Who we are: We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing: You will be working alongside the Trading Risk & Operations team as well as the trading floor, providing vital support to ensure the teams meet their objectives. The successful candidate will maintain and develop processes to facilitate seamless trading operations, giving us an edge in the market. Further responsibilities include: Liaising with Trading desks and Tech teams, supporting daily market activity. Continuous monitoring and reconciliation of trading positions and associated market/risk metrics. Ensuring regular reporting is produced to monitor and identify abnormal trades and positions as well as other key market risk metrics. Validating the accuracy and effectiveness of data sources used to produce a set of daily market risk reporting and analysis. Verifying and implementing settlement prices and data consumed across the company for trading and analysis purposes. Investigating, as required, abnormal data points by requesting further information from the Trading desks, Tech team, Exchanges, and other financial counterparties. Enhancing and automating tools, analysis, and reporting used by the team to report critical information to both Trading desks and senior management. Improving and maintaining internal policies and procedures followed by the team, ensuring completeness, and making sure that current practices remain within the company policy. Participation in various Risk and Tech/Data ad-hoc projects and providing both market and technology-related analysis. What you'll bring: University degree in a quantitative or technical field (Mathematics/Engineering/Computer Science/Economics/Finance). Experience in process automation/enhancement using at least one of the following coding languages: Python, Excel-VBA, SQL, and Tableau. Effective communication skills with the ability to solve problems and communicate answers. Desirable: Previous exposure to the energy markets (oil, gas, and power, etc.) Experience with Derivatives (futures/options, greeks, etc.). Knowledge/experience in any of the following tools: Bloomberg, Platts, Reuters, Trayport, TT, ICE Connect, WebICE, CME Direct, SPAN GUIs. Independent troubleshooting and issue resolution. Previous experience dealing with compliance and legal matters. Project management, professional or personal context (side/DIY project, others). Benefits & Perks: Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters: We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.
Aug 19, 2025
Full time
Who we are: We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing: You will be working alongside the Trading Risk & Operations team as well as the trading floor, providing vital support to ensure the teams meet their objectives. The successful candidate will maintain and develop processes to facilitate seamless trading operations, giving us an edge in the market. Further responsibilities include: Liaising with Trading desks and Tech teams, supporting daily market activity. Continuous monitoring and reconciliation of trading positions and associated market/risk metrics. Ensuring regular reporting is produced to monitor and identify abnormal trades and positions as well as other key market risk metrics. Validating the accuracy and effectiveness of data sources used to produce a set of daily market risk reporting and analysis. Verifying and implementing settlement prices and data consumed across the company for trading and analysis purposes. Investigating, as required, abnormal data points by requesting further information from the Trading desks, Tech team, Exchanges, and other financial counterparties. Enhancing and automating tools, analysis, and reporting used by the team to report critical information to both Trading desks and senior management. Improving and maintaining internal policies and procedures followed by the team, ensuring completeness, and making sure that current practices remain within the company policy. Participation in various Risk and Tech/Data ad-hoc projects and providing both market and technology-related analysis. What you'll bring: University degree in a quantitative or technical field (Mathematics/Engineering/Computer Science/Economics/Finance). Experience in process automation/enhancement using at least one of the following coding languages: Python, Excel-VBA, SQL, and Tableau. Effective communication skills with the ability to solve problems and communicate answers. Desirable: Previous exposure to the energy markets (oil, gas, and power, etc.) Experience with Derivatives (futures/options, greeks, etc.). Knowledge/experience in any of the following tools: Bloomberg, Platts, Reuters, Trayport, TT, ICE Connect, WebICE, CME Direct, SPAN GUIs. Independent troubleshooting and issue resolution. Previous experience dealing with compliance and legal matters. Project management, professional or personal context (side/DIY project, others). Benefits & Perks: Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters: We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.
