Application Engineering - Senior Developer

Summary

In details, the position encompasses duties and responsibilities as follows:

Glencore\’s Information Technology group develops and supports a range of IT applications and infrastructure to meet the needs of a fast moving, international commodity trading business. The London-based team is focused primarily on energy trading (oil and gas) and supports business users across a number of offices globally. The team covers activities across the IT lifecycle including architecture; project management; business analysis; software design, development and support; infrastructure design; and vendor management. Glencore uses a wide range of modern IT technologies in London and its other offices and also uses a number of leading commercial applications, providing a diverse set of opportunities and challenges.

Glencore is actively growing its use of modern-web technologies within the IT department. This role will suit an experienced and very ‘hands-on’ Microsoft full-stack analyst/developer with a broad, yet modern skill set and a proven track-record. Knowledge and experience of the commodity or financial trading sectors would be advantageous to the role.

The ideal candidate disposes of:

• Design, development, and deployment of high-performance, scalable, and maintainable applications.
• Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Efficiently manage context switching between multiple products, ensuring focus and productivity across diverse tasks and projects.
• Architect, design, and implement microservices-based solutions using C#, .NET Core & .NET .
• Develop data access solutions using Entity Framework Core .
• Apply design patterns (Factory, Singleton, Repository, etc.) to solve software design problems effectively.
• Optimize database performance and ensure efficient data access using SQL Server .
• Leverage Azure services, including AKS , App Service , and Azure Functions , to build cloud-native applications.
• Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes .
• Implement and maintain event-driven architectures using Azure Service Bus , Azure Event Grid , or similar tools.
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs for secure and scalable communication between services, integrating with Swagger/OpenAPI for documentation and OAuth2.0/OpenID connect for security.
• Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship to junior developers.
• Ensure adherence to Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and provide regular status updates on progress.

Skills:

• Proficiency in C# and .NET Core : Minimum 10 years of experience.
• Strong experience with SQL Server for database design, development, and optimization.
• Expertise in Entity Framework and Entity Framework Core for ORM and data access.
• Hands-on experience with Azure services (AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Azure DevOps).
• Proficiency in designing and developing microservices architecture , with experience in Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• In-depth knowledge of design patterns for scalable and maintainable code architecture.
• Excellent understanding of data structures and algorithms with practical application experience.
• Experience in RESTful API design, with knowledge of Swagger/OpenAPI , OAuth2.0 , and JWT for API security.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines , automated testing frameworks (e.g., xUnit , NUnit ), and version control systems (Git , GitFlow ).
• Strong context switching ability, with the capacity to manage multiple products and shift focus between tasks efficiently.

Additional Skills:

• Familiarity with nHibernate and OData for advanced data access techniques.
• Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) methodologies.
• Understanding of Zeebe (workflow engine) and SignalR (real-time web functionality).
• Proficiency in PowerShell for scripting and automation tasks.
• Familiarity with identity management systems such as Keycloak and Azure AD for authentication and authorization.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Sound experience of designing and developing applications both individually and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of a commodity or financial trading environment useful but not a pre-requisite.
• Problem solving skills and the ability to develop innovative solutions to technical problems.
• Experience of working in an Agile/Scrum team environment.
• Educated to Degree-level (or equivalent), as a minimum requirement.

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