Software Engineer

Trafigura; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy trading company in London is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and optimize their ETRM system. In this role, you will be responsible for integrating new features, enhancing performance, and ensuring reliability. Candidates should have at least 5 years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on infrastructure and integration, and proficiency in C# and .NET Core. This position offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic team environment and contribute to the growth of innovative trading applications.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in software engineering with a strong infrastructure and integration focus.
• Proficiency in C# and .NET Core development.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database design.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate new components using C# and .NET Core.
• Design and implement robust database solutions using SQL.
• Build and maintain web services and API integrations.

Skills

C#

.NET Core

SQL

API integrations

Agile methodologies

PowerShell scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Software Engineer to support the development and optimization of an ETRM (Energy Trading and Risk Management) system, with a focus on application setup, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes. Based in our London office, this role will be instrumental in ensuring robust integration of new features and maintaining a reliable and scalable system to support ongoing business growth.

This is a key role within the team, responsible for driving performance improvements, promoting coding best practices, and contributing to the success of the overall development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate new components using C# and .NET Core
• Design and implement robust database solutions using SQL and relational database principles
• Build and maintain web services and API integrations to support trading operations
• Write clean, maintainable code following industry best practices and coding standards
• Set up and configure application infrastructure to support application system requirements
• Utilise PowerShell scripting for automation and system administration tasks
• Provide improvements to existing processes to optimise system performance to support business growth
• Maintain continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines and support the CI/CD process
• Monitor system reliability and scalability, proactively addressing potential issues
• Drive performance improvements across the development lifecycle
• Work closely with Windows Server administration teams, vendors, and internal application teams
• Collaborate with outsourced IT service providers to deliver integrated solutions
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in software engineering with a strong infrastructure and integration focus.
• Proficiency in C# and .Net Core development
• Strong knowledge of SQL and relational database design
• Solid understanding of web services and API integrations
• Experience with infrastructure setup and application deployment
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Excellent English, native or equivalent to C2 level oral and written skills

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Additional experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery integrations preferred.
• Knowledge of PowerShell and Windows setup preferred.

Attributes for success

• Successfully integrating the team and proactively managing their technical needs
• Managing the development landscape
• Successfully help deliver the applications required for the system.

Department Overview

Trafigura is committed to building and maintaining world class IT applications and infrastructure. The Trading IT group directly supports the Trafigura trading business, and this business has started a far-reaching programme to enhance and improve its trading applications using an innovative architecture to support business growth across the full range of business lines and geographies, and to enable the sharing of systems across different businesses.

These programmes are aimed at delivering functional capabilities, enhancements and technical infrastructure upgrades to enable continued business growth and enhanced profitability for the firm.

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.

CV

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