Core Strategist

Vitol is an energy and commodities company with revenues of $331 billion in 2024; its primary business is the trading and distribution of energy products globally – it trades over seven million barrels per day of crude oil and products and, at any time, has 250 ships transporting its cargoes.

Vitol’s clients include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves clients from some 40 offices worldwide and is invested in energy assets globally including 24mM3 of storage, 850kbpd of refining capacity, and 10,000 service stations. To date, we have committed over $2.5 billion of capital to renewable projects and are identifying and developing low-carbon opportunities around the world.

As a Core member of the Risk Systems team, you will develop core components for the new Risk & PnL engine:

• Technical excellence: Implement clean, well-documented, tested, and extensible code
• Ownership: Be responsible for the performance and reliable operation of core components of the new Risk & PnL engine
• Teamwork: Collaborate closely with the rest of the team to implement high-performance pricers for our full spectrum of physical and financial trades 
• Architectural vision: Ensure integration in broader Vitol infrastructure and systems, develop an overall understanding of our systems architecture and become a sparring partner to the Risk Architect

• 8+ years’ experience/full proficiency in C++; Some familiarity with Python
  • Ability to architect and implement code to address high-level requirements
  • Experience implementing high-performance algorithms & grid computations
• Master’s/PhD in computer science, applied mathematics, financial engineering, or an equivalent field from a top university
• Strong sense of ownership, ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Interest in business and how end users will use the product
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Full proficiency communicating in English in a business context (verbal & written)

• Substantial prior experience with implementing or working with a Risk & PnL engine
• Interest in financial and commodities markets
• SysAdmin experience, e.g. cloud infrastructure, Redis, Kafka, CMake, network sockets tech