Senior Python Engineer / Business Analyst – Trading & Market Data

Eaglecliff; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy trading company in London seeks a hands-on Python Engineer with strong business-facing skills. This hybrid role requires designing and optimizing real-time market data solutions that support trading strategies. The ideal candidate should have 8+ years in Commodity Trading and experience with tools like Databricks and Kafka. Work involves collaborating with traders to deliver data services and analyzing financial datasets. The position offers an energetic environment at the intersection of engineering and trading.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in Commodity Trading & Capital Markets.
• Proven experience with real‑time market data platforms.
• 5+ years working with large‑scale market and positions data.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise real-time market data pipelines.
• Develop Python-based data services for trading.
• Analyse complex financial datasets to improve strategy performance.

Skills

Python development skills

Strong business-facing skills

Strong SQL and scripting (PowerShell/Bash)

Experience with Databricks

Experience with Kafka

Experience with Cosmos DB

Understanding of global futures exchanges

Experience with time-series databases

Tools

Databricks

Kafka

Azure Data Factory (ADF)

Cosmos DB

KDB

OneTick

Job description

Exciting Contract Opportunity for a hands‑on Python Engineer with strong business‑facing skills to join a Global Energy Trading Company.

The role will involve delivering high‑performance market data solutions that directly support trading strategies and pre‑ and post‑trade analytics.

This is a hybrid technical and business facing role, sitting at the intersection of engineering, trading and data.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and optimise real‑time and historical market data pipelines in a cloud‑native environment
• Develop Python‑based data services and analytical functions supporting research and live trading
• Work closely with traders and stakeholders to translate business requirements into production‑ready solutions
• Analyse complex financial datasets to improve strategy performance and client analytics
• Evaluate, onboard and integrate third‑party market data products and feeds
• Ensure data quality, performance, and high availability of critical trading data

Experience

• Experience using Databricks, Iceberg, ADF, Kafka and Cosmos DB
• 8+ years’ experience in Commodity Trading & Capital Markets / Investment Banking
• Strong understanding of global futures exchanges and the full exchange‑traded derivatives lifecycle
• 5+ years working with large‑scale market, order/execution, and positions data
• Proven experience with real‑time market data platforms, feed handlers, and consolidated feeds
• Strong Python development skills with solid SQL and scripting (PowerShell/Bash)
• Experience with time‑series databases (KDB, OneTick) and Parquet‑based storage
• Comfortable operating as a technical SME and business analyst in a trading‑room environment

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