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    Vitol

    Energy and Commodities Trading

    Developer & Business Analyst – PnL & Risk Systems

    Geneva, SwitzerlandOn-SiteFull-time3+ yrs experiencePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    This role is ideal for a passionate, entrepreneurially minded developer who thrives on ownership, impact, and a dynamic environment. You will have end-to-end ownership of the solutions you deliver, from the first conversation with the business to final rollout and beyond. You will be trusted to shape the best approach to delivering against business priorities and timelines, in a flat, team-oriented environment that values ideas and individual contributions.

    Your role

    We have developed our own Commodity Trading Risk Management (CTRM) system that covers all aspects of our business activities across the globe: from trade entry through middle-office, with P&L reporting and price risk management, down to invoicing – for every commodity we trade, including electricity, renewables, gas, crude oil, refined products, biofuels, or carbon certificates. We place our CTRM at the heart of how the company operates; it is used daily by teams across trading, middle office, finance and operations. Our most critical systems are built in-house by teams like ours, helping orchestrate global energy flows.

    What defines success in this role:

    • Technical excellence: design and implement clean, well-documented and extensible features. Write maintainable, high-performance code.
    • Ownership: work with a high degree of autonomy and take responsibility for the full lifecycle of your deliverables: requirements, design, development, testing, rollout, training and ongoing support.
    • Business partnership: engage directly with trading desks, finance and senior management to identify and prioritise requirements. There is no intermediary: you are both the business analyst and the developer. You go beyond what users explicitly ask for: understanding the context, spotting pain points they may not articulate directly, and building what truly serves the business.
    • Teamwork: end-to-end ownership does not mean working alone. Your work integrates into a much larger system, and you stay closely connected with other development teams. You will become a trusted partner to colleagues and stakeholders across the firm.

    As we work as one united team covering PnL, Risk, VAR and options, the projects may be as diverse as:

    • Helping redesign our CTRM reporting architecture to enable fast, scalable access for the demands of an AI-driven world
    • Modelling cash-for-product loan repayments in our Finance P&L
    • Building a valuation engine for complex options that we trade
    • Running a systems integration with a company we have acquired

    For large projects, you may travel to other Vitol main offices – Houston, Singapore, London, Rotterdam – to ensure smooth integration and adoption on the ground.

    Our technology

    Our core technologies, PL/SQL and Oracle Forms Builder, form the foundation of our core trading platform and have been central to Vitol's success story. When you join, you will work with these established technologies to quickly get up to speed with our data model and business logic, and start adding value from day one. As our platform continues to evolve, we are progressively embracing a more contemporary technology stack, creating opportunities for those interested to be part of shaping what comes next.

    Required

    • University degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or an equivalent field
    • At least 3 years' experience as a software engineer, ideally in a role combining technical and functional responsibilities
    • Proven data modelling skills to translate business situations into data structures
    • Proficiency in SQL
    • Team player with strong entrepreneurial drive and ability to work independently
    • Proactive and user-focused "make it work" mentality with a genuine interest in both the functional and technical aspects of each challenge
    • Comfortable with a daily release cycle and a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
    • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable engaging with non-technical and senior stakeholders
    • Full professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken

    Nice to have

    • Experience with PL/SQL (preferred) or a similar procedural DB programming language (e.g. T-SQL)
    • Practical experience with Oracle Forms builder
    • Previous experience in the commodities and/or trading industry
    • Familiarity with PnL, accounting, or risk concepts
    • French is a plus

    Our Geneva Office

    Our office is located very centrally, 5 minutes from the main train station and 1 minute from the lake. The office has a rooftop lunch area with views over the lake and Alps. We organise regular activities to enable our people to meet colleagues from other teams in an informal setting, and to celebrate special achievements.

    Work arrangement:

    Office-based with 1 day per week home office

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Vitol

    We are the world’s largest independent energy and commodities trading company. Every day we use our expertise and logistical networks to distribute energy around the world, efficiently and responsibly. From 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $1 billion of capital to renewable projects, and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world. Our people are our business . Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65 nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse work force.  Learn more about us here . ATB is owned by Vitol and it is the 7th crude refinery plant in Malaysia. Located at Pontian, Johor Darul Ta'zim, the 32kbpd refinery, is well-positioned to supply both the local bunkering and growing energy markets across the region. The refinery neighbours VTTI-owned ATB terminal which includes over 1m m3 storage as well as 6 onsite jetties and can accommodate any size or type of tanker. This unique positioning enables us to offer our customers a secure and fully integrated supply chain, from production and blending of quality marine fuels, to storage and delivery. Designed to be highly energy-efficient, the refinery deploys state-of-the-art technology including a distillation unit with a prefractionation column.

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