The role
You join the Optimisation Algorithm Development team of Centrica Energy as a Quantitative Developer. Your team focuses on optimising performance and revenue of flexible asset portfolios across energy markets.
Together with the team you deliver projects from inception—including market analysis and strategy simulation—through implementation to production and operational follow‑up.
As a Quantitative Developer, you will focus on developing and implementing algorithmic trading strategies. Your daily tasks include:
* Applying and evaluating trading strategies (in Python) and benchmarking them against state‑of‑the‑art solutions.
* Communicating findings and analysis to the team, contributing to collaborative strategy development and improvements.
* Monitoring real‑world performance of the team’s trading strategies and collaborating with traders to refine them.
About you
Prior experience with algorithmic trading in the energy sector is preferred but not mandatory.
A one‑sentence description: “You are a pragmatic, tech‑savvy quant who wants to build algorithmic trading strategies in the energy sector.”
Key attributes:
* Quant – you translate real‑world problems into mathematical optimisation, understand distributions and probabilities, quantify and back‑test algorithm performance, and know when to apply machine‑learning techniques for forecasting.
* Tech‑Savy – you write production‑ready code, use version control and code‑review processes, are interested in AI‑based coding tools, and know or will learn NumPy, SciPy, Python optimisation frameworks.
* Develop software – you convert problems into software solutions, view code as a tool to enable business goals, and communicate with business experts.
* In the energy sector – you care about environmental impact, are motivated to increase renewables in the mix, and understand or are interested in international energy market mechanics.
* Pragmatic – you stay focused on end results, choose simple solutions when appropriate, and avoid getting lost in details.
Our offer
An opportunity to join a high‑potential, fast‑growing energy technology team, where your contribution to sustainable grid balancing solutions has real impact. You will receive an attractive, comprehensive remuneration package.
The team is based in Antwerp (Belgium). You may work out of Antwerp, Copenhagen or Aalborg but should expect frequent onsite presence in Antwerp.
We offer a flexible home‑working policy.
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