Python Engineer, Beacon – Gas, Power & Renewables Technology

Main purpose

We are looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our Gas, Power & Renewables (GPR) Technology team.

You will be a core member of a small, high-impact engineering group embedded within a broader team of quants, analysts, traders, and deal desk professionals.

Your primary focus will be building risk solutions for the Power and Gas trading desk on top of Beacon Platform.

This is a 100% hands-on development role — you will own the full development lifecycle, from gathering requirements directly with traders and stakeholders through to delivering production-quality solutions.

This role will work directly with the trading desk.

Candidates who have previously worked in a trading floor environment will be familiar with the pace and communication style,and will have a natural advantage.

You will be joining a well-resourced, commercially active team at the centre of one of the most dynamic areas of the energy markets.

The role offers direct exposure to complex trading activity, close collaboration with quants and traders, and the opportunity to build solutions that have immediate, measurable impact on the business.

Design, build, and maintain risk and analytics solutions for the Power and Gas desk using Python on top of Beacon Platform

Integrate quantitative models developed by the quant team into Beacon and connect them to relevant market data sources

Work in a fast-paced trading environment where decisions are made quickly and feedback is direct

Engage directly with traders, quants, analysts, and the deals desk to gather requirements, understand business needs, and present technical solutions

Collaborate with other Beacon engineers within the team to ensure consistency, code quality, and shared best practices

Contribute to the ongoing evolution of the GPR technology stack