About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">RWE Supply & Trading Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., Tokyo</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">To start as soon as possible, full time, Contractor</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Functional area:</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif"> IT / Digital </span></p><h4 style="text-align:justify;margin:4.0pt 0.0cm 2.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#0f4761;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-style:normal">About the role</span></strong></h4> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="color:windowtext">Step into a high-impact role at the heart of RWEST’s APAC trading operations. You’ll be the primary engineer in Tokyo, owning the full stack from frontend through data to cloud, and shaping how mission-critical tools evolve as the business scales. If you enjoy building while modernising — and turning today’s business-built solutions into engineered, reliable platforms this is your moment.</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:4.0pt"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Design, build and continuously improve trading and operational systems for the Tokyo Trading Team, keeping day-to-day operations smooth</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Re-platform legacy, business-built tools for scale, reliability and maintainability without disrupting the desk</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Develop web applications using AngularJS (frontend) and FastAPI (backend), and automate workflows with Python</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Operate and enhance cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure, strengthening monitoring, resilience and availability</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Own data flows for Japan: onboard market and vendor datasets, ensure data quality, consistency and timely availability</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Upgrade key capabilities such as HJKS outage data processing and the OCCTO Interconnector Dashboard for performance, usability and analytics readiness</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Act as the go-to liaison between the Tokyo Trading Team and APAC technology stakeholders, resolving issues promptly and taking part in limited weekend on-call rotations</span></li> </ul> <h4 style="margin:4.0pt 0.0cm 2.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#0f4761;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-style:normal">Job requirements and experience</span></strong></h4> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:4.0pt"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Hands-on experience building and operating modern web applications and services (e.g. AngularJS, FastAPI, Python) or comparable frameworks and languages</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Practical exposure to AWS and/or Azure with a focus on reliability, monitoring, automation and operational troubleshooting</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Sound data engineering fundamentals across pipelines, validation, reconciliation and performance tuning (e.g. Dremio/Tableau)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Ability to translate trading desk needs into pragmatic technical solutions; comfortable partnering with traders and schedulers</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Ownership mindset with the courage to decide, take smart risks, learn from failure and deliver measurable outcomes in a fast-moving environment</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Collaborative, inclusive teammate who acts as #TeamRWE: shares knowledge, seeks and provides feedback, and champions health, safety and respect</span></li> </ul> <h4 style="margin:4.0pt 0.0cm 2.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#0f4761;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-style:normal">Advantageous, but not essential</span></strong></h4> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:4.0pt"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Background or basic knowledge in the power or energy trading industry</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Knowledge of cloud cost optimisation practices</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Experience working in a cross-border, multicultural team environment</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:#222222"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="color:windowtext">What we value most is someone who continuously demonstrates courage, thrives to create impact and seeks to build trusting, collaborative relationships. So, even if you think you do not yet display all of the skills listed above we would still like to hear from you.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="color:windowtext">Further we welcome applications from individuals who may not be able to commit to full-time roles. At RWEST, finding the right person for the job is our top priority, and we are willing to explore flexible arrangements.</span></p> <h4 style="margin:4.0pt 0.0cm 2.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:#0f4761;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-style:normal">Your benefits</span></strong></h4> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif;color:#222222"><span style="color:windowtext">Based in Tokyo, you’ll gain immediate visibility and influence within a close-knit APAC IT community supporting a fast-moving trading business. We offer a comprehensive package designed to support your well-being as well as your personal and professional growth. Here’s what you can look forward to:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:4.0pt"> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Direct impact in a small, focused team where your work is seen and felt from day one</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Regional reach — work at the heart of Tokyo’s trading scene and influence APAC-wide initiatives</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Exposure to a fast-paced energy and commodity trading environment</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 4.0pt 32.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;color:windowtext"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Autonomy to shape technical decisions and own the full stack for the Tokyo Trading Team</span></li> </ul><p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">rwe.com/career</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 92733</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">Any questions? Aruna Richard (Recruiting), E: [email protected]</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'RWE Sans', sans-serif">We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters<br><br>RWE Supply & Trading is our connection to the world’s energy markets. Headquartered in Essen, Germany, the company operates one of Europe’s largest and most advanced energy trading floors. A diverse team of over 2,200 professionals from around 90 countries trades electricity, gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances. With precise market analysis and a strong customer focus, we create innovative energy supply solutions and tailored risk management concepts for industrial clients.<br><br>We also ensure the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant portfolio and markets the electricity generated by RWE. In addition, legally independent RWE gas storage companies operate in Germany, contributing to a secure energy supply</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p>