Senior Developer

Senior Risk IT Developer - Commodity Trading - London - Full Time Permanent We’re partnering with a global leader in commodity trading, to find an exceptional Senior Risk IT Developer for their Risk IT team. This is a rare opportunity to help architect a next-generation, cloud-native risk platform from the ground up, with a focus on speed, scale, and precision. Why this role stands out: Greenfield build. No legacy constraints; full scope for innovation. High-impact team. A small, expert group delivering real results. Modern tech stack. Python, C++, ClickHouse, and Iceberg. Strategic scope. Shape how the client manages market risk across global portfolios. Real technical challenge. Real-time VaR, billions of rows, seconds to compute. What you’ll bring: Strong engineering skills in Python, Java and C++. Solid understanding of market risk metrics (e.g. VaR). A problem-solving mindset and the drive to build from first principles. The mission: Build a scalable, real-time risk engine to support the clients trading strategy. This is a multi-year programme with long-term vision, technical depth, and global relevance.