Job Title:
Oil Derivatives Trading - Trading Algo Developer
Contract Type:
Permanent
Time Type:
Full time
Job Description:
Summary of Company
Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. Gunvor has strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage and terminals—that complement our core trading activity and generate sustainable value across the global supply chain for our customers. For 2022, Gunvor reported US $150 billion in revenue on 165 million MT of volumes, and remains on track to cut Scope 1 and 2 emissions 40% by 2025.
For more information, visit GunvorGroup.com
Overview of Role
The person will join the Global Derivatives Desk in Singapore and will learn and gain insights about trading operations and processes. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a keen interest in the trading industry and will allow him/her to gain more insight into how a trading business is built and maintained. The candidate will focus on the automated trading execution platform which supports multi-brokers and multi-exchanges (ICE, CME) with state-of-the-art trading algorithms. Alongside the desk traders and quants, the successful candidate will be involved in the day-to-day monitoring of the strategy executions and responsible for improving the desk infrastructure robustness.
Main Responsibilities
- Design, develop and test real-time mission critical software for algorithmic trading.
- Investigate and resolve production issues, collaborating with exchanges and data providers to effectively oversee and monitor the team's strategies.
- Collaborate within a team alongside traders to implement automated trading strategies utilizing our established framework.
- Improve execution algorithm within the desk automated execution platform.
- Develop and enhance the existing analytical tools and databases.
- Perform ad-hoc duties as assigned by manager
Profile
The individual should have the following experience:
- A minimum of 5 years of coding expertise in Python. C++ is good to have but not a must.
- Linux experience is desirable.
- Proficiency in order management, exchange connectivity and market data handling.
- Previous employment in a buy side (prop desk/hedge fund) firm is a prerequisite.
- Experience working with NoSQL databases.
- Self-driven with the capability to excel both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to work under pressure
If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our success.
Top Skills
What We Do
Gunvor Group is one of the world’s largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy, metals and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most. With strategic investments in industrial infrastructure—refineries, pipelines, storage, terminals, mining and upstream—Gunvor further generates sustainable value across the global supply chain for its customers. More information can be found at www.gunvorgroup.com or @Gunvor
