Main Purpose: Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. Trafigura sources, stores, transports, and delivers a range of raw materials (including oil and refined products and metals and minerals) to clients around the world. The trading business is supported by industrial and financial assets, including 95% percent owned global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; global terminals, warehousing and logistics operator Impala Terminals; Trafigura's Mining Group; and Galena Asset Management. The Company is owned by around 800 of its 4,300 employees who work in 66 offices in 38 countries around the world. Trafigura has achieved substantial growth over recent years, growing revenue from USD12 billion in 2003 to USD231.3 billion in 2021. The Group has been connecting its customers to the global economy for more than two decades, growing prosperity by advancing trade. Department: Trafigura is committed to building and maintaining world-class IT applications and infrastructure. The Trading IT group directly supports the Trafigura trading business and includes a Rapid Application Development (RAD) department. This department is a strategic initiative by Trading IT, designed to empower business teams with the tools and solutions they need to thrive. RAD accelerates software development cycles, enhances responsiveness through close engagement with end users, and promotes innovation and flexibility via decentralized decision-making. The RAD team delivers tactical solutions to address specific business needs—ranging from small enhancements and tool development to integration projects and converting spreadsheets into web applications—while remaining aligned with strategic IT programs and the broader IT architecture. Main Purpose: We are seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Developer to join our dynamic and agile Rapid Application Development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end development of web applications, ensuring seamless integration between front-end and back-end components. This role demands a solid understanding of both client-side and server-side technologies, combined with the ability to build efficient, scalable, and user-friendly applications. A strong grasp of the commodity trading business is essential, as you’ll be working closely with end users and building solutions that support the full commodity cycle. This is a great opportunity to operate in a fast-paced commercial setting, playing a vital role in a data-driven trading environment. Our focus on excellence and innovation drives us to seek individuals who are not only passionate about software engineering but also eager to make a tangible impact in the commodities industry. Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities: Development Lifecycle Management: Manage the end-to-end development lifecycle of a variety of applications, ensuring optimal performance, scalability, and reliability. Technical Design and Development: Participate in the technical design and development of significant or complex application enhancements. Issue Investigation and Resolution: Investigate and resolve high-severity issues, identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions. Requirement Collaboration: Collaborate with Business Analysts to understand functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Interface and Solution Implementation: Work closely with partners to implement interfaces and integrated solutions. Deployment and Scaling: Coordinate with IT teams to deploy and scale new instances as required by performance demands and expanding business needs. Risk and Performance Management: Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and system degradation. Knowledge Skills and Abilities: Proficiency in Back-End Development Expertise: Solid level of experience with server-side programming in C# or Python. Able to quickly pick up and work within relevant frameworks with a focus on building scalable, maintainable solutions that align with clean architecture principles. Proficiency in Front-End Technologies: Extensive experience with frameworks such as React or Angular and JavaScript, Typescript, CSS proficiency. Experienced with Database Management: Writing performant queries on RDBMs like Oracle. Experienced with API Development and Integration: Designing, building, and consuming APIs, with a strong understanding of RESTful architecture and experience with GraphQL where appropriate. Experienced with Agile Methodologies: Understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, iterative development environment. Familiar with AI-assisted coding tools: Experience using tools like GitHub Copilot to enhance development productivity. Familiar with DevOps and CI/CD: Understanding of DevOps practices and experience with tools such as GitLab for version control, and Kubernetes and Jenkins for deployment Familiar with Cloud Services: Basic understanding of cloud platforms AWS or Azure. Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on innovative and practical solutions. Communication and Collaboration: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders. Attention to Detail: High level of attention to detail, ensuring the quality and accuracy of code and documentation. Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying current with emerging technologies and best practices in full stack development. Time Management: Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously, prioritizing effectively to meet deadlines. Key Relationships and Department Overview: Experience: Development Experience: Minimum of 10 years of hands-on development experience across the full stack. Technical Leadership: At least 4 years of experience in a technical lead role, overseeing development teams and driving project success. Industry Experience: Experience in commodity trading or related industries is required. Educational Background: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Reporting Structure and Relationships: Reporting into Head of Trading IT: North America Will work under the direction of the Chief Architect: North America 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, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. Through our Metals and Minerals, Oil & Petroleum Products and Gas, Power and Renewables, commercial divisions, we use infrastructure, logistics and financing to connect producers and consumers, using our deep understanding of the markets we serve to make supply more efficient, secure and sustainable. We are accelerating our investments in renewable energy, including hydrogen, ammonia and other low-carbon energy technologies required for the transition to a low carbon future. We are committed to responsible business practices and we work with our stakeholders to improve environmental and social standards, bringing greater trust and transparency to global supply chains. A career at Trafigura offers a gateway to working on some of the most exciting challenges of a rapidly changing world – from helping to optimise supply chains to developing infrastructure and new markets. In a culture that is founded on openness and energy, our people work as part of a multinational, globally connected team and thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can nurture and commercialise bold ideas. Everyone has a voice and is empowered to collaborate across geographies and disciplines to help shape our business and the wider world. We know the importance and value of diversity in our business and we invest in attracting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds. Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest independent employee-owned commodities groups in the world with over 12,000 people working across more than 60 offices. The Trafigura Group owns global multi-metals producer Nyrstar; fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nalo Renewables, investing in wind, solar and battery storage projects.
