model where you'll work cross-functionally with all of our Commercial Desks.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with Commercial Trading teams to reengineer & optimize trading models.
• Develop cloud-native solutions to promote integration within the framework of a Firmwide Front Office IT platform including the use of analytical and visualization tools.
• Partner with Data Science team to create next-generation analytic tools including machine-learning driven platforms and code sets.
• Develop APIs to facilitate time series, positions, and market data analysis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science or related field of study.
• 5-8+ years of prior professional programming experience (is preferred).
• Advanced Python or Java experience.
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.
• Working knowledge working with cloud-based technologies (AWS).
• Working knowledge in Un*x and Windows environments.
• Intermediate or higher knowledge of SQL technologies.
• Ability to communicate and interact with a wide range of users ranging from very technical to non-technical.
• Results-oriented team player, with the ability to handle a rapidly changing set of projects and priorities while maintaining a strong professional presence.
• Strong analytical skillset with demonstrated attention to detail.
• The candidate should be passionate about technology, staying current with trends.
• Fast learner with the ability to adapt quickly and work in a dynamic environment

Desired Experience:

• Snowflake, Oracle, SQL Server, or PostgreSQL experience.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code. Experience with the following technologies:
• Git, Containers (Docker), Kubernetes, Microservices, Spring, shell scripting, messaging busses, React, Angular.
• Experience in MATLAB or Excel VBA/.NET/.NET Core.
• Experience with Flask, Django, or Spring Boot.

Employee Programs & Benefits:

Firm offers fantastic comprehensive 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