Lead Software Engineer

CFP Energy; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CFP Energy is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to lead the development of trading systems. The role involves hands-on coding and managing a team while driving innovation and best practices in a dynamic, award-winning environment focused on sustainability. This position offers hybrid working patterns and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Discretionary commission/bonus scheme

Company pension scheme

Life and medical insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Family-friendly policies

Access to perk-box benefits package

Qualifications

• Expertise in writing clean, robust, and testable C# code.
• Solid knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally Azure.
• Experience with energy or commodity trading.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a small team of engineers.
• Drive the adoption of engineering best practices.
• Maintain high coding standards and adhere to testing best practices.

Skills

C#

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Agile methodologies

Communication

Job description

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About us:

Our mission is to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy by providing innovative financial solutions to our clients.

We are not just any energy and sustainability group; we're a dynamic, award-winning powerhouse! At the forefront of environmental innovation, we lead the charge in providing cutting-edge solutions for large-scale energy consumers. From guiding small business to corporate giants on their journey to achieve net zero emissions to expertly managing risks and supplying vital power and gas resources, we do it all. We're not content with just excelling in our current ventures - we thrive on pioneering new businesses and seizing energy investment opportunities.

Role:

We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer to lead the development of our trading systems. Our ideal candidate will be passionate about best practices within technology teams, fully supportive of what the group is doing, and wishes to make a difference. You'll split your time between hands-on coding and leading a team of experienced and talented engineers.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a small team of engineers, foster a collaborative culture, and have a coaching, and mentoring mindset.
• Drive the adoption of engineering best practices, and evaluate new ideas and frameworks for continuous improvement.
• Be responsible for solution architecture and technical decisions, and contribute to broader architectural discussions.
• Maintain high coding standards and adhere to testing best practices. Ensure delivered solutions meet operational and security requirements.
• Work closely with product management, and Head of Engineering to align technical delivery with product vision. Contribute to the strategic direction of the technology team.
• Drive innovation by discovering new technologies, reviewing tooling, and making suggestions on improving our current solutions and ways of working.
• Expertise in writing clean, robust, and testable C# code; good understanding of design patterns and OOP principles. Some Python experience is desirable.
• Solid knowledge of cloud platforms, ideally Azure, and previous experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, and event-driven architectures.
• This role involves line management, s previous experience in leading engineers in a fast-paced environment is key.
• Experience with front-end development.
• Experience with energy or commodity trading and a passion for green technologies.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies and Kanban processes.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively interact with clients, team members, and stakeholders at all levels.
• Keen to drive the change you seek and be an autonomous, proactive, confident, credible, and persuasive team player.
• 25 days annual leave in addition to Bank holidays.
• Hybrid working patterns; 3 days a week in the office, 2 days from home.
• Discretionary commission/bonus scheme.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life and medical insurance, and eyecare scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Family-friendly policies.
• Recruit and Reward scheme.
• Access to perk-box benefits package.

The CF Group is committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity and respect, and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all employees/contractors and job applicants.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Services for Renewable Energy and Energy Technology

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