Senior Quant Developer, Energy Trading & Renewables

Centrica; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Centric a Energy? Centrica Energy invites a Senior Quantitative Developer to join an agile team delivering pricing and risk models for energy markets. The role covers cross-location collaboration in London, Aalborg, Copenhagen or Antwerp to extend the pricing library and risk tooling.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field with strong Python skills, Agile experience, and familiarity with DevOps, TDD/BDD and finance models. English fluency and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or PhD qualification within science, computing, mathematics or other quantitative subject.
• Solid experience of code development in Python, including:
• - Experience developing in an Agile environment
• - Use of math/stats & testing libraries, as well as modern build tools.
• - Ability to refactor code and work effectively with legacy systems.
• Knowledge of Object Orientation, Software Architecture and Design Patterns.
• Good understanding of software testing practices (unit testing, integration testing, etc.). Knowledge of TDD and BDD is a strong plus.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tooling (CI/CD, containerization etc) is desirable.
• Familiarity with mathematical and statistical models used in finance, particularly with regards to derivatives pricing and risk management systems.
• Familiarity or high level of interest in Energy / commodity markets.
• Strong Communicator and fluent in English language.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality increments to the team’s model library - working both individually and collaboratively.
• Providing leadership in areas such as object modelling & interface design, automated testing & refactoring and performance optimisation.
• Provide support to Trading & Origination on model usage and behaviour.
• Leverage the teams cross-asset expertise to connect business locations, helping to identify synergies and increase efficiency.

Skills

Python

Agile

Object Orientation

Software Architecture

Design Patterns

Software testing practices

TDD/BDD

DevOps

Finance knowledge

Education

Master’s Degree or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

CI/CD

Containerization

Job description

Centric a Energy? Centrica Energy invites a Senior Quantitative Developer to join an agile team delivering pricing and risk models for energy markets. The role covers cross-location collaboration in London, Aalborg, Copenhagen or Antwerp to extend the pricing library and risk tooling.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or PhD in a quantitative field with strong Python skills, Agile experience, and familiarity with DevOps, TDD/BDD and finance models. English fluency and teamwork are essential.