Algorithmic Trading Engineer – Build Live Strategies

Nitor Energy; Aarhus; On-site; DKK 950,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Young dynamic team

Personal development

Impact on team

Competitive salary

Team events and activities

Weekly sports

Meyers lunch

New Aarhus office

Job summary

Nitor Energy in Aarhus seeks an Algorithmic Trading Developer to design and refine automated trading strategies and our trading framework. You will work closely with quants and the Head of Algorithmic Solutions to move ideas from research to production, delivering robust, high-performing solutions near real-time markets.

You will handle the full algo stack—from strategy development and backtesting to execution and performance optimization—collaborating with traders and live market decisions in a

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in a quantitative field (CS/Math/Physics or similar).
• Experience with algorithmic trading systems or high-performance applications.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python, C++, and/or C#.
• Analytical mindset with a strong execution drive and ownership from idea to production.
• Interest in financial markets and curiosity about live environment performance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and deploy algorithmic trading strategies with traders and quants.
• Backtest, analyze, and validate strategies for performance and robustness.
• Optimize execution, performance, and reliability of live trading setup.
• Develop tools and infrastructure supporting strategy research and live trading.
• Apply quantitative methods and data-driven approaches to improve trading performance.
• Maintain and improve the internal framework for strategy development, testing, and monitoring.
• Contribute to code quality and best practices across the team.
• Stay up to date on market trends and relevant technologies.

Skills

Quantitative mindset

Strong analytical skills

Ownership

High execution drive

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

Python

C++

C#

Job description

Nitor Energy in Aarhus seeks an Algorithmic Trading Developer to design and refine automated trading strategies and our trading framework. You will work closely with quants and the Head of Algorithmic Solutions to move ideas from research to production, delivering robust, high-performing solutions near real-time markets.

You will handle the full algo stack—from strategy development and backtesting to execution and performance optimization—collaborating with traders and live market decisions in a