Software Engineer – Energy and Trading Sector
Location: London (2 days per week)
Rate: Inside IR35 as provided by the contractor
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our global client's dynamic team in the Trading Sector. This role will involve working closely with both technical and business stakeholders to deliver innovative software solutions that support key trading operations and cloud-based applications.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with both technical and business stakeholders to understand and define requirements.
- Collaborate with the Solution Architect to design and document the target-state solution.
- Understand the Product Manager's vision, help them understand what is and isn't possible, and design solutions to turn it into reality.
- Raise any risks and dependencies with the Project Manager suggesting mitigations where appropriate.
Required Technical Skills:
- Designing and building scalable systems in the cloud.
- Python: building and testing REST-ful API services. (C# a bonus but not mandatory)
- Automated testing: unit, integration, component end-to-end, and performance testing
- Azure: Entra ID, AKS, Front Door, networking & DNS, SQL Server, Cosmos DB, Service Bus, Blob Storage.
- Message bus/queue
- OIDC, OAuth 2.0, JWTs.
Preferred Technical Skills:
- Systems integration experience.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Kafka, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Open Telemetry (OTEL), Numpy, and Pandas.
Required Soft Skills:
- Experience leading an agile software development team (preferably in a Scrum environment).
- Comfort in challenging assumptions, asking difficult questions and pushing for innovation.
- A continuous delivery mindset—regularly delivering fully-tested software in small, manageable increments.
- Comfortable working in an environment with uncertainty and evolving requirements.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Capable of moving fluidly between high-level design and low-level implementation details.
Desirable Domain Knowledge:
- Experience in commodity trading (gas and power) and quantitative finance.
- Knowledge of industry compliance and regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley (SOx).
If you're passionate about cutting-edge technology and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we'd love to hear from you! This is a fantastic opportunity to work with top industry professionals and make a real impact. Ready to take your career to the next level? Apply today! You can also email me with your CV, Daily rate Inside IR35, and availability to interview and start working hybrid in London 2 days every week for email response: Marina Economidou, Senior Recruitment Consultant marina.economidou@templeton-recruitment.com
