Data Scientist
TotalEnergies
Houston, TX
Description
Contexte et environnement
TotalEnergies Gas and Power is the trading arm of TotalEnergies, focused on low‑carbon energies including gas, LNG, and power. Operating in fast‑evolving markets, the business must constantly adapt to dynamics shaped by both internal and external factors. Price volatility, supply‑demand imbalances, and broader energy sector shifts—such as climate policies, changes in the energy mix, and the rise of new energy sources—create a complex environment.
Within this context, trading plays a critical role in driving growth and profitability across a key segment of the business, supporting TotalEnergies’ ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Activités
Role Overview:
Purpose:
The position is within the Modelling and Analysis for Trading Strategy (MATS) department, which is responsible for the end-to-end design and development of comprehensive quantitative models, state-of-the-art analytical and AI tools, and research that help optimize trading decisions across all TGP trading desks. Positioned at the strategic interface between Trading, Risk Management and IT, it guarantees the agility, robustness and continuous innovation of the algorithms driving TGP market strategy.
Objectives:
Develop and maintain high-performance algorithmic and AI-driven quantitative products tailored for trading and energy optimization. The teams’ key role is to build and maintain long-lasting frameworks for various advanced use cases (e.g. forecasting, AutoML, optimization, physical dispatch, backtesting, etc.), capable to adapt to diverse trading strategies as well as effectively address complex challenges such as pricing, hedging, trading, transactions, and asset management. The team is committed to driving innovation while delivering enduring product excellence. The team comprises highly skilled data scientists, software and quant developers, with deep domain expertise in energy and commodities markets.
Impact:
The role directly impacts TGP’s trading performance by contributing to long-term P&L growth through scalable, reusable and intelligent solutions that last. Such a role demands strong technical skills, critical thinking and a team spirit
Location:
Based in Houston, TX
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop scalable, reusable frameworks that drive long-term P&L growth and adapt to evolving business needs.
- Enhance and maintain production-grade solutions, ensuring rapid feature delivery, minimal technical debt, and long-term reliability.
- Support analysts, data scientists, and traders by clearly presenting features and guiding effective use of tools.
- Collaborate with partner teams to co-develop specialized tools while maintaining architectural standards.
- Apply advanced quantitative techniques, build visualization/simulation applications, and promote best development practices.
- Document solutions thoroughly and communicate regularly with MATS and trading desks to align with business challenges and opportunities.
Profil du candidat
Key Qualifications:
- Strong technical/engineering background (BEng/MSc in a quantitative field); fluent in English with international/multicultural experience a plus
- 3+ years’ Python development experience, including scalable, well-tested code, debugging, and refactoring legacy systems; skilled in CI/CD, containerization, databases, APIs, and visualization dashboards
- 2+ years’ energy trading experience with knowledge of US gas and power markets; capable of developing algorithms for backtesting, portfolio optimization, asset pricing, and dispatch
- Solid foundation in data science, machine learning, deep learning, and quantitative algorithms (e.g., time series forecasting, optimization)
- Collaborative, adaptable, and innovative team player with clear communication skills; familiar with AWS, Spark, Prefect, Flask, REST, GraphQL, SQL, MongoDB, Plotly/Dash, TensorFlow, and PyTorch
Informations supplémentaires
TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.
WHAT WE OFFER
At TotalEnergies we know that you're more than what's on your CV. If this opportunity excites you, but your profile doesn't exactly match the description above...give it a try & apply. Diversity of perspectives & experiences make us stronger.
TotalEnergies celebrates diversity and is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected under applicable federal, state or local law. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures.
All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs.
TotalEnergies believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
About the company:
TotalEnergies is a multi-energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people.
TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP) is the trading arm of TotalEnergies in the field of low carbon energies (mainly gas, LNG and power). As such it operates in fast-evolving market dynamics influenced by internal and external factors that require constant adaptation and evolution. Uncertainties specific to the trading environment (volatility of prices, supply & demand mismatches) are coupled with those coming from the broader energy sector (climate change policies, changes in the energy mix, developments of new energy sources, etc). In such context TGP helps to ensure growth and profitability to a key segment of the business in order to reach the objective of Carbon Neutrality by 2050.
Our Culture:
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population while fulfilling our ambition to be a major player in the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation.
Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success while ensuring safety in all our operations.
We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding and ever-changing industry, we cultivate a friendly workplace where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, and where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.
Please note: TotalEnergies is unable to sponsor employment visas or consider candidates on time-limited visa status for this position.
Ready to Power the Future of Energy Trading?
Apply now and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of low-carbon energy.