Requirements
Requires a relevant university degree and 3+ years of full-stack Python and .NET C# development experience with ORM and API frameworks. Must have 3+ years of full-stack Typescript React development experience, proven experience with advanced agentic workflow tools, and mandatory experience with Python libraries like Fast API, SQL Alchemy, and Pydantic. Experience with relational SQL databases (PostgresSQL/Oracle) is essential.
Description
Company DescriptionVitol is an energy and commodities company with revenues of $331 billion in 2024; its primary business is the trading and distribution of energy products globally – it trades over seven million barrels per day of crude oil and products and, at any time, has 250 ships transporting its cargoes.Vitol's clients include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves clients from some 40 offices worldwide and is invested in energy assets globally including 24mM3 of storage, 850kbpd of refining capacity, and 10,000 service stations. To date, we have committed over $2.5 billion of capital to renewable projects and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.Job DescriptionThis unique role places you directly within our global CTRM & Operations Desk Developer team working closely with our physical operations and trading desks in Dubai. You will be given the opportunity to work with technical and non-technical experts and develop innovative solutions, and full-stack applications used by the desk. The role will offer you an incredible opportunity to impact operational decisions through the development of innovative solutions.You will be heavily involved in helping transform the existing business developed automation tooling landscape, where your ability to quickly understand business requirements, communicate effectively, work independently and rapidly prototype/iterate over new and existing requirements will be crucial in driving modern cutting-edge solutions to empower the physical operations desk.This Full Stack Developer role, located in Dubai, UAE, characterizes itself by:Rapid Prototyping: Working closely with the operations/commercial teams to build and support market-focused business development applications and support existing tools, by rapidly iterating on user feedback, turning it into actionable value adding solutions Project Management: Analyse ongoing business and user requirements and independently manage project lifecycles from end-to-end within the team. Innovation: Suggest innovative and reliable technical solutions for the business, enhancing existing processes or identifying new opportunities for the business to leverage. Platform Expertise and Integration: Develop a deep understanding of Vitol's MIS platforms and tools, their functionalities and capabilities to help the business development platform thrive. QualificationsRelevant university degree 3+ years of full stack Python + ideally also .NET C# (backend) development experience with in-depth knowledge of ORM and API frameworks 3+ years of full stack Typescript React development experience Proven experience using advanced agentic workflow tools within a software development lifecycle (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode) Proven experience using Python libraries such as Fast API, SQL Alchemy and Pydantic is mandatory Experience using C# Entity Framework preferred Experience using agentic workflow tools preferred (Claude Cowork, ChatGPT Work, OpenWork, n8n, CrewAI) Experience in building, maintaining and optimizing relational SQL databases (PostgresSQL/Oracle) Passion for developing in Python, C# and React and a driven desire to engage with both our development community and the business Drive to stay up to date with changes in the Python, C# and Typescript React landscape, and develop on the forefront of these exciting and fast-paced programming languages Experience within the Commodity Trading sector preferred Additional InformationSoft Skills that will help you stand outDriven and results oriented with either previous experience and/or a demonstrable commercial interest for the commodities industry Passionate about turning iterative business feedback into rapidly prototyped solutions and transform them into widely adopted value adding processes and applications Initiative with an entrepreneurial self-starting mindset A minute attention to detail Innate ability to accomplish and deliver outstanding results in a fast-paced trading environment Outstanding communication and relationship management skills Capable of working effectively across organizational and cultural boundaries, demonstrating a global perspective and the ability to foster multi-platform team collaboration Dedicated, energetic, resilient, and resourceful Highly creative with a strong innate ability for problem solving Strong Interest in commodity markets and their physical operations A natural team player What We OfferGlobal Exposure: The chance to work in a dynamic, international environment with colleagues and businesses spanning to all corners of the world. Energy Commodities Trading Industry: Opportunity to work within one of the most interesting, rapidly changing and globally impacting industries Fast Paced Creative Work Environment: Access to working with a wide range of technologies and tools that empower you to be creative and excel in your role Impactful Work: The opportunity to contribute to incredibly meaningful projects that drive the energy industry forward and make a global impact across our lines of business and our operations. Innovation: The opportunity to work and drive change at the cutting edge of the energy commodity trading industry's technological landscape Corporate Social Responsibility: Ability to engage in a variety of charitable initiatives and programs that give back to the community and promote sustainability Travel: Opportunity to travel to a wide variety of offices and sites where our business and development teams operate Python, React and GenAI Communities: Access to our global and continuously growing Python Community, React Community and GenAI Community that provides training, and ongoing discussions around the changes in the landscape of these tools and frameworks and a creative space to produce suggestions and ideas to test and/or form new solutions that further drive the success of the business Office based role (5 days)