Senior Backend Developer Python Jobs in Willis, TX

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Role: Full Stack Developer (Python + React)
Overview

• Type: Contract (12 months, potential extension or conversion)
• Schedule: 5 days per week
• Level: Senior
• Environment: Primarily Azure

Core Technical Requirements
Backend (≈60%)

• Strong Python experience
• Experience with:
• FastAPI
• Standard / common Python libraries
• Hands-on development with Databricks (required)
• Familiarity with Snowflake (nice to have)

Frontend

• Strong experience with React (required)
• Must be React - Angular not acceptable
• General JavaScript understanding is sufficient

Full Stack Expectations

• Ability to work across front-end and back-end systems
• Build and maintain end-to-end applications

Domain & Industry Experience

• Exposure to commodity trading
• Feedstocks and products
• Experience in:
• Front office or mid-office environments
• Working closely with traders and trading analysts
• Essentially: front

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to:
• Interact directly with traders
• Translate business needs into technical solutions
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced trading environment

Additional Notes

• Open to candidates willing to relocate
• Long-term opportunity with potential for extension or full-time hire

Client: Exxonmobil
Location: Spring, TX (5 days onsite per week)
Duration: 12 months+_
Title: Fullstack Web Developer (Python + React + Databricks)
Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Front-End React Framework Developer with Backend Python Experience to join our dynamic team within Global Trading, specifically products and feedstocks commodity trading, at ExxonMobil. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of both front-end and backend development, with a strong emphasis on creating and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications. This role requires a professional who can seamlessly integrate into our team, contributing to the development of innovative solutions that drive our trading operations. The contract will be for one year. The candidate will be required to work in our office located in Spring, TX.
About you To be eligible for this role, you must be able to demonstrate:
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and with external partners.
• Demonstrated analytical thinking and a proactive, innovative approach to problem-solving.
• Strong ability to prioritize and manage workload in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
• Highly adaptable, with a willingness to learn and apply new technologies and methodologies.
Top Skills Details
Required industry experience: experience supporting front & mid offices of Banks, Hedge funds or Commodity /Energy Trading business unit
1): Senior Python (7+ years)
2): Advanced React (5+ years)
3): Advanced Databricks (3+ years)
Worksite Address
22777 Springwoods Village Parkway,Spring,Texas,United States,77389
Workplace Type
On-site
EVP
ExxonMobil is one of the largest and most well-know "Big Oil" companies in the world. They have consistently been the Top 10 of the Fortune 500 over the last several decades and continue to grow and expand their brand across the globe. ExxonMobil recently built a "state of the art" campus in Spring, TX (The Woodlands) which is over 3 million square feet and includes numerous amenities (gym, coffee shops, retail shops, restaurants, dry cleaning, salons, etc.).
ExxonMobil forges new paths, embraces energy efficiency, and advances technology to deliver energy to the world. Their campus, on the north side of Houston, is nestled among 385 wooded acres and is designed for collaboration, wellness, and sustainability. Their office is LEED Gold certified with ample natural light and many amenities.
Work Environment
works on site - global trading is close to the business, working closely with stakeholders on a fast moving dynamic trading floor
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Required Skills and Qualifications Technical Proficiency:
Required industry experience: experience supporting front & mid offices of Banks, Hedge funds or Commodity /Energy Trading business unit
• Advanced experience in front-end development using React, along with strong skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficient in backend development with Python (including Pandas and ETL workflows) and Node.js, or similar technologies.
• Skilled in working with relational and non-relational databases, such as SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Familiar with cloud platforms, especially Azure, with working knowledge of AWS and Google Cloud.
• Exhibits strong soft skills, including the ability to interact confidently with traders and analysts, capture their needs, and provide timely and effective support.
• Effective collaboration with product owners, developers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solution
• Experienced in version control and CI/CD pipelines using Git and automation tools.
• Capable of developing and maintaining modern web applications, ensuring code quality, performance, and maintainability.Preferred Qualifications• Proven expertise in SQL and database management systems, with a strong grasp of data modeling, indexing, and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks and Snowflake platforms.
• Skilled in designing and maintaining scalable data ingestion pipelines for both structured and unstructured data from diverse sources.
• Proficient in data curation, ensuring datasets are clean, consistent, well-documented, and aligned with business needs.
• Solid understanding of web performance optimization, security standards, and development best practices.
• Experience in commodity trading
Business Challenge
The candidate will be working closely with Global Trading's team to develop data products, models and visualizations.