About Javelin
Javelin Global Commodities is a leading global commodities marketing, trading, logistics services and investment firm with offices in London, New York, San Diego, St Louis, Switzerland, India, Australia, Singapore and Poland. Javelin was founded in 2015 and now operates across 100 countries and six continents with respect to more than 20 different commodities across thermal coal, metallurgical coal, iron ore, steel scrap, metals, hydrocarbons, freight, softs, and renewables.
Established in 2015, Javelin employs over 150 people across our global offices and is a unique place to grow your career. We take pride in our values, global reach, meritocratic culture and strong work ethic. Our success over the years has been built on our guiding principles of customer service, creativity, transparency, integrity, and responsibility.
Whilst our footprint grows, we still foster a small-company atmosphere. We have a flat company structure and encourage collaboration across all seniority levels, teams and locations to generate the best ideas. Javelin has a dedicated strategy to support local and meaningful charities through volunteer days, donation matching, a ‘give as you earn’ scheme and other fundraising activities. Discover more at http://www.javelincommodities.com/.
The Role
The Software Engineering team is a central part of Javelin that delivers and maintains the trading and risk management software systems. The role is like a Front Office Developer role at an investment bank or hedge fund. The team’s mandate also extends to the various logistical, financing and operational activities relating to our businesses.
The role will be based in Singapore, and you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues from across the globe and be involved in the development of new business opportunities.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Back-end development of internal software applications in Python 3.
- Work closely with Quantitative Strategies, Trading, and other teams from across the globe to develop systems for new commodities products and deal structures.
- Provide in person support for the Singapore Trading, Sales and Logistics teams.
- Monitor the cloud-based market data and risk infrastructure during Singapore hours and improve upon it.
We believe in hiring diverse candidates with a passion for working in a flexible and closely knit company. We are a small team with a wide range of expertise and will provide immersive on-the-job training in both software development and the business.
Specific experience we are looking for:
- 3+ years of commercial back end or full-stack development in any language.
- Software development experience in a commodity trading firm, oil and gas major, shipping and logistics firm, investment bank, investment management firm, fintech, or other relevant firm involving trading and/or supply chain management.
- Knowledge of physical commodity products and their trade lifecycle, not limited to coal, base metals, oil, gas and emissions, will be helpful.
- Software development experience in Python will be helpful
- Excellent verbal and written communication, with flexibility to work as both a team and autonomously.
