Job Description
Purpose
Energy Aspects currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Python Engineer to join our Data team based out of our Kolkata office. This is a role would suit an experienced backend/cloud python engineer and will see them support internal and client-facing applications, APIs, and strategic projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for building entirely new solutions, while maintaining/iterating on our existing applications in use daily by internal teams and clients. You will be expected to quickly contribute to production-level Python codebases and support production-scale applications. You will closely alongside our Data and Engineering teams.
Duties
- Write well-designed, efficient, testable code in Python
- Contribute to the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding, debugging, and testing
- Build/maintain web applications and APIs
- Design and implement new solutions for use by internal teams
- Support a range of strategic, company-level data initiatives
Requirements
- 4+ years experience in a developer role using Python
- Experience building reliable, maintainable and scalable software solutions
- Experience developing on cloud infrastructure, either GCP or AWS
- Experience with Python frameworks including Flask, FastAPI
- Understanding of the software development lifecycle and best practices
- Clear written and spoken communication skills
Desirable skills
- Experience with the following GCP products: Cloud Build, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage, Firestore
- Experience with the following AWS products: API Gateway, Lambda, S3, RDS, AWS SAM
- Understanding of CI/CD workflow and tools
- Experience with Docker/Kubernetes
- Experience working with high frequency timeseries data and/or streaming data
- Building and managing database/datastore technologies (SQL, NoSQL variants, file stores, etc.)
- Experience working with Jinja templating and JavaScript
- Prior timeseries forecasting or modeling experience
- An interest in commodities, energy or financial markets would be beneficial
About us
Founded in 2012, Energy Aspects is a rapidly growing independent research consultancy. The company is committed to providing indispensable analysis of energy markets to its clients to help guide their investment, trading and research decisions.
We combine a data-rich approach with our extensive network of contacts throughout the oil and gas industry and insight on geopolitics and energy policy to provide best-in-class assessment and analysis of major topics, regions and trends. We also deliver timely analysis of breaking news with our E-mail Alert service and offer Database services consisting of our proprietary fundamental trade and supply/demand data.
We offer a suite of subscription services spanning our research products which can be tailored to meet our clients’ specific needs.
This position will require flexibility and the drive to go beyond the core hours when needed, ensuring we all fulfil our goals. All team members are encouraged to build their professional reputation within the industry and are supported by some of the most well-regarded energy sector commentators. You must be able to work independently, as well as be capable of planning and prioritising to achieve success. In exchange, we offer excellent remuneration, a high-performance culture, with challenging and exciting work.
Culture & benefits
The proud recipient of accreditation from Best Companies, we truly understand the importance of workplace engagement and genuinely value our people. We offer a fast-paced, driven, collaborative and dynamic working culture where you are recognised and rewarded for your contributions to our tremendous growth story.
We build our organization with the community in mind. All our offices are located in landmark buildings with easy access to shopping, restaurants and public transportation. As part of our Kolkata team, you’ll have the opportunity to take part in the social activities taking place in this rapidly growing team.
Our compensation packages include generous commission structures, a company share options scheme, private health insurance, life assurance, income protection, pension contributions and considerable holiday time.
Energy Aspects is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and promotes diversity within its workforce. As an international business, we are determined that suitably qualified persons will never receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, race, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.