The Opportunity
Our recent expansion into the North American energy markets marks a significant chapter in our growth. Here, we’re leveraging vast and diverse energy market data to fuel our quantitative, data-driven trading strategies. Our vision is clear: replicate the proven success we’ve achieved in European markets within North America.
To realize this vision, we’re looking for an outstanding software engineer with experience in machine learning to join our Tech team. In this pivotal role, you’ll design, build, and maintain the critical software and infrastructure that powers our quantitative trading initiatives, with a special focus on the North American energy markets. To be successful, you’d thrive at the intersection of data, machine learning model development, and software engineering, and have a proven record of building software that operates with high reliability in critical or highly regulated industries.
If this sounds like you, then have a look at this exciting opportunity at CET, a rapidly growing technology-driven energy trading company based out of Copenhagen.
Core Responsibilities
You’ll:
- Engineer core trading systems: Design and develop reliable, scalable, and efficient Python-based software that directly powers our internal trading systems and quantitative model-based trading strategies.
- Develop new and existing ML models: Contribute to the development and improvement of machine learning models directly used for trading on the North American markets, impacting company revenue.
- Architect data infrastructure: Build and deploy fault-tolerant storage solutions and data pipelines for ingesting, transforming, and serving diverse data to our models. Work with various data sources and ensure high quality data, driving trading decisions.
- Champion Data & MLOps best practices: Drive the development and implementation of MLOps practices, processes, and tools designed to streamline the entire model lifecycle. Improve experiment tracking, deployment, monitoring, and serving models in production.
- Shape our tech stack: Play a key role in evaluating, proposing, and integrating new technologies and tools to continuously enhance our internal platforms, with a particular focus on infrastructure supporting our model development and execution.
- Grow with the best: Learn from and build with seasoned software developers and analysts who build our internal platforms for data and analytics, asset management and algorithmic trade execution. You’ll be an integral part of the team that values technical mastery, rigorous problem-solving, and continuous learning.
- Become an energy market expert: Gain deep knowledge of the critical energy industry and electricity markets, in which the Nordics have a long tradition of leadership, and where technical excellence is the decisive factor in our company’s long-term success.
Qualifications and Experience
We are seeking a candidate with a strong technical background, whoever they are. The following should be read as a wish list for our ideal candidate, keeping in mind that drive and competency can replace any specific qualifications and prior experience. We value diverse backgrounds and new perspectives.
- Education: A degree with a strong technical focus, e.g., Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or other relevant fields. We welcome excellence regardless of the level of qualification.
- Software experience: Proven expertise in designing and developing software that is not only functional but also production-ready. Skill in designing clean, scalable, and tested code while contributing to broader software engineering best practices. A strong command of Python, as we are a Python house. Experience with Git, code reviews, and CI/CD.
- Quantitative skills: Solid foundation in mathematics, statistics, and probability, relevant to modeling and quantitative analysis.
- Experience with machine learning concepts: Proven experience with machine learning concepts, including the full lifecycle of models, and a track record of designing and building models from inception to deployment. Big plus if that experience covers models specifically for trading strategies.
- Familiarity with cloud Platforms: Some proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP, including their data and machine learning services.
- Strong Communication Skills: Excellent problem-solving and communication skills with full professional proficiency in English.
- Energy Market Knowledge: A genuine interest in learning about energy markets and systems. If you already have that domain knowledge, then that is a big plus.
What We Offer
At Copenhagen Energy, we want everyone to feel like they belong and that their work matters. We believe in recognizing people’s strengths and creating a space where everyone can thrive.
When you join our team, you’ll benefit from:
- Exceptional Team: Join a team of professional and highly ambitious colleagues who continuously set the bar high, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the energy trading market.
- Thrilling Growth Environment: Be a part of a young and rapidly growing company with an authentic start-up atmosphere. Here, your innovative ideas will be celebrated, and your contributions will be recognized.
- Central Location: You’ll be working from our office in the district of Carlsberg City in central Copenhagen, in beautiful office buildings that are renovated Carlsberg laboratories.
- Meaningful Impact: Be part of a visionary organization where technology is a cornerstone of our business, which is to help shape the energy transition through short-term power trading.
- Attractive Compensation and Flexible Work Arrangements: Receive a competitive salary package with benefits. We value work-life balance and offer the freedom to work from the comfort of your own home.
- Social and Professional Events: Enjoy a well-rounded work experience with various social and professional events, including sports activities and parties, fostering a strong team spirit and camaraderie.
About Us
Copenhagen Energy Trading A/S was founded in 2021 and is part of Copenhagen Energy Group.
We specialize in short-term power trading across Europe and North America. Technology is at the heart of our operations, supported by a team of top-tier talent. Driven by data and technology, we use deep insights into electricity markets to create discretionary and algorithmic trading strategies that efficiently move power to where it’s needed most.
We believe in a culture of collaborative growth and do not have a system of bureaucratic policies or rigid hierarchy. We support a strong sense of team spirit, surrounded by a like-minded team and an easy-going work culture.
How to Apply
All applicants are welcome. At Copenhagen Energy Trading we believe that diversity, equality, and inclusion are fundamental in the creation of an inspirational workplace that enables us to be innovative and creative.
Please submit your application as a single PDF, including your cover letter and CV via LinkedIn. Applications that do not meet this requirement may not be considered.
For more information you are welcome to contact Carl Frederik Grønvald (Quantitative Analyst) at cfg@copenhagen-energy.com or Jens Christian Johannsen (CTO) at jcj@copenhagen-energy.com
