Commodities CTRM Engineer

Systematic Macro Hedge Fund

London, UK

Selby Jennings is working closely with a systematic macro hedge fund, as they seek to hire a Commodities CTRM Engineer with a strong background in Python. The successful candidate will help facilitate the delivery of a vendor E/CTRM platform and automate operational processes for their Commodities desk.

Skills:

• 5+ years of work experience as a backend Developer with a focus on Python (required) and/or C# (preferred)
• Experience architecting and building backend applications beginning from the design phase through implementation
• Experience with messaging solutions (Kafka, Rabbit, Solace, etc.)
• Experience with code optimisation, performance tuning, and testing
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL database technologies
• Understanding of the full scope of application development (authentication, integrating with APIs, build process, testing, validation, state management)
• Experience with source code control (Git experience preferred)
• Analytical skills - Ability to troubleshoot and logically assess problems and determine solutions
• Bachelor's in computer science or closely related field

Preferred Product Experience:

• Experience working with at least one major E/CTRM vendor software platform such as Endur, Allegro, CXL, Entrade, Brady etc. strongly desired
• Experience of energy / commodity markets with a strong understanding of one or more of the following: US and European Power, Gas, Oil, Coal, Metals, Emissions etc. helpful
• Understanding of OTC products such as forwards, swaps, options and swaptions helpful
• Understanding of the fundamentals of securities and OTC trades, including lifecycling, asset servicing and position management.
• Knowledgeable of transaction reporting, reconciliation, exception management and break resolution workflow.

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