Senior Engineer - Commodity Index Platform Lead
Company: Bank of America
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description: At Bank of America, we are guided by a common
purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of
every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and
delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders
every day. Being a Great Place to Work is core to how we drive
Responsible Growth. This includes our commitment to being an
inclusive workplace, attracting and developing exceptional talent,
supporting our teammates’ physical, emotional, and financial
wellness, recognizing and rewarding performance, and how we make an
impact in the communities we serve. Bank of America is committed to
an in-office culture with specific requirements for office-based
attendance and which allows for an appropriate level of flexibility
for our teammates and businesses based on role-specific
considerations. At Bank of America, you can build a successful
career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join
us! Job Description: This job is responsible for defining and
leading the engineering approach for complex features to deliver
significant business outcomes. Key responsibilities of the job
include delivering complex features and technology, enabling
development efficiencies, providing technical thought leadership
based on conducting multiple software implementations, and applying
both depth and breadth in a number of technical competencies.
Additionally, this job is accountable for end-to-end solution
design and delivery. Job Profile Summary: BofA Commodity Technology
is seeking a Senior Engineer to lead engineering team supporting
New York–based Commodities sales & trading desks. This leader will
partner directly with traders, sales, and quantitative research to
design, build, and evolve front-office risk and pricing
systems—primarily within our proprietary Quartz platform. The ideal
candidate brings deep experience in commodity index and commodity
derivatives risk, pre-trade workflow, and client connectivity, with
a track record of delivering complex, distributed risk systems in
Python and ReactJS. Exposure to C#/.NET for legacy components is a
plus. Responsibilities: Ensures that the design and engineering
approach for complex features are consistent with the larger
portfolio solution Define the technology tool stack for the
solution and evaluate and adapt new testing
tool/framework/practices for team(s) Enables team(s)/applications
with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD)
capabilities and engages with other technical stakeholders
pertaining to efficient functioning of CI-CD pipeline Guides and
influences team(s) on design and best practices for high code
performance –e.g. pairing, code reviews Provides end-to-end
delivery of complex features, including automation, for either a
single team or multiple teams, at the program level Conducts
research, design prototyping and other exploration activities such
as evaluating new toolsets and components for release management,
CI/CD, and features Works with stakeholders to establish high-level
solution needs and with architects for technical requirements Lead
& Grow a High-Performing Team (10–15 engineers): coach, set goals,
and cultivate a collaborative, front-office–centric culture. Engage
the Desk Daily: partner with trading, sales, and quants to
translate strategies and models into robust, production-grade
systems prioritizing high-impact desk outcomes. Architect & Build
on Quartz: drive end-to-end engineering of Commodity Index platform
in partnership w/ peers and quantitative partners; modernize
components and eliminate technical debt. Deliver Real-Time Risk:
implement and support intraday risk for commodity index and
derivatives. Support Pre?Trade & Client Connectivity: help define
and support future strategic pre-trade and client connectivity
implementations Production Excellence: help ensure production
stability - monitoring, alerting, incident response, root-cause
analysis, capacity planning, release management, and change
control. Required Qualifications: Leadership: 7-10 years in
software engineering with 5 years leading front-office–facing teams
delivering to trading/sales; proven people leadership across
hiring, coaching, and performance management. Communication: the
presence and clarity to engage senior business stakeholders,
translate requirements, and negotiate priorities under time
pressure. Domain Expertise: Commodities: deep knowledge of
commodity index construction/maintenance and commodity derivatives
(futures, options on futures, swaps), curve/term-structure
dynamics, spreads/calendars, seasonality, and risk
sensitivities/Greeks. Risk Systems: hands-on experience building
real-time risk/pricing and analytics platforms used on trading
desks; strong grasp of PnL, VaR, stress, scenarios, intraday
limits, and pre-trade checks. Quartz / Python / ReactJS: extensive
development experience with Python for distributed
services/analytics (ideally in Quartz or a similar platforms), and
ReactJS for rich, trader-focused UIs. Agile Development: CI/CD,
automated testing, code review, secure coding, and change
management in a regulated environment; familiarity with build
pipelines and artifact management. Desired Qualifications: C#/.NET
for legacy components and migration strategy. Experience with
commodities venues and data (e.g., ICE, CME, LME,
Bloomberg/Refinitiv) and pricing libraries. Prior hands-on work
with quant libraries and collaboration with quants. Minimum
Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
professional experience. Skills: Automation Influence Result
Orientation Stakeholder Management Technical Strategy Development
Application Development Architecture Business Acumen Risk
Management Solution Design Agile Practices Analytical Thinking
Collaboration Data Management Solution Delivery Process Shift: 1st
shift (United States of America) Hours Per Week: 40 Pay
Transparency details US - NY - New York - 1100 Ave Of The Americas
- Two Bryant Park (NY1540) Pay and benefits information Pay range
$122,000.00 - $200,000.00 annualized salary, offers to be
determined based on experience, education and skill set.
Discretionary incentive eligible This role is eligible to
participate in the annual discretionary plan. Employees are
eligible for an annual discretionary award based on their overall
individual performance results and behaviors, the performance and
contributions of their line of business and/or group; and the
overall success of the Company. Benefits This role is currently
benefits eligible. We provide industry-leading benefits, access to
paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can
make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of
our business and the communities we serve.
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