Senior Front Office Engineer (Short-Term Power Markets)

Oxford Knight; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Generous benefits

Tuition assistance & continued学习

Job summary

Oxford Knight in London is seeking a highly experienced Python engineer to join the Data Science & Technology team. You will design and maintain real-time trading apps, analytics platforms and data pipelines that empower the European Intraday Power desk to test and deploy strategies rapidly in a fast-moving market.

The role emphasizes collaboration with front office, reliability in cloud-native environments, and leveraging data from market sources like EPEX, ENTSO-E, and Nord Pool to improve

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Python software engineering experience.
• Experience with modern frameworks, APIs, and cloud-native architecture.
• 5 years’ supporting Intraday Short-Term Power trading or similar real-time energy market.
• Strong CS fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, software design.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Familiarity with DevOps, Docker and cloud deployments.
• Experience on Linux and Windows environments.
• Exposure to AWS & Snowflake technologies.
• Familiarity with market data sources like EPEX, ENTSO-E, Nord Pool.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain real-time trading applications.
• Build analytics platforms and data pipelines for decision making.
• Support front office to test and deploy trading strategies in fast markets.
• Collaborate with Data Science & Technology to deliver tools for intraday power trading.

Skills

Python

Real-time trading systems

SQL

Cloud-native architecture

Linux & Windows environments

AWS

Snowflake

Docker

DevOps practices

Data structures & algorithms

Front office trading support

Tools

Docker

AWS

Snowflake

Job description

This is an energy trading and infrastructure asset investment firm, powered by deep fundamental research and advanced analytics. Now looking for highly experienced Python engineers who can sit at the intersection of technology and trading to join the Data Science & Technology team in London.

This team is pivotal in giving the firm a competitive edge, and the initial scope of this role will focus on short-term power initiatives, building tools and systems that directly enable the front office to test and execute strategies efficiently in fast-moving markets.

To do this, you’ll design, develop and maintain real-time trading applications, analytics platforms, and data pipelines critical to decision-making and strategy deployment for the European Intraday Power desk.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced, data-driven trading environment, making a direct impact on systematic trading and risk management efforts.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience in Python
• Experience with modern frameworks, APIs, and cloud-native architecture
• 5 years’ supporting Intraday Short-Term Power trading (or similar real-time energy market environment)
• Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
• Proficiency in SQL and relational database technologies
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, including Docker and cloud-native deployments
• Experience in Linux and Windows environments
• Exposure to AWS & Snowflake technologies
• Familiarity with fundamental and weather datasets, as well as market data sources such as EPEX, ENTSO-E, or Nord Pool.

Rewards and Incentives

• Competitive base salaries + bonuses
• Generous benefits program, including parental and family leave policies comprehensive insurance (medical, dental, retirement, life) charity volunteering allowance + charitable contribution match program tuition assistance & reimbursement + continued learning opportunities

Whilst we carefully review all applications, to all jobs, due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not possible to respond to those who have not been successful.

Senior Front Office Engineer (Short-Term Power Markets) • London