Company Description

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business of trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $10+billion invested in long-term assets.

Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2023 were $400bn.

For more information: vitol.com

Job Description

As a talented python developer, you will help us continue expanding our CTRM platform, fuelled by the rich data generated by our inhouse end-to-end trading system as well as external datasets. We are growing rapidly and are looking for exceptional candidates to help us deliver on our mission. This role will have the opportunity to interface directly with the business, ranging from paper operators to top management to drive our requirements and deliver a wide range of capabilities.

As a member of the CTRM team, located in Geneva, Switzerland, you will:

• Be part of a global development team
• Take ownership of a desk driven initiative and re-architecture the application where applicable
• Write modular, reusable components to liaise between external sources of data, internal tools and databases
• Maintain the cleanliness and centrality of the Vitol Python codebase
• Port legacy code to Python where appropriate
• Be able to translate business requirements into a technical delivery following existing patterns where possible

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise-level coding experience in Python
• Experience building backend application in Python is a must
• Experience using a TypeScript framework ideally React.js
• Database knowledge (Oracle, Postgres, Redis) and SQL
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
• Proficient understanding of peer-reviewing, code versioning, and bug/issue tracking tools.
• Takes great pride in the finished project, with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to drive interactions with project stakeholders
• Proactive and user-focused, with a can-do attitude and a genuine interest in the functional as well as technical aspects of each challenge encountered
• Drives software development best practices
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and manage changing priorities
• Excellent English oral and written skills

Additional Information

• Familiarity with containerization solutions like Docker
• Previous experience in the commodities and/or trading industry
• University degree (Bachelor or Master) in Computer Science, MIS, or an equivalent field
• French language skills an advantage