Java Software Engineer (Power/Gas)

IMC; Denmark; On-site; DKK 650,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is building a new Power and Gas Trading business in Aarhus, Denmark, and seeks strong Software Engineers to join the team and help grow this new venture.

Your core responsibilities include building a full technology stack that supports power and gas trading, including exchange connectivity, trading systems, data analysis, and pricing, as part of a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background, preferably in computer science or a quantitative field.
• 2+ years of professional experience as a software engineer.
• Experience European power and gas trading industry is a plus.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

• Build, as part of a team, a full technology stack that supports power and gas trading, including exchange connectivity, trading systems, trading strategies, data analysis, and pricing.
• Maintain and improve the tech stack in collaboration with trading.

Skills

Java

Python

C++

English

Startup mindset

2+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or quantitative field

Job description

IMC is building a new Power and Gas Trading business in Aarhus, Denmark, the hub for power and gas trading in Europe. Backed by one of the world's most successful trading firms, this new venture combines the energy and autonomy of a startup with the global reach, stability, and expertise of IMC's 30+ years in trading.

We are building a strong, independent Aarhus-based team with local leadership, supported by IMC's world-class technology, quantitative research, and trading infrastructure. To achieve our ambitious hiring goals, we are seeking strong Software Engineers to join the team and play a pivotal role in helping us grow this new business.

Your Core Responsibilities:

• Build, as part of a team, a full technology stack that supports power and gas trading, including exchange connectivity, trading systems, trading strategies, data analysis, and pricing. We are looking for strong developers that specialised in back-end, algorithms, trading systems, execution systems or other relevant domains
• Maintain and improve the tech stack in collaboration with trading

Your Skills and Experience:

• Strong academic background, preferably in computer science or a quantitative field
• 2+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
• Experience European power and gas trading industry is a plus
• Strong programming skills in Java. Experience with other relevant programming languages such as Python or C++ is considered a plus
• Excitement for working in a start‑up environment and a variety of systems/platforms/tools
• The ability able to work on greenfield projects under minimal supervision and to take full ownership of the applications you build
• A high degree of flexibility and adaptability: willing and able to deal with uncertainty and ambiguity in a rapidly evolving environment
• Fluency in English

About Us

IMC is a global trading firm powered by a cutting-edge research environment and a world-class technology backbone. Since 1989, we've been a stabilizing force in financial markets, providing essential liquidity upon which market participants depend. Across our offices in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and India, our talented quant researchers, engineers, traders, and business operations professionals are united by our uniquely collaborative, high-performance culture, and our commitment to giving back. From entering dynamic new markets to embracing disruptive technologies, and from developing an innovative research environment to diversifying our trading strategies, we dare to continuously innovate and collaborate to succeed.

At IMC, we understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, and are committed to continually improving this in our recruitment process. As part of our commitment, we have added an additional question below, to better understand our candidates, and focus our marketing, sourcing and interviewing efforts, to ensure equitable outcomes. This question is voluntary, and the information you provide will only be used for the purpose stated above and will not be shared with interviewers in the application process. If you do not wish to provide a response to the question, there will be no adverse impact on your application.