Senior Python Engineer, GPR Trading Tech on Beacon

Trafigura; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will work closely with quants, traders, and deal desk professionals, integrating quantitative models and data sources to produce measurable business impact. A strong focus on delivery and collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on development on Beacon Platform, Quants, or Athena; SecDB development experience will also be considered.
• Solid understanding of quantitative modelling concepts — you will integrate models and connect them to market data sources.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas desk using Python on 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.

Skills

Python programming

Under pressure

Tools

Beacon Platform

Quants

Athena

Apache Kafka

Job description

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

You will work closely with quants, traders, and deal desk professionals, integrating quantitative models and data sources to produce measurable business impact. A strong focus on delivery and collaboration is required.