Cobblestone Energy is an independent trading firm. We specialise in the proprietary trading of the short-term wholesale electricity markets across Europe.We are looking for someone who would be committed to the long-term success of the business. We operate in the European Energy markets, but our commercial trading operations are moving to Dubai, UAE once this quarantine period is over. This role will be recruited and on-boarded remotely. Work shall be done from your home country until it is possible to do a relocation. Cobblestone Energy shall handle all visa and paperwork issues on your behalf.
Responsibilities:
Driving technical vision and execution as well as provide architectural and functional leadership to a team of engineers in an innovative and fast-paced environment.
Gain a deep understanding of the business and its requirements. This will enable you to explore new options, carry out business analysis, and independently suggest technology requirements.
Build a great team of highly productive and engaged developers to support business tech needs.
Guide the teams in this journey to learn together, grow as individuals and enjoy the effect of increased productivity
Review the output of all the team members to ensure they are in line with our tech guidelines, which you yourself will help shape.
Manage stakeholder requirements, expectations, and task pipelines.
You are accountable for the team’s progress and delivery of targets.
Plan and monitor the progress of implementation and execution of projects in a high demand environment.
Requirements:
Excellent knowledge of Computer science generally (operating systems, distributed systems, software engineering, networking, security …)
A minimum of 3 years’ experience managing and mentoring software developers and teams (including distributed) to produce proven highly efficient and useful products.
High level of interest in data; its management, processing, manipulation, analysis, and presentation.
Minimum 8-10 years’ experience developing software for both front-end and back-end applications.
Strong experience working with relational databases and managing large data volumes (Relational & NoSQL)
A strong interest not only in technology but also in the commercial side of the business.
The ability to structure, organise, plan, and execute work across cross-functional teams.
Passion for improvement of the status quo, employees, tools, and processes.
A desire to work in a respectful and transparent work environment that values initiative and innovation using a flat team structure and open communication.
Good understanding of agile project management methodologies and sprint planning.
Strong Mathematical skills. Ideally from an engineering or quantitative background
Excellent analytical, verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work well with both business managers, traders, and developers
Ability to learn and adapt quickly and excellent problem-solving skills
Experience working in Electricity Trading is highly valued, though not required.
Strong command of the English Language.
What we offer:
An opportunity to work with a brilliant and ambitious fast-growing team, en-route to becoming one of the largest intraday power traders in Europe. Once Europe is conquered, we are going global.
A challenge to spearhead the building of an incredible and resourceful team of software developers and engineers.
Growth and experience in independent business leadership.
High-value addition while directly contributing to the growth of our operations and profile through the delivery of critical technology solutions.
Highly competitive salaries and bonuses.
Enriching life experiences
