Python Data Engineer
VitolHouston, Texas, United States
Posted September 3, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Vitol is a leading energy sector company with a global presence across oil, power, renewables, and carbon credits. The company specializes in trading over 7 million barrels of crude oil per day and managing a vast network of energy infrastructure to facilitate the energy transition. Vitol's distinctive value proposition lies in its proprietary technology, collaborative culture, and commitment to sustainability, making it a key player in shaping the future of the industry.
Job Description
Vitol is seeking a talented and motivated Python Data Engineer to expand their data assets and support their analytical capabilities. This full-time role involves working closely with traders, analysts, and researchers, and building pipelines to ingest and process data from various sources. The engineer will contribute to the development of Vitol’s Python codebase and act as a liaison for business development.
Requirements
- 7+ years of enterprise-level coding experience with Python
- Computer Science, MIS or related degree
- Experience with Data Engineering and building data pipelines
- Experience scraping websites with Requests, Beautiful Soup, Selenium, etc.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
- Past experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
- Familiarity with Pandas and NumPy packages
- Proficient understanding of peer-reviewing, code versioning, and bug/issue tracking tools
- Familiarity with containerization solutions like Docker and Kubernetes