Software/Data Engineer - Commodities Desk

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A hedge fund talent business seeks a hybrid Software/Data Engineer for its commodities desk in Slough, UK. This role requires strong Python skills and experience with data ingestion from various sources to enhance the trading process. Join a unique build-out in a high-impact environment.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with commodities data sets preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to build trading/data infrastructure.
• Ingest data from internal and external sources.

Skills

Python

Airflow

Job description

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Software/Data Engineer - Commodities Desk, Slough

Client:

Paragon Alpha - Hedge Fund Talent Business

Location:

Slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

16.06.2025

Expiry Date:

31.07.2025

Job Description:

Paragon is working exclusively with an incoming EU Gas portfolio manager, who will be building the gas business within a $25BN AUM multi-strategy hedge fund.

He is looking for a hybrid Data/Software Engineer to work on his desk. This person will collaborate with one other data scientist to build the trading/data infrastructure from the ground up, which will enhance the trading process.

The focus will be on ingesting data from internal and external sources (e.g., exchanges, weather APIs, logistics systems, market feeds like ICE, CME, Reuters, Bloomberg).

Candidates should have 3-6 years of relevant experience and ideally some exposure to commodities data sets.

Strong Python skills and exposure to Airflow are essential.

Please apply if you want to be part of this unique build-out.