Head of Engineering (Trading)

You will lead the design and development of our trading systems, driving the technical strategy behind our real-time decision-making and execution capabilities. You will own the architecture, reliability, and performance of our trading infrastructure, ensuring it can scale with business demands and expand into other markets.

Responsibilities

• Scale and optimize our trading systems across multiple energy markets
• Build and maintain integrations with exchanges and data providers
• Develop new and improve existing proprietary trading technology for risk management, P&L tracking, and weather forecasting
• Ensure seamless integration between trading operations and retail customer platforms (usage data, billing, tariff management)
• Work closely with quants and traders, putting trading strategies into production and building new tools
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team of engineers

Requirements

• Proven track record as a senior software engineer, tech lead, or engineering manager within trading
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer, including 2+ years in a technical leadership role
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and event-driven architectures
• Strong understanding of trading system architecture, including market data ingestion, execution engines, pricing, and risk systems
• Track record of setting technical vision and aligning engineering initiatives with broader business goals

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Paid annual leave
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office-based employees