Head of Engineering (Trading)

Fuse Energy; London; On-site; GBP 200,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in London seeks a Head of Engineering (Trading) to lead the design and development of trading systems. This role involves scaling technologies, optimizing operations, and mentoring a high-performing team. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience and strong hands-on knowledge of trading infrastructure. The position offers a competitive salary and stock options.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Stock options

Biannual bonus scheme

Fully expensed tech

Paid annual leave

Breakfast and dinner for office based employees

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong understanding of trading system architecture, including market data ingestion, execution engines, pricing, and risk systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering efforts focused on scaling and optimizing our trading systems.
• Develop new and improve existing proprietary trading technology for risk management.
• Mentor and grow a high-performing team of engineers.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure

Event-driven architectures

Trading system architecture

Technical leadership

Risk management

Job description

At Fuse, we're building a fully integrated energy company, from developing solar, wind, and hydrogen to power trading & distributed energy installations. We sell directly to energy consumers, cutting out the middleman to reduce costs and pass on savings to customers.

But we’re not stopping there. We’re also building the Energy Network: a decentralized network of smart devices where users get rewarded in Energy Dollars for electrifying their homes, shifting usage to off-peak hours, and helping balance the grid. The energy network helps the grid achieve energy stability, a crucial requirement for the growth of AI data centers and energy-intensive industries.

We’ve raised $90M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group, and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, co-founder of Solana, and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber, and more.

Role Overview

As the Head of Engineering (Trading) at Fuse Energy, 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.

What You'll Do

• Lead engineering efforts focused on scaling and optimizing 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

• 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

• Competitive salary and a stock options sign-on bonus
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs!
• Paid annual leave
• Breakfast and dinner for office based employees