Senior C#.NET | Energy Trading | Quantitative Engineering | £150,000 + Bonus + Benefits

VirtueTech Recruitment Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

VirtueTech Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior C# .NET Engineer for an energy trading business in London. You will craft scalable C# software spanning pricing, risk, positions and valuations, collaborating with traders, front-office users, and quantitative teams in a hybrid setup.

The role emphasizes hands-on backend engineering across cloud and distributed architectures, with opportunities to contribute to model integration and performance alongside Quant teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience.
• Strong knowledge of Power, Gas and/or commodities is preferred.
• Experience in a financial institution/front-office environment is advantageous.
• Experience with APIs, backend services, and cloud
• Familiarity with Docker / Kubernetes and distributed architecture.
• Experience with SQL Server and/or NoSQL databases.
• Git and modern CI/CD practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with traders/business users.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality C# .NET software and backend services.
• Collaborate with users to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Support and develop front-office trading tools.
• Design architecture, data models and system interfaces.
• Work with Quantitative Analytics and Development teams on model integration and performance.
• Engage with cloud, containers, APIs and distributed systems.
• Support testing, deployment and production issues.
• Take ownership of complex technical issues and drive to resolution.

Skills

C# .NET

APIs

Backend services

Cloud

Distributed systems

SQL Server / NoSQL

Git & CI/CD

Energy trading knowledge

Front-office collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Senior C# .NET Engineer | Energy Trading | Quantitative Engineering | £140,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid, LDN

Senior C# .NET Engineer needed for a leading business within the global energy markets, working across Power, Gas, LNG and environmental products. You’ll join a highly technical Quantitative Engineering team developing scalable technology supporting pricing, risk, positions and valuations across complex trading products.

You’ll work closely with front-office users, traders and quantitative teams, developing and supporting enterprise platforms and front-office tools in a fast-paced trading environment.

This is a hands-on engineering role covering C# .NET, APIs, backend services, cloud and distributed architecture, with the opportunity to work on complex systems directly supporting the trading business.

• Developing high-quality C# .NET software and backend services
• Working directly with users to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Supporting and developing front-office trading tools
• Designing architecture, data models and system interfaces
• Working with Quantitative Analytics and Development teams on model integration and performance
• Working across cloud, containers, APIs and distributed systems
• Supporting testing, deployment and production issues
• Taking ownership of complex technical issues and driving them through to resolution
• 10+ years' software development experience
• Strong Power, Gas and/or commodities knowledge
• Experience working within a financial institution / front-office environment
• Experience with APIs, backend services and cloud
• Experience with Docker / Kubernetes and distributed architecture
• SQL Server and/or NoSQL database experience
• Git and modern CI/CD practices
• Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with traders/business users
• Understanding of energy trading and the trade lifecycle

Senior C# .NET Engineer | Energy Trading | Quantitative Engineering | £150,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid, LDN