Software Engineer - Commodities
Millennium is a top tier global hedge fund with a strong commitment to leveraging innovations in technology and data science to solve complex problems for the business. We are assembling a strong Commodity Technology team to build our next generation in-house commodity technology platform and associated ecosystem of tools, applications and systems. Commodity Technology provides a dynamic and fast-paced environment with excellent growth opportunities and projects involving cutting edge technologies.
Responsibilities
Develop research and trading applications using Python (Django, Flask, Tornado, or FastAPI), front-end development (React/Angular), and AWS technologies (S3, SQS, AWS Batch, etc.) Work closely with traders, quants, and other technologists globally to under system development requirements Develop software solutions in an agile fashion using modern software development practices e.g. comprehensive testing, version control practices, CI/CD, etc. Test and deploy software solutions in an automated fashion using CI/CD practices Ensure DevOps style management and operation of DEV/UAT/PROD deployment environments
Mandatory Requirements
2+ years’ of professional experience with python application development Knowledge on data intensive application development experience using pandas and numpy Experience developing web frontends using React and/or Angular Working knowledge of SQL and databases Experience with unit testing
Preferred Requirements
Experience working in other financial institutions preferably in the commodities space Familiarity with quantitative finance and electronic trading concepts. Experience with developing dashboards and other data visualization applications with Plotly, Matplotlib, Bokeh, Dash, etc. Experience using AWS technologies such as S3, Athena, SQS, Batch, Lambda Experience with DevOps practices using containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker / Kubernetes)