Software Developer - Trading Systems

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Job Title: Software Developer - Trading Systems

Contract Duration: 21 months

Location: London

Employment Type: Full-time, On-site

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Job Description:

Belcan Workforce Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Trading Desk Developer for a 21-month contract with a prestigious multinational oil and gas corporation based in London. This full-time, on-site role involves the design, development, and maintenance of software applications across a diverse technology portfolio. The position has been classified as Inside IR35.

The Trading Desk Developer will:

Solve technical problems in real-time with a bias for action and a hands-on attitude
Act as the interface between Traders, Analysts and clients technical community
Support users to best leverage the data and analytics platform
Develop fundamental trading models in partnership with Traders and Analysts
Develop user-friendly web applications to allow easy interaction with models and analysts
Act as a technical mentor for a multidisciplinary team of data engineers, developers and data scientists
Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to continuously enhance the data analytics platform

About you

To be eligible for this role, you must:

Have experience in energy / commodity trading familiarity with commodity trading analytics use cases
Ability to manage workload under time pressure and changing priorities
The ability to translate business requirements into a clean technical design
Practical working experience using cloud services (Azure preferred)
Understanding of operational aspects like high availability, monitoring, security and robustness

Preferred Qualifications

Additionally, you should meet the following skills / experience requirements in at least one area

Data engineering
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field (or hold other relevant industry experience)
Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with database management systems
Solid understanding of data modelling, indexing and query optimisation techniques
Proficient in at least one programming language (Python preferred)
Knowledge of ETL (extract, transform, load) processes and tools
Experience with Databricks and Snowflake

Web development:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, web development, or a related field (or hold other relevant industry experience)
Proven experience in building web applications
Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Experience in designing and integrating RESTful APIs.
Experience with front-end frameworks / libraries (React preferred)
Familiarity with database systems. Full-stack development experience is helpful
Solid understanding of web performance optimisation, security and best practices

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan

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