Wincent

Software Engineer - Energy Trading

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3 months ago
Prague, CzechiaSenior

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain data pipelines integrating European power-market data from exchanges, TSOs, and other market sources.
  • Build market connectors, trading workflows, and scheduling tools for energy trading operations.
  • Translate trading models and ideas into stable production systems for day-ahead, intraday, and imbalance markets.
  • Design reliable, fault-tolerant systems with clean architecture and robust data handling.
  • Prepare systems for REMIT standards and future MiFID compliance.
  • Help establish engineering best practices, observability, and deployment standards across trading and data systems.
  • Own production systems end to end and contribute to the direction of a newly formed engineering team.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of senior engineering experience building and owning production systems end to end.
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, data pipelines, and backend systems.
  • Ability to identify failure points and make pragmatic design trade-offs for scale and reliability.
  • Ability to work effectively in greenfield environments while maintaining speed and quality.
  • Clear communication, sound judgment, and willingness to challenge assumptions constructively.
  • Experience with energy or commodity trading, market connectivity, scheduling, EEX, EPEX, Nord Pool, or TSO data is preferred but not required.
  • Successful completion of algorithmic coding, technical screening, live coding, and system design interviews.

Benefits

  • Base salary of €80,000–€150,000 per year, with higher base compensation possible in specific cases.
  • Performance bonus paid every six months and equity participation.
  • Optional opportunity to invest in the flagship multi-strategy fund.
  • Onsite role based in Prague with relocation assistance available.
  • Flexible working hours and unlimited paid vacation.
  • Entire interview process is conducted online.

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BackendData Engineering
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11-50 employees
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