Software Engineer II

  • Full-time
  • Verisk Business: Wood Mackenzie

Company Description

Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in data, analysis and consulting across the energy, chemicals, metals, mining, power and renewables sectors.

Founded in 1973, our success has always been underpinned by the simple principle of providing trusted research and advice that makes a difference to our customers. Today we have over 2,000 customers ranging from the largest global energy companies and financial institutions to governments as well as smaller market specialists.

Our teams are located around the world. This enables us to stay closely connected with customers and the markets and sectors we cover. Collectively this allows us to offer a compelling combination of global commodity analysis with detailed local market knowledge.

We are committed to supporting our people to grow and thrive. We value different perspectives and aspire to create an inclusive environment that encourages diversity and fosters a sense of belonging. We are committed to creating a workplace that works for you and encourage everyone to get involved in our Wellness, Diversity and Inclusion, and Community Engagement initiatives. We actively support flexible working and are happy to consider alternative work patterns, taking into account your needs and the needs of the team or division that you are looking to join. 

Hear what our team has to say about working with us:

https://www.woodmac.com/careers/our-people/

We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies! 

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.   

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.  

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.  

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.   

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do. 

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fourth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce.  Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.  

Job Description

Genscape operates the world’s largest private network of in-field monitors and distributes industry-leading alternative data, delivering unsurpassed market intelligence across the commodity and energy spectrum including power, oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, agriculture, biofuels, and maritime freight.

To learn more about Genscape, A Wood Mackenzie Business, please visit us at: https://www.genscape.com/genscape-open-positions

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.  

Job Description

The Software Engineer will be responsible for creating and maintaining the demand forecasting processes and models supporting Genscape’s existing and future products.  Currently, there are about one hundred demand models requiring maintenance.

The Software Engineer will be responsible for the implementation of our product development effort and model improvement program.  Our analytical models incorporate thousands of data parameters and detailed market information to model energy flows and pricing based on key market drivers.

Delivery

·       Contribute to the implementation and delivery with testing, coding, documentation, and deployment

·       Triage bugs, identify problems before development, and work towards fixes

·       Follow coding best practices including code reuse and readability

·       Work as part of a delivery team to meet sprint goals and help plan for future work

Collaboration

·       Work with team members to perform scoping, estimation and technology feasibility tasks

·       Manage changes to requirements and defects with Product Owners and other stakeholders

·       Work in collaboration with test engineers to triage, manage and resolve issues and defects

·       Pair program in development and work across traditional QA boundaries

·       Work alongside AppOps to have infrastructure as configuration deployable and maintainable

Qualifications

·       2+ years of experience with Python, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL Databases. NoSQL databases and JavaScript is a plus.

·       Experience developing systems using distributed systems like Kafka, Zookeeper, Elastic Search is a plus

·       The candidate is expected to be able to manage his/her workload to fit for the best needs of the company.

·       The candidate is also expected to have good communication skills to manage relationships with internal clients.

·       BS in mathematics, statistics, engineering, computer science or related required. 

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Additional Information

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