Lead Software Engineer - Power Trading

Main Purpose:

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to work directly with the traders and research analysts in our European Intraday Power trading teams. This is a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced commercial setting, playing a vital role in a real time, data driven trading environment. Our focus on excellence and innovation drives us to seek hardworking individuals who are passionate about software engineering and eager to make a meaningful impact in the industry.
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the development and evolution of internal software products, from the lowest abstraction levels of data acquisition and storage to the highest levels of the user interfaces.
Tapping into your expertise, you will get the chance to develop new software products, in addition to contributing to larger existing software solutions. You will be part of several collaborative efforts, in working closely together with our other dedicated software developers, but also traders, quantitative analysts and other domain experts to take your technical and domain skills to the next level, while delivering great products.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proven experience developing software within short term power trading.

• A degree or equivalent experience in computer science, software engineering, mathematics. Alternatively, completion of training as an IT specialist for application development or a related field.

• Proficiency in working with either C# (or Java), Python and/or TypeScript is required.

• Familiarity with databases and management systems such as PostgreSQL, Cassandra, or similar.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative attitude, with a willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges.

• Deep understanding of software development processes and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop individual and collaborative software products.

• Contribute to the further development of software data architecture, with a preference for microservices and REST.

• Ensure smooth deployment and maintenance of web applications, including error analysis, debugging, and ongoing support.

• Lead and mentor a team of software developers and engineers

• Plan and allocate resources effectively to meet project deadlines.

• Guide the technical direction for the development of software products or systems.

• Ensure the adoption of best practices in coding, testing, and security.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Key Relationships

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including trading, quantitative analysis, and IT, to optimize data products.

Department overview

Trafigura's intraday power trading software engineering team develops cutting-edge applications and systems to support our traders in making optimal decisions for buying and selling electricity on intraday markets across Europe. The team builds low-latency trading platforms, pricing models, risk management tools, and data visualization dashboards.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.