Main Purpose
Trafigura is undergoing an exciting Digital Transformation, developing innovative AI technologies to change the way we work in Commodities Trading. The Document AI team is a key pillar of this initiative, unlocking data-rich proprietary documents to enable high-value process optimisation and data science use cases.
We are seeking a Senior Product Engineer to work closely with our AI team to build the applications and systems that bring AI capabilities to our trading operations. You will be building robust AI/LLM applications that directly impacts trading operations.
This is a hands-on Individual Contributor role.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
5-8+ years of experience building production backend systems and APIs
Functional frontend skills - comfortable with React, TypeScript, and building user interfaces when needed
Expert-level modern Python proficiency with deep knowledge of the ecosystem (Pydantic, FastAPI, asyncio, type hints)
Strong experience with REST APIs, microservices architecture, and database design (SQL, NoSQL)
Experience with modern AI frameworks (we currently favour Pydantic AI) and LLM integration
Production experience with monitoring, observability, and system reliability
Strong fundamentals in software testing, evaluation frameworks, and quality assurance
In-depth understanding of modern software design principles (microservices, event-driven architectures, domain driven design, object oriented programming, test driven development)
In-depth understanding of modern software development lifecycle (CI/CD, IaC, Containerisation)
Practical experience with cloud engineering (preference for AWS)
Prior experience in Commodities, Fixed Income, Equities, Asset Management is a plus
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Python-based backend services and APIs
Build document processing pipelines using LLMs and traditional ML techniques
Build functional frontend interfaces and integrate them with backend systems
Debug performance issues, handle edge cases, and optimize system reliability
Write comprehensive tests and implement monitoring for backend systems
Rapidly prototype new features, evaluate them, and implement to production
Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions
Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand and translate business requirements into production code
Example projects you might own in the first 6 months include:
Define and build agent-user interactions to integrate AI agents into applications that our 5,000+ employees use every day
Extend our in-house intelligent document management system with additional AI-powered features with intuitive human-centred UX
Integrate our firmwide AI Assistant with internal data sources using MCP
Competencies
Engineering mindset focused on delivering practical solutions that solve real business problems
Self-directed and comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision
Pragmatic approach to technology choices - you pick the right tool for the job rather than chasing trends
Deep appreciation for SRE principles and mindset for scaling with a small and lean team
Intellectually curious and desire to work in Applied AI
Strong desire to help people solve problems
Key Relationships
You will work closely with the Digital Transformation Team to understand business requirements and rollout production-grade applications to solve them.
You will support the Data Science & Engineering teams as a primary user segment, providing ad-hoc support and understanding user problems.
Department Overview
The Digital Transformation Team is a joint venture between Trading Technology and the Data Science and Engineering Team, driving Trafigura's AI-powered evolution in commodities trading. As a Centre of Excellence for Agentic AI, we develop scalable applications that impact over 5,000 employees daily, supporting both immediate business needs and broader data science initiatives across Trafigura's global operations
Reporting Structure
You will report directly to the Document AI Lead.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.