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    Vitol

    Energy and Commodities Trading

    Python Community Engineer

    Houston, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time3+ yrs experiencePosted 4w ago
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    Job description

    We are looking for a motivated Python engineer to expand our Python and agentic development toolsets, support our developer community, and help strengthen our technical landscape.

    In this role, you will use technology, data, and automation to support Vitol’s fast-paced business and help us adapt quickly to new opportunities. You will work directly with business teams to understand their needs, deliver initiatives, and help users make the most of our tools

    Job Requires to be in Office 5x a week

    What you’ll do 

    • Partner with teams across the business and technology organization to advance their development initiatives.
    • Support the rollout of agentic developer tools, including advising on skill and MCP design.
    • Serve as a local point of contact for a broad range of Python technical challenges.
    • Maintain and expand Vitol’s central Python package ecosystem.
    • Provide day-to-day application support, user training, and onboarding.
    • Work with business and support teams—including Helpdesk, Infrastructure, and Security—to improve systems and processes, simplify the user experience, and reduce risk.
    • 3+ years of experience using Python web development frameworks, such as Streamlit or FastAPI, in an enterprise environment
    • Proven ability to actively engage and collaborate within developer communities
    • Experience with both Anaconda and Astral’s uv in an enterprise environment.
    • Experience promoting software development best practices
    • Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders and business users.
    • Experience with front-end technologies such as React, CSS, and HTML is a plus.
    • Commodities or energy industry experience is desirable

    What Success Looks Like in Year One

    • You have built up relationships across our various business teams and are seen as a go to person for our business developer community
    • Technical teams increasingly rely on you for representing & sharing our Python development standards
    • You have aided local teams and helped complete the migration from Miniconda to Astral UV across our end-user windows environments
    • You are comfortable working with and contributing back to core Python components, such as global shared libraries

    Comprehensive benefit coverage includes:

    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Paid Vacation
    • 401k with company contributions
    • Life insurance
    • Short-term & Long-term disability

    Job Requires to be in Office 5x a week

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

    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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