23 hours ago
Geneva, SwitzerlandMid Level
Responsibilities
- Own requirements gathering, solution design, development, testing, rollout, training, and ongoing support for delivered solutions.
- Design and implement clean, documented, extensible, maintainable, and high-performance features.
- Partner directly with trading desks, finance, senior management, and other stakeholders to identify and prioritize requirements.
- Translate business situations into data structures and contribute to PnL, risk, reporting, valuation, and systems-integration initiatives.
- Coordinate with other development teams to integrate work into the broader CTRM platform.
- Support large projects through travel to Vitol offices in Houston, Singapore, London, or Rotterdam when needed.
Requirements
- University degree in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, or an equivalent field.
- At least 3 years of experience as a software engineer, ideally combining technical and functional responsibilities.
- Proven data-modelling skills and proficiency in SQL.
- Ability to work independently with strong ownership, initiative, communication, and stakeholder-partnership skills.
- Comfort engaging with non-technical and senior stakeholders in a fast-paced environment with a daily release cycle.
- Full professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Experience with PL/SQL or a similar procedural database programming language such as T-SQL is preferred.
- Practical experience with Oracle Forms Builder is preferred.
- Previous commodities or trading-industry experience and familiarity with PnL, accounting, or risk concepts are advantageous.
- French language skills are a plus.
Benefits
- Office-based Geneva role with 1 day per week of home office.
- Centrally located office near the main train station and lake, with a rooftop lunch area overlooking the lake and Alps.
- Regular colleague activities and achievement celebrations.
- Potential travel to Vitol’s Houston, Singapore, London, or Rotterdam offices for large projects.
About Vitol
Vitol trades, transports, and distributes energy and commodities—from crude and refined products to gas, power, renewables and carbon credits—for refineries, utilities, airlines, retailers and other traders. It also operates and invests in supporting infrastructure, including shipping, terminals and storage, and power assets. Founded in 1966 and privately held, Vitol is headquartered in Rotterdam and runs a global business from 40+ offices.