Software Engineer – Commodities

About the role

Join Kpler’s Cargo Movements team to help build and evolve the core data platform that powers our commodities, energy and maritime intelligence services. You will work on backend services, data pipelines and APIs that extract, transform and deliver large‑scale market data to internal and external clients.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance backend services, data pipelines and APIs.
• Write clean, secure and well‑tested code following engineering best practices.
• Investigate and debug issues in development and production using logs, metrics and debugging tools.
• Support system reliability through monitoring, testing, deployment and operational improvements.
• Collaborate with product managers, analysts and data scientists to clarify requirements and deliver reliable capabilities.

Required profile

• Experience building data processing or integration workflows with Python.
• Understanding of ETL principles and batch, asynchronous or streaming data processing.
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with API development and backend services.
• Knowledge of modern software development practices such as Git, code reviews, automated testing and CI/CD.
• Basic understanding of containerisation technologies like Docker.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Git
• CI/CD
• Docker
• AWS
• Kafka
• Elasticsearch
• Node.js
• Scala
• Java
• Vue.js
• TypeScript
• JavaScript