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Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Trading Engineer designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated software applications that enable Cargill's trading operations by delivering scalable, high-quality technology solutions that support critical business decisions. This role advances key platforms, including Weather Intelligence and NA Crop Supply, by transforming complex weather, crop, market, and trading data into accessible, actionable insights that power proprietary models, supply chain optimization, risk management, and trading strategies. Through collaboration with cross-functional teams, the role enhances software capabilities, integrates advanced data and analytics, and delivers reliable digital products that help anticipate market impacts, identify opportunities, improve operational performance, and strengthen Cargill's competitive advantage across global agricultural markets.
Key Accountabilities
- SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: Designs and implements robust trading systems, applying appropriate technologies to write clean, efficient and maintainable code, integrating market data feeds from financial providers and exchanges to process real time data and customizing solutions to align with trading strategies and regulatory requirements.
- AUTOMATION: Implements continuous integration and deployment pipelines to streamline trading software releases, automates complex tests to validate software reliability under various market conditions and optimizes workflows by automating repetitive tasks to increase operational efficiency.
- COLLABORATION: Collaborates with traders, analysts, and other cross functional teams to gather requirements and deliver needed solutions, ensuring technical solutions aligned with business goals, participates in agile practices like standups and sprint planning for effective communication, shares knowledge through code reviews to drive learning and best practices, and explains technical concepts clearly to nontechnical team members.
- TESTING & DEBUGGING: Develops comprehensive test plans, including unit and integration tests, to validate functionality and performance, applying advanced debugging skills to resolve software defects and maintain system integrity, performing complex testing to ensure the system handles high transaction volumes, and collaborating with quality assurance teams members to ensure software meets standards before deployment.
- CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Sustains the commitment to improving system performance, scalability and reliability to ensure systems evolve with changing needs, staying current with industry trends and best in class standards, proactively suggesting improvements to development processes and tools, and integrating users and stakeholders feedback to refine software solutions.
- DOCUMENTATION: Reviews and builds technical documentation of complex system architecture and development processes, ensuring clear technical guides and operation manuals to facilitate ease of use, maintaining compliance with regulations and policies, and collaborating to build the knowledge base for delivering onboarding and training new team members.
- TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Monitors live trading systems for optimal performance, including addressing complex real time issues promptly, responding quickly to resolve operational problems, minimizing downtime and risk, executing routine maintenance to keep systems secure and efficient, and developing disaster recovery planning to ensure business continuity during system failures or crises.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
- Experience building and scaling full-stack applications using the following languages/frameworks: React, C#, .NET and/or Python
Preferred:
- Experience Developing Mobile Applications
Compensation Data
This role is not eligible for employer-sponsored work authorization now or in the future. This includes candidates whose work authorization is tied to a student visa, employer-sponsored visa, visa transfer, immigration petition, or other third-party sponsorship arrangement.
The expected salary for this position is $115,000-$155,000. Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance. At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience (typically reflects 5+ years)
- Experience building and scaling full-stack applications using React, C#, .NET and/or Python
- Experience developing mobile applications
Cargill Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Two-layer retirement program combines a 401(k) match (100% on the first 3%, 50% on the next 2%) with an employer-funded Employee Retirement Account of roughly 2.5–7% based on age and service. Match is delivered quarterly in company stock and the ERA adds long-term value through additional employer contributions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO starts at 15 days and scales to 30 days with tenure, governed by a clear June 1–May 31 cycle. This structured ladder provides predictable time away as service grows.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid family leave offers up to 6 weeks to bond with a new child and 4 weeks to care for a family member or qualifying military needs. Additional supports such as Bright Horizons childcare solutions and Milk Stork reinforce family care.
Cargill Insights
What We Do
We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials— from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to flooring. By providing customers with products that are vital for living, we help businesses grow, communities prosper and consumers live well in their daily lives.
Why Work With Us
The decision to join Cargill can open the door to a world of possibility. As part of our Digital, Technology & Data team, you’ll get to be part of a large and diverse group full of unique perspectives united by a common, higher purpose while building a rewarding career full of opportunity, growth and the satisfaction of knowing your work matters.
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