Global commodities trader with logistics, trading desk, and renewable energy operations
Trafigura is a 14,500-person commodities group moving oil, metals, gas, and power across 150+ countries. The tech stack reveals dual operational modes: a heavy finance/trading layer (Excel, R, Python, Oracle, multiple cloud platforms) supporting desk strategy and risk management, paired with logistics and supply-chain tooling (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform for infrastructure). Active hiring skews toward finance roles and early-to-mid engineering, with projects spanning weather routing, bunker optimization, and trade confirmation systems—typical for a commodities player scaling operational visibility and trading automation.
Notable leadership hires: Nat Gas Contract Lead, Sustainability Reporting Lead
Trafigura is a privately held commodities group owned by its employees, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Singapore. The company operates as a global supply-chain bridge, sourcing and trading oil, petroleum products, critical metals and minerals, gas, and power, then distributing them to end markets. Beyond pure trading, Trafigura owns and operates industrial assets including the multi-metals producer Nyrstar, fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy, the Impala Terminals joint venture, and Greenergy (transportation fuels and biofuels supplier). The group also invests in renewable energy through MorGen Energy and Nala Renewables. Active across 150+ countries with over 1,400 employee-shareholders, Trafigura operates a sprawling logistics network and manages commodity price, FX, and operational risk across desk-based and physical trading.
Excel, R, Python, SQL, Oracle, AWS, Azure, GCP, React, Angular, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins. The mix of multi-cloud plus heavy Excel/R/Python signals finance and trading analytics infrastructure.
Singapore. The company has 10,001+ employees and operates in 150+ countries, with active hiring in 21 nations across commodities, logistics, and trading hubs.
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