Lead Solutions Engineer

Senior Solutions Engineer

Clearwater Analytics® (CWAN) is a global SaaS solution provider for many markets in investment accounting, analytics and risk management. Clearwater recently acquired Beacon Platform which empowers energy and commodities trading firms to increase transparency and efficiency.

Energy and commodities trading firms face unique challenges – from working with complex physical assets and managing power purchase agreements to adopting new renewable energy sources – but legacy technology and fragmented workflows hold them back.

The platform consists of our Trading and Risk Management System (TRMS) Suite for cross-asset management of trades, positions and risk, and Trading and Risk Management (TRMS) Core, an integrated development and operating platform that enables quants and software engineers to collaboratively develop and continuously deploy business solutions. Our open architecture and transparent source-code model empower clients to achieve their business goals while maintaining unparalleled ownership of the full technology stack.

Responsibilities

• Producing high-level architecture design/solution proposals as part of the sales cycle, to enable prospects to evaluate how we can fit into their organisations and systems landscape
• Leading deeper technical workshops with prospects, to help showcase how our capabilities can help deliver flexible solutions for their needs.
• Assisting and advising internal and external teams for POC/POV projects, to help clients evaluate fitness for purpose, including hands-on custom Python development as necessary
• Expanding the internal inventory of demonstrable use-cases and configurations to empower the sales team
• Building internal prototypes and proof-of-concept examples to demonstrate the power and flexibility of the product to meet client needs; provide analysis to internal product owners, relating to feedback or recommendations coming from the above
• Assisting with technical responses to prospect inquiries such as through RFI/RFP and live Q&A and discovery calls.
• Performing live demonstration of custom solutions to prospective clients

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience as a software developer or engineering manager responsible for building risk management systems
• 2+ years' experience developing in Python
• Familiarity with the pre/post-trade risk-management needs of various personas within financial markets (traders, risk managers / CRO, portfolio managers, institutional sales, etc).
• Familiarity and experience with risk management for portfolios of Commodities futures, derivatives (including options), and physical transactions; familiarity and experience with energy products such as Oil, Power, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy Certificates
• Knowledge and understanding of the typical technology infrastructure, functional dependencies and business requirements of major institutions
• The ability to bring appropriate knowledge and creativity to clients' challenges and specify concrete proposals to meet their goals
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with an ability to articulate technical details to peers and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Must be based in London and willing to visit prospect offices as required, including international travel.
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles and best practices

Desired Experience and Skills

• Previous experience in a sales engineering / solutions consulting role
• Prior hands-on familiarity with SecDb at Goldman Sachs, Athena at JP Morgan or Quartz at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Familiarity with AWS, and other modern public cloud platforms
• Experience with other major commodities such as metals and agricultural products
• Experience with multiple other major asset classes (such as rates, FX, credit, equities), and desire to increase cross-asset knowledge and experience
• Experience and familiarity with the different needs across types of financial institutions (buy-side / fund managers, sell-side / investment banks (including liquidity providers / market makers, etc), asset managers and asset owners) as well as physical commodities trading houses / energy utilities.

What We Offer

• Business casual atmosphere in a flexible working environment
• Team focused culture that promotes innovation and ownership
• Access to cutting-edge investment reporting technology and expertise
• Continual learning, professional development, and growth opportunities
• Competitive salary and bonus package
• Benefits package; including health, vision and dental insurance, volunteer time off and employee discounts