Python Engineer, Beacon – Gas, Power & Renewables Technology

Trafigura; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Trafigura's Gas, Power & Renewables (GPR) Technology team seeks a Senior Python Engineer to own the full development lifecycle from requirements gathering to production delivery.

You will build risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas trading desk on Beacon Platform, collaborating with quants, traders and deals desk to connect models with relevant market data sources.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development skills and production experience.
• 2+ years with Beacon Platform, Quarts or Athena, with SecDB experience a plus.
• Solid understanding of quantitative modelling concepts and data integration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas desk on Beacon Platform.
• Integrate quantitative models from the quant team into Beacon and link to market data sources.
• Work in a fast-paced trading environment with direct feedback from traders and desk leads.

Skills

Python development

Beacon Platform

Quants collaboration

Athena

SecDB

Quantitative modelling concepts

Tools

Apache Kafka

Beacon Platform tooling

Job description

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 capturing 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.

What You Will Do

• 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

What We Are Looking For

Technical Skills

• 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
• Experience with Apache Kafka is a plus

Domain Knowledge

• Good knowledge of commodities markets, with a preference for US power and gas (both physical and paper)
• Familiarity with instruments such as heat rate options, gas storage products, PPAs and tolling agreements is highly desirable

Soft Skills

• 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

Key Relations and Reporting Structure

Reporting Line

• Reports directly to the Global Head, Gas, Power & Renewables Technology