Full Stack Desk Developer

Vitol

Full Stack Desk Developer

Houston, TX
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    This Full Stack Desk Developer will sit on our business desk and work closely with the team; you will create new analytical tools and support applications. You will identify users’ needs, translate them into new solutions and aim to tackle existing technological inefficiencies. The role will offer you an opportunity to learn the entire trade lifecycle and business processes far more than a traditional developer role. You will be involved in transforming the way analytics is developed and used across the firm.

    Responsibilities may include

    • Collaborate directly with business support and accounting teams to build and support market-focused analytical tools
    • Independent analysis of both business and user requirements, and translating them into seamless UI/UX experiences
    • Implementation of clean, well-documented, tested, and extensible code to satisfy those requirements
    • Turning user feedback into actionable design improvements and bug fixes
    • Suggesting innovative and reliable technical solutions to the business
    • Help upskill the desk regarding coding best-practices and ensure mission-critical scripts are adequately productionized
  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

    • Relevant university degree
    • 3 + years of enterprise level in Python
    • Passion for UI/UX design, experience in designing front end applications
    • Full Stack development experience using a TypeScript framework ideally React.js
    • Knowledge of Excel/VBA would be an advantage
    • Database knowledge (Redis, Oracle) would be an advantage

    Additional Information

    Personal Characteristics

    • Results oriented and demonstrably commercial
    • Incisive and accurate judgment
    • Excellent attention to detail
    • Outstanding communication and relationship management skills
    • Global outlook. Able to work across organizational and cultural boundaries
    • Team player, with an open non-political style and a high level of personal integrity
    • Energetic, resilient and resourceful, with an ability to work accurately under pressure
    • Creativity and problem solving

    What we offer

    • Large variety of projects, creative freedom and direct access to our user community
    • Potential for travel to our London, Geneva and Singapore offices

    All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.