ECI Group

Wear plate manufacturer and supplier

IT Software Engineer

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHouston, TX, USA$124 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

Work independently within defined projects or work streams and be assessed on results.
Have a strong understanding of large-scale application architecture and design.
Have strong communication skills, particularly when collaborating with external parties, including business stakeholders.
Have experience developing APIs using Python with object-oriented programming.
Understand distributed asynchronous systems, including designing them to avoid data conflicts and operating in immutable environments orchestrated across multiple machines.
Have experience with database technologies such as SQL databases and Oracle.
Have experience with Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure or AWS, and GitHub, or experience with a message broker system such as RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or AWS SQS.
Have analytical, problem-solving, coding, testing, and automation skills.
Be an object-oriented software professional with experience using at least one strongly typed language.
Be familiar with DevOps and continuous integration/continuous deployment.
Have experience mentoring junior staff.
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident.

Responsibilities

Design and develop features for the Deal Entry Portal project, collaborating with the lead functional developer to define, develop, test, and release them.
Act in an executional role in design and development projects, or act as an expert tester by designing test scripts and providing project guidance and planning support.
Advise internally on solving functional and technical problems regarding assigned applications and infrastructure.
Provide workarounds and bug fixes for urgent production issues.

Join the ECI Group's Professional Technical Services Network as a contract IT Software Engineer. This is a Houston based contract role with an anticipated 4-month duration. Note: You must be a US Citizen or Permanent US Resident to qualify for this position.

About the Role

Must be able to work independently within defined projects/work streams and is checked on at the end for results.
Possesses a strong understanding of large-scale application architecture and design.
Must have strong communication skills, particularly in collaborating with external parties, including business stakeholders. This is essential.
Has an executional role in design and development projects or acts as an expert tester who designs test scripts and provides overall project guidance and planning support.
Advises internally on solving functional and technical problems regarding the assigned applications and Infrastructure.

Project: Deal Entry Portal (DEP)
Shell trades on several different exchanges to achieve the best execution for the business, and these trades are required to be entered into Shell's Enterprise Risk Management Systems (ETRMs) in a timely manner to provide accurate management information, including P&L data. This is currently a manual process with trades being entered on a best-endeavours basis throughout the day, therefore sometimes many hours passing between trade execution and trade entry.
Business case: Shell trades on several different exchanges to achieve the best execution for the business, and these trades are required to be entered into Shell's Enterprise Risk Management Systems (ETRMs) in a timely manner to provide accurate management information, including P&L data. This is currently a manual process with trades being entered on a best-endeavours basis throughout the day, therefore sometimes many hours passing between trade execution and trade entry

Mandatory Skills

API development using Python as OOP
Experience in how distributed asynchronous systems work, how to design them to avoid data conflicts and how to do it all in immutable environments orchestrated across multiple machines.
Experience with database technologies such as SQL DB, Oracle
Experience with Docker, Kafka, Kubernetes, and Microsoft Azure/AWS, GitHub, or experience with any kind of message broker system (e.g. RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, AWS SQS etc)
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, coding, testing, and automation skill
Object-orientated software professional that ideally has experience using at least one strongly-typed language
Collaborate with the lead functional developer to define, develop, test, and release new features --Provide workarounds & bug fixes for urgent production issues
Familiar with DevOps, Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
Experience at mentoring junior staff

Please Note: The ECI Group uses AI-assisted tools in the early stages of application review, with all decisions guided by human oversight and fully compliant with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ECI Group's applicable data protection policies and Privacy Notice.

About the Company

ECI Group

Wear plate manufacturer and supplier

Enduraclad International supplies wear protection solutions, including wear plates (steel, ceramic) and polymer linings, as well as smooth overlays, produced in two ISO-certified workshops in Western Australia. Its products create durable, wear‑resistant surfaces that extend equipment life in harsh industrial service. The company differentiates itself by offering a one‑stop, in‑house manufacturing and direct supply chain with national and international reach, backed by ISO 9001:2015 and Equal Assurance certifications. Its goal is to deliver reliable, high‑quality wear protection that reduces downtime and prolongs equipment life for customers in Australia and beyond.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: United States
Founded: 2011

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at ECI Group

See more jobs