Systematic Quantitative Developer

About Us

Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company. Our business model is “asset light” and highly diversified – giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions. We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities. Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence. We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.

In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company. The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients’ renewable power. The acquisition also expanded Engelhart’s capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.

Our talented and experienced individuals work together according to its four company values: be bold, be collaborative, be proactive, be your best.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Python developer to join the new Quantitative Systematic Team here at Engelhart. Based in the London office, we are a small team comprising quant researchers and developers, building a portfolio of data-driven trading strategies and underlying technical infrastructure. The role requires strong Python and mathematical skills, along with the ability to deliver robust code that will run our strategies. From a programming perspective, the role offers numerous exciting challenges to solve and learn from, including performance optimization when dealing with large volumes of data, building cloud-native applications, and developing versatile reporting and visualization frameworks. As this is a greenfield development project, the role also provides exposure to all stages of systematic trading; from data ingestion to forecasting, portfolio construction, execution, and reporting.

About You

This person will be an experienced developer, comfortable working directly with stakeholders in a highly commercial environment. An understanding of the underlying mathematics would be beneficial for this individual, though a lack of prior experience in finance would not necessarily be a problem for a successful candidate.

In addition, we are looking for somebody with the following experience and skills:

• Around 2 to 5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Strong Python skills.
• Experience with the Python data ecosystem, specifically pandas.
• Knowledge of cloud technologies, ideally AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with CI solutions.
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience in finance is beneficial, particularly in commodities.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation and participation in Engelhart’s discretionary bonus plan.
• 25 days of annual holiday entitlement, excluding UK public holidays.
• Robust benefits package such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, pension contribution match, and supplemental benefits partially subsidised by the Company.
• Eligibility to receive external and internal training in accordance with our Training & Development Policy.

We believe in inclusivity and are therefore dedicated to ensuring all employees – across gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, life experience, background and more – feel welcome and included in the company. We promote diversity because we believe it is essential to our ability to think holistically.