A day in the life of Ben O’Brien, Full Stack Engineer Prior to joining the company, Ben lived in Australia where he worked as a software engineer for a tech startup in communications & customer engagement. He made the move to London in June 2024 and worked in a hostel for six months before joining Vortexa. Fun fact: He plays the Ukulele and regularly flirts with the idea of playing at an open mic night.
Today is International Volunteer Day. Our teams spent 2024 giving back to the communities where we work. Small actions. Real impact. hashtag#InternationalVolunteerDay
A day in the life of Yuri Utino, Associate Data Analyst Yuri is an Associate Data Analyst based at Vortexa's London office. Prior to joining the company, Yuri worked as a Credit Analyst at an energy trading firm, where she focused on credit risk. Fun fact: Yuri’s husband is also named Yuri!
A day in the life of Jack Burgess, Full Stack Engineer Jack is a full stack software engineer at Vortexa, based in London. Jack started at Vortexa just over 7 months ago, and works on the development of the Vortexa application. Prior to joining the company, Jack worked at… Barclays technology centre in Manchester as a front-end developer Fun fact: Jack very nearly went down a different route of studying either Chemistry or Classical Civilisation at university instead of Maths. Even so, Jack still loves ancient history and can’t wait for the new Nolan Odyssey movie.
What happens when you put oil & gas tech experts on a boat? 🛥️ An epic summer celebration that proves work and play go hand in hand! This summer, our annual Vortexa boat party sailed the Thames from Battersea to Canary Wharf, and it was nothing short of legendary. The highlights: 🎲 Jenga tournaments (unsurprisingly, very competitive!) 🍽️ Amazing buffet spread 🌊 Stunning Thames views There's something special about getting the whole crew together outside the office. Events like this remind us why company culture matters just as much as cutting-edge technology.
Our Singapore-based APAC team traded analytics dashboards for bowling lanes over the summer: ⚡️ Two fierce teams battling it out ⚡️ Three intense sets of strikes, spares, and friendly chat ⚡️ Plenty of laughs (and a few gutter balls) After conquering the lanes, they headed to one of Singapore's finest hotel buffets. The spread was incredible and everyone had an amazing time connecting over great food and shared victories.
Team Vortexa joined the BIG Startup 5K on August 11th - what a fantastic event! 🏃♂️ The world's largest startup run brought together amazing energy from the UK startup scene. Nothing beats connecting with fellow startups over music, food, and a good run! Thanks to Jumpstart for organising such a great community event.
Q&A with Pollyanna Hadley, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis Pollyanna joined Vortexa in January 2025 as a Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and is based from the London office. Prior to Vortexa has worked with PE-backed technology businesses. Fun fact: Polly can do the moonwalk, but hasn’t yet mastered the robot. We wanted to find out what inspired Polly to join Vortexa, what some of her biggest milestones have been to date and what day-to-day life really looks like for a Head of FP&A…
A day in the life of Wanying Zhang, Freight Analyst Wanying is a Freight Analyst at Vortexa, based in Singapore. She specialises in generating unique insights on fleet behaviour and analysing vessel movements to identify market shifts across clean and dirty trades in the East of Suez region. Prior to joining Vortexa, she spent three years as a Commercial Analyst with a shipowner. Fun fact: Wanying spent eight years as a kid playing the pipa and guzheng, two traditional Chinese string instruments, and can still make them sing.
🍰 Bake Off at Vortexa! 🧁 We swapped keyboards for whisks and code for cake as our team battled it out in the ultimate Tech Bake Off 🔥 The lineup was mouthwatering: 🍫 Chocolate Cake 🍓 Strawberry Roll 🥜 Chocolate Pistachio 🍪 Chocolate Orange Chip Cookie 🍇 Almond Raspberry Tart 🏆 And the winners were... ✨ Prettiest Bake: Strawberry Roll by Iryna Kostiuk 🇺🇦 🤤 Yummiest Bake: Chocolate Cake by Dominika Wojcik
