When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box.

Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.

EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.

Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.

Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.

Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.

Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.

Job Description:

Data is Energy

EDF Trading is a data business. Trading is transitioning into a data driven business. High quality data and the agility of the analysis are becoming the differentiator. EDF Trading has a leading footprint in the European energy markets and wants to monetise and optimise data as an asset. ​

The European energy space is complex and has a huge appetite for data. Power production from renewables in response to weather, capacity limitations across borders, storage optimisation modelling... these are just some of the complex data opportunities we trade on every day.

We’re looking for talented people who share our passion for data to join our team and seize these opportunities with us.

Team / department

The Data team is responsible for providing business solutions aimed at extracting value from large amounts of data. It covers a broad range of activities such as collecting market data and building related analysis tools, processing of real-time data streams, data governance and machine learning.

Main responsibilities

• Develop and maintain data-oriented systems as part of the software development team.
• Deliver functionality from requirements analysis through implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Participate in Agile development processes and ceremonies as part of ongoing delivery.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects on solution design and technical implementation.
• Produce high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute constructive feedback to peers.
• Work with business users and analysts to clarify requirements and support successful delivery.
• Collaborate with the data support team to ensure platform stability, monitoring, and timely incident resolution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, tools, and engineering practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• Commercial experience developing applications using .NET technologies (C#, ASP.NET).
• Good understanding of software engineering principles and modern development practices.
• Experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker.
• Experience working with relational databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Understanding of development practices including:
  • Unit and integration testing
  • Dependency Injection (IoC)
  • SOLID principles
  • Application logging, monitoring, and observability
• Experience developing web applications using Angular or similar frontend frameworks.
• Experience working with data-intensive applications involving large volumes of data or real-time processing.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues and work collaboratively within a development team

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Experience working within Agile development teams (Scrum preferred).
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps (or similar tools) for source control, build pipelines, and work management.
• Exposure to non-relational database technologies such as ClickHouse or MongoDB.
• Basic understanding of Kubernetes and container orchestration concepts.
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform.
• Experience or familiarity with Kafka, Azure Service Bus, or similar messaging technologies.

Person Specification

• Hands-on approach, flexible and positive attitude
• Ability to understand complex problems quickly
• Passion for building quality systems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to fully participate in a multi-faceted team environment

Hours of work:

8.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday

Hybrid working arrangement