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Company Description
Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon. From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects, and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.
Our people are our business. Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65 nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse work force. Learn more about us here.
Job Description
We are looking for a talented and motivated Python developer to work within our Vitol’s
MIS department and work closely on various initiatives and as well as with our business dev community. In this role you will leverage technology, data and automation to support Vitol’s fast paced business model and enable rapid adaption to upcoming opportunities. Having a basic understanding of the business domain you will be engaged in a variety of tasks along the development stack, from expanding internal packages, tailoring applications to collaborating/liaising with the central development and data science teams on the core platform.
What You’ll Do
Personal Characteristics
Vitol is a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum: from oil through to power, renewables and carbon. From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects, and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.
Our people are our business. Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65 nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse work force. Learn more about us here.
Job Description
We are looking for a talented and motivated Python developer to work within our Vitol’s
MIS department and work closely on various initiatives and as well as with our business dev community. In this role you will leverage technology, data and automation to support Vitol’s fast paced business model and enable rapid adaption to upcoming opportunities. Having a basic understanding of the business domain you will be engaged in a variety of tasks along the development stack, from expanding internal packages, tailoring applications to collaborating/liaising with the central development and data science teams on the core platform.
What You’ll Do
- Working with EU business sponsors to drive out requirements for data ingestion and access
- Contribute and help drive business development efforts including standardization and consolidation of core modules
- Writing modular, reusable components to liaise between external sources of data, internal tools and databases
- Maintaining the cleanliness and centrality of the Vitol Python core codebase
- Efficiently coordinate with other team members in the Houston office
- Help lead and organize policies related to our Vitol python development community and act as a liaison for our growing business development efforts
- 2 to 6 years of enterprise-level coding experience with Python in Linux environment
- Oracle / PL SQL development experience including queries and stored procedures
- Strong understating of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
- Familiarity with Pandas and NumPy packages
- Commodities/Energy Industry experience strongly desired
- Familiarity with containerization solutions like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
- Proficient understanding of peer-reviewing, code versioning, and bug/issue tracking tools
- Awareness of continuous integration and delivery concepts/technologies
- Experience working in an agile scrum development model
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- Computer Science, MIS or related degree
Personal Characteristics
- Team player
- Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities
- Able to work in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities
- Proactive and customer focused “make it work” mentality
- Highly responsive, energetic and enthusiastic
- Resourceful and able to think creatively and adapt
- Large variety of projects, creative freedom and direct access to our user community
- This job operates in a professional office environment
- Central location close to Victoria Station
- Potential for travel to our Singapore, Houston and Geneva offices
- Modern well-equipped gym
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- Posted
- Nov 16, 2024
- Type
- Full-time
- Level
- Mid-Senior
- Location
- London
- Company
- Vitol
Industries
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Categories
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