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Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer

Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer

Castleton Commodities International LLC • Houston, TX
7 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Responsibilities:

  • Partner directly with commercial trading teams to understand business requirements and develop solutions that improve trading workflows, models, and decision-making.
  • Design, develop, and maintain Python services and APIs using modern frameworks, sound design patterns, and established software engineering practices.
  • Build applications and analytical tools supporting supply-and-demand analysis, position analysis, and market data workflows.
  • Develop and integrate cloud-native services within CCI’s firmwide front-office technology platform.
  • Deploy, manage, and support containerized applications on AWS using ECS and EKS.
  • Apply DevOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, and monitoring, to improve delivery speed and production reliability.
  • Take ownership of application performance, troubleshooting, and ongoing production support.
  • Collaborate with engineering colleagues to strengthen architecture, code quality, and reusable development standards.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial hands-on Python development experience.
  • Advanced understanding of object-oriented programming, software design patterns, and maintainable application architecture.
  • Demonstrated experience building, deploying, and supporting production applications on AWS.
  • Hands-on experience with containerization and AWS container services, including ECS and EKS, with a working understanding of Kubernetes.
  • Practical experience with DevOps practices, including version control, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and application monitoring.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience designing, querying, and integrating database technologies.
  • Experience developing services and APIs and integrating them into broader application platforms.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with close attention to detail.
  • Ability to manage changing priorities, work collaboratively, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience in energy or commodities trading, including familiarity with commercial workflows, market data, supply-and-demand fundamentals is preferred but not required.
  • Ability 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.


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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Vice President, Senior Front Office Software Engineer • Houston, TX