Software Engineer

A leading global energy trading organisation is undergoing a major technology transformation and is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help modernise and digitalise its core trading technology estate.

This is an opportunity to join a high-profile engineering programme focused on rebuilding legacy platforms, adopting modern cloud-native technologies, and leveraging AI-driven tools to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.

What You'll Be Doing

• Assess and modernise existing trading technology platforms.
• Design and build scalable cloud-native applications and services.
• Develop APIs, backend systems, and distributed applications.
• Contribute to future-state architecture and technology roadmaps.
• Implement AI-driven solutions and automation across engineering workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering, platform, and product teams to enhance the overall technology ecosystem.
• Drive best practices in software engineering, cloud architecture, and platform reliability.
• Support the migration of legacy systems to modern architectures and cloud environments.

Skills & Experience

• Strong software engineering background with experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Commercial experience developing applications using C#/.NET and/or Python.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and modern software architectures.
• Strong backend development and API design skills.
• Proven experience modernising legacy applications and platforms.
• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Exposure to AI/LLM technologies and engineering automation is advantageous.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Desirable

• Experience within energy trading, commodities trading, financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge of CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and DevOps practices.
• Experience designing highly available, resilient, and secure cloud-based systems.

Why Join?

• Play a key role in a major technology transformation programme.
• Work with modern cloud, container, and AI technologies.
• Influence the future architecture of a global trading platform.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers in a fast-paced, innovative environment.