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<p>Responsibilities:</p><ul><li>This role sits within a global, utility-backed energy trading group operating across major international markets.</li><li>Headquartered in Singapore, the organisation manages a diverse and dynamic energy portfolio, leveraging deep market insights to optimise trading strategies, enhance portfolio value, and support security of supply.</li><li>With a strong capital base and offices in Singapore, London, Tokyo, Houston, and Brisbane, the company brings together a global team of approximately 400 professionals across trading, analytics, technology, and operations.</li><li>You will work directly with traders and analysts to design, build, and enhance systems that support trading activities. You will operate in an embedded capacity within Front Office teams, collaborating iteratively to deliver high-impact solutions aligned with business priorities.</li><li>This is a hands-on engineering role requiring both strong technical capability and a genuine interest in understanding trading workflows—particularly across the LNG trade lifecycle.</li><li>Partner closely with Front Office stakeholders to deliver prioritised solutions in an agile environment (Kanban/Scrum).</li><li>Develop, enhance, and maintain robust, scalable systems using modern engineering practices.</li><li>Work across a broad technology stack including Excel, Python, C#, SQL Server, Databricks, messaging systems, web frameworks (Angular/React), Azure services, and containerised environments.</li><li>Design maintainable, high-quality code with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.</li><li>Provide third-line production support for developed systems.</li><li>Collaborate with IT Operations and Infrastructure teams to ensure sustainable and secure deployments.</li><li>Develop a strong understanding of LNG trading and the full trade lifecycle to communicate effectively with business users.</li><li>Proactively research and learn new technologies to address evolving business challenges.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Requirements:</p><ul><li>Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience.</li><li>Strong working knowledge of:</li><li>.NET ecosystem (C# .NET / .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API, gRPC)</li><li>Python, with awareness of ecosystem limitations and appropriate use cases</li><li>Modern web development (Angular or React)</li><li>Database design (relational and non-relational, e.g., SQL Server, Cosmos DB)</li><li>Experience with:</li><li>Data modelling (relational and data warehouse)</li><li>Distributed messaging systems</li><li>SOLID principles and software design patterns</li><li>Cloud platforms (preferably Azure PaaS and IaaS)</li><li>Containerised microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)</li><li>Proficiency in building performant Excel-based solutions, including:</li><li>Power Query, advanced formulae, VBA, VSTO, Excel-DNA, xlwings</li><li>Understanding Excel’s limitations and when alternative technologies are more appropriate</li><li>Experience with development tooling:</li><li>Source control (Git, Azure DevOps)</li><li>CI/CD pipelines and release management</li><li>Scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bicep)</li><li>Test automation (unit testing frameworks, Cucumber/SpecFlow, Playwright)</li><li>Experience in Front Office or Middle Office development within commodity trading environments preferred. Strong engineers from leading technology organisations will also be considered.</li><li>Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to simplify complex challenges and deliver incremental value quickly.</li><li>Highly motivated, results-oriented, and able to balance speed with engineering robustness.</li><li>Curious, innovative, and proactive in learning new technologies.</li><li>Structured, organised, and capable of managing multiple priorities independently.</li><li>Excellent communication skills and stakeholder engagement ability.</li><li>Strong academic background (degree or equivalent professional qualification).</li><li>Interest in data science or data engineering is advantageous.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Application:</p><ul><li>Apply to this job posting, and email your CV with the job title as the subject line to: T.Wong@GravitasGroup.com</li></ul>

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