Python Data Engineer

Houston, TX, us February 25, 2026 Full Time

We are looking for a talented and motivated Python Data Engineer to help us expand our data assets in support of our analytical capabilities in a full-time role. This role will have the opportunity to interface directly with our traders, analysts, researchers and data scientists to drive out requirements and deliver a wide range of data related needs.

What you will do:

Write modular, reusable components to liaise between external sources of data, internal tools and databases
Work with our business sponsors to drive out requirements for data ingestion and access
Translate business requirements into technical deliveries
Maintain the cleanliness and centrality of the Vitol Python codebase, while adhering to existing designs and coding conventions as much as possible
Contribute to our developer tools and Python ETL toolkit, including standardization and consolidation of core functionality
Efficiently coordinate with the rest of our global team
Participate in Vitol’s Python development community and act as a liaison for our growing business development efforts

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.
Oracle / PL SQL development experience including stored procedures
Strong understating of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
Past experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
Proficient understanding of peer-reviewing, code versioning, and bug/issue tracking tools.
Familiarity with Pandas and NumPy packages
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Commodities/Energy Industry experience desired
Familiarity with containerization solutions like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

This Role is located in Houston, TX - In office 5x a week

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. Because of the collaborative, fast-paced, and high energy nature of our business, Vitol requires team members to work from our fully-equipped office.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.