At Kpler, we are dedicated to helping our clients navigate complex markets with ease. By simplifying global trade information and providing valuable insights, we empower organisations to make informed decisions in commodities, energy, and maritime sectors.
Since our founding in 2014, we have focused on delivering top-tier intelligence through user-friendly platforms. Our team of over 600 experts from 35+ countries works tirelessly to transform intricate data into actionable strategies, ensuring our clients stay ahead in a dynamic market landscape. Join us to leverage cutting-edge innovation for impactful results and experience unparalleled support on your journey to success.
Kpler is seeking a talented and motivated, Junior software engineer to join our engineering team. This role is for the Cargo Analytics team, which is responsible for the distribution of our core, client-facing data, delivering critical insights into the global maritime commodities market. We provide access to our data through our front-end, APIs and SDKs to enable our clients to seamlessly integrate us into their workflows.
Your mission
- Get up to speed with our domain, working independently on some front end tasks, with support on complex back end/API tasks.
- Work alongside other engineers, taking responsibility for the development and implementation of both front-end and back-end solutions based on project requirements and design specifications.
- Help to optimise system performance, maintain features, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability.
- Demonstrate strong analytical and debugging skills with a proactive approach to learning.
You'll be a match if you
- Have hands-on experience with modern front-end frameworks, such as Vue.js (using TypeScript or JavaScript).
- Knowledge of front-end testing frameworks like Jest or Cypress to ensure code quality and maintainable test suites.
- Experience or exposure to working with RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL for building back-end services and how the front-end interacts with APIs (Node.js, Python or JVM languages are preferred).
- Comfortable working with Git, code reviews, and Agile methodologies.
- Have an understanding of containerisation and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Are eager to learn new languages and technologies.
It will be even better if you
- Have worked with Scala or Python.
- Familiarity with Kafka or other message-broker technologies
- Exposure to Elasticsearch
- Have worked with AWS (or another cloud provider), using Terraform
We are a dynamic company dedicated to nurturing connections and innovating solutions to tackle market challenges head-on. If you thrive on customer satisfaction and turning ideas into reality, then you’ve found your ideal destination. Are you ready to embark on this exciting journey with us?
We make things happen
We act decisively and with purpose, going the extra mile.
We build together
We foster relationships and develop creative solutions to address market challenges.
We are here to help
We are accessible and supportive to colleagues and clients with a friendly approach.
Our People Pledge
Don’t meet every single requirement? Research shows that women and people of color are less likely than others to apply if they feel like they don’t match 100% of the job requirements. Don’t let the confidence gap stand in your way, we’d love to hear from you! We understand that experience comes in many different forms and are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team.
Kpler is committed to providing a fair, inclusive and diverse work-environment. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to better understand the needs and interests of our diverse, global community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives and are an equal opportunity employer.
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