Quantitative Developer (Energy Trading)

TL;DR

Quantitative Developer (Energy Trading): Building platforms to run algorithms and machine learning models for real-time energy markets with an accent on automating execution and improving trade automation workflows. Focus on designing robust, production-ready trading applications and ensuring their stability, performance, and execution quality.

Location: Hybrid in Rotterdam, Netherlands (with up to 3 weeks/year flexibility to work abroad within approved countries).

Salary: €85,000 - €120,000 gross annual

Company

hirify.global is a leading energy company driving the energy transition by building wind and solar parks and innovating in energy trading to deliver energy to millions of customers across Europe.

What you will do

• Become part of hirify.global’s Intraday Trading department, focusing on scaling automated execution and trade automation.
• Collaborate closely with intraday traders, analysts, and IT teams to design and operate hirify.global’s algorithmic trading landscape.
• Translate trading ideas and operational requirements into robust, production-ready trading applications.
• Take ownership of the stability, performance, and execution quality of trading applications.
• Actively improve end-to-end trade automation workflows in a live intraday trading environment.
• Lead the development and technical optimization of the trading platform, configuring SaaS solutions and building necessary integrations.

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of hands-on development experience with algorithmic trading systems.
• A solid understanding of financial markets, preferably within energy commodity trading or other short-term trading environments.
• Strong software engineering skills in Python, building and operating robust algorithmic trading platforms, data pipelines, and analytics systems with production-grade design, testing, and monitoring.
• Familiarity with algorithmic trading workflows, including execution logic, model validation, and post-trade analysis.
• A proactive and independent working style, analytical but also hands-on and pragmatic, combined with a collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Gross annual salary between €85,000 and €120,000, including FlexBudget and 8% holiday allowance.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development and growth.
• Hybrid working model: 40% office, 40% home, and 20% flexibly.
• Option to work abroad up to 3 weeks/year (max 2 consecutively) with manager approval.
• Work in a complex, dynamic environment within the Intraday Trading team, located next to Rotterdam-Alexander station.
• Informal, transparent, and collegial atmosphere where you shape the energy transition.