Senior Engineer - Commodity Index Platform Lead
Core
Lead engineering for front-office risk and pricing systems supporting New York-based Commodities sales & trading desks, specifically modernizing the proprietary Quartz platform.
Role type
Senior Engineering Lead (Front-Office Risk Systems)
Builds
Production-grade risk, pricing, and pre-trade systems for commodity index and derivatives
Domain
Financial Services / Commodities Trading / Risk Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, ReactJS, Commodity Index Construction, Commodity Derivatives Risk, Real-time Risk Systems, CI/CD, Team Leadership, Solution Architecture
Preferred skills
C#/.NET, Quantitative Libraries, Commodities Venues Data (ICE, CME, LME, Bloomberg)
Technologies
Python, ReactJS, Quartz, C#/.NET
Responsibilities
Define technology tool stacks and evaluate new testing frameworks; Enable CI/CD capabilities and engage with technical stakeholders; Guide teams on design best practices and code performance; Lead and grow a high-performing team of 10–15 engineers; Partner with traders, sales, and quants to translate strategies into robust systems; Architect and build end-to-end engineering for the Commodity Index platform; Implement and support intraday risk for commodity index and derivatives; Ensure production stability through monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities