Python Engineer, Beacon – Gas, Power & Renewables Technology

Trafigura; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Trafigura is seeking a Senior Python Engineer to join the Gas, Power & Renewables (GPR) Technology team in the UK. You will own the full development lifecycle, building risk solutions for the Power and Gas trading desk on Beacon Platform and delivering production-quality solutions.

You will work directly with traders and quants, integrating models and data sources in a fast-paced trading environment and contributing to the evolution of the GPR technology stack.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development skills.
• 2+ years of hands-on development on Beacon Platform, Quarts, or Athena; SecDB experience is a plus.
• Solid understanding of quantitative modelling concepts; able to integrate models.
• Kafka experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas desk using Python on top of Beacon Platform.
• Integrate quantitative models into Beacon and connect them to market data sources.
• Work in a fast-paced trading environment with direct feedback.
• Engage with traders, quants, analysts, and deals desk to gather requirements and present solutions.
• Collaborate with Beacon engineers to ensure code quality and consistency.
• Contribute to the evolution of the GPR technology stack.

Skills

Python development

Beacon Platform

Quarts

Athena

SecDB

Quantitative modelling concepts

Kafka (preferred)

Tools

Beacon Platform

Quarts

Athena

SecDB

Job description

Main purpose

We are looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our Gas, Power & Renewables (GPR) Technology team. You will be a core member of a small, high-impact engineering group embedded within a broader team of quants, analysts, traders, and deal desk professionals.

Your primary focus will be building risk solutions for the Power and Gas trading desk on top of Beacon Platform. This is a 100% hands-on development role — you will own the full development lifecycle, from gathering requirements directly with traders and stakeholders through to delivering production-quality solutions.

This role will work directly with the trading desk. Candidates who have previously worked in a trading floor environment will be familiar with the pace and communication style,and will have a natural advantage.

You will be joining a well-resourced, commercially active team at the centre of one of the most dynamic areas of the energy markets. The role offers direct exposure to complex trading activity, close collaboration with quants and traders, and the opportunity to build solutions that have immediate, measurable impact on the business.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas desk using Python on top of Beacon Platform

• Integrate quantitative models developed by the quant team into Beacon and connect them to relevant market data sources

• Work in a fast-paced trading environment where decisions are made quickly and feedback is direct

• Engage directly with traders, quants, analysts, and the deals desk to gather requirements, understand business needs, and present technical solutions

• Collaborate with other Beacon engineers within the team to ensure consistency, code quality, and shared best practices

• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the GPR technology stack

Required qualifications

• Strong Python development skills

• 2+ years of hands-on development experience on Beacon Platform, Quarts, or Athena; candidates with SecDB development experience will also be considered

• Solid understanding of quantitative modelling concepts — you will not be building models yourself, but you will be integrating them and need to understand what they do

Preferred qualifications

• Additional experience with Apache Kafka is a plus.

Attributes for success

• Confident and resilient under pressure — comfortable receiving direct, candid feedback and using it constructively

• Comfortable engaging with non-technical stakeholders — traders, analysts, and deal desk — to translate business requirements into technical solutions

• Able to present and explain technical approaches clearly to a mixed audience

• Self-sufficient and delivery-focused; this is not a role with heavy management oversight

Equal opportunity employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.