City of London Permanent, Full-time - Onsite Who we are We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing Working within the Software Development team at Dare, a Staff Engineer will work on scaling and enhancing our proprietary trading platform, which uses cutting-edge trading models for optimal efficiency. Our understanding of the dynamics and counterparty requirements in volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. We are looking for a talented Staff Engineer to join our development team to drive and deliver high-quality, real-time actionable insights to our internal trading teams. Working with our existing cross-functional teams, you will help transform our technical deliverables that support our activity on the trading floor, involving designing, implementing, and maintaining complex applications. As part of your role, you will: Have a strong engineering background with strong opinions (loosely held) on technologies, platforms, and approaches to delivery. Articulate ideas effectively, ensuring shared understanding across the technology team. Lead the design and development of scalable and maintainable solutions. We primarily build things in Python and Go, but we also have some C# systems as well. We expect that a strong Staff Engineer will have no problems picking up new technologies they encounter. Collaborate with stakeholders, designers, and frontend engineers to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver high-quality software solutions. Bring strong leadership skills that will inspire those around you. This role is primarily that of an individual contributor, however, there is scope for line management for the right candidates. Mentor more junior engineers. You'll look to support the growth of those around you, including senior engineers and your peers, helping them to foster a growth mindset. Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance and best practices to ensure code quality, consistency, and team collaboration. Drive technical decisions, evaluate new technologies and tools, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our backend development processes and practices. Stay up to date with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices. Pragmatically combine new and proven technologies to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge. Contribute to the overall architecture, design patterns, and technical roadmap of our backend systems. Be comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities. You're the kind of person who creates order from chaos. What you'll bring Extensive experience with one or both of Python and Go would be advantageous. Strong knowledge of technologies that support the delivery of data via RESTful APIs. HTTP, TLS, etc. Strong understanding of Relational Database Management System Software - we use Postgres. An understanding of common distributed system problems, and an ability to guide others on how to tackle them. You have excellent collaboration skills, working in an agile environment and are an advocate of Scrum ways of working. Experience leading a team or large projects. Desirable Experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture. Benefits & perks Competitive salary Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.
Aug 17, 2025
Full time
City of London Permanent, Full-time - Onsite Who we are We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing Working within the Software Development team at Dare, a Staff Engineer will work on scaling and enhancing our proprietary trading platform, which uses cutting-edge trading models for optimal efficiency. Our understanding of the dynamics and counterparty requirements in volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. We are looking for a talented Staff Engineer to join our development team to drive and deliver high-quality, real-time actionable insights to our internal trading teams. Working with our existing cross-functional teams, you will help transform our technical deliverables that support our activity on the trading floor, involving designing, implementing, and maintaining complex applications. As part of your role, you will: Have a strong engineering background with strong opinions (loosely held) on technologies, platforms, and approaches to delivery. Articulate ideas effectively, ensuring shared understanding across the technology team. Lead the design and development of scalable and maintainable solutions. We primarily build things in Python and Go, but we also have some C# systems as well. We expect that a strong Staff Engineer will have no problems picking up new technologies they encounter. Collaborate with stakeholders, designers, and frontend engineers to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver high-quality software solutions. Bring strong leadership skills that will inspire those around you. This role is primarily that of an individual contributor, however, there is scope for line management for the right candidates. Mentor more junior engineers. You'll look to support the growth of those around you, including senior engineers and your peers, helping them to foster a growth mindset. Conduct code reviews, provide technical guidance and best practices to ensure code quality, consistency, and team collaboration. Drive technical decisions, evaluate new technologies and tools, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our backend development processes and practices. Stay up to date with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices. Pragmatically combine new and proven technologies to drive innovation and maintain a competitive edge. Contribute to the overall architecture, design patterns, and technical roadmap of our backend systems. Be comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities. You're the kind of person who creates order from chaos. What you'll bring Extensive experience with one or both of Python and Go would be advantageous. Strong knowledge of technologies that support the delivery of data via RESTful APIs. HTTP, TLS, etc. Strong understanding of Relational Database Management System Software - we use Postgres. An understanding of common distributed system problems, and an ability to guide others on how to tackle them. You have excellent collaboration skills, working in an agile environment and are an advocate of Scrum ways of working. Experience leading a team or large projects. Desirable Experience with Kubernetes and microservices architecture. Benefits & perks Competitive salary Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.
Who we are We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing As a Senior Power Analyst you will play a key role in analysing data related to Power Markets and supporting the trading desks to help make optimal investment decisions. Responsibilities include: Advanced analysis of Power Market trends e.g. supply and demand, pricing and generation data. Design, build, and optimise detailed flow and stack models for power systems, including generation, transmission, and distribution. Use a range of data sources in your models and ensure the models are scalable and adaptable to changing scenarios. Work collaboratively, supporting the trading desk to improve performance and manage risk. What You'll Bring 3+ years' experience in a similar role. Extensive knowledge of Power and Gas markets. Demonstrable advanced mathematical modelling and statistical analysis skills. Ability to work with large data sets and identify key insights. Proficiency in risk analysis and price forecasting. Advanced level Python experience. Experience with data visualisation tools. Strong communicator and ability to interact with different stakeholders across the business. High attention to detail and accuracy. Creative approach to problem-solving, curious, and open to discussion. Desirable Experience with AI/ML techniques for predictive modelling and optimisation. Commercial acumen to understand the financial impact of strategies and decisions made by the desk. Benefits & perks Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.
Feb 13, 2025
Full time
Who we are We are an energy trading company generating liquidity across global commodities markets. We combine deep trading expertise with proprietary technology and the power of data science to be the best-in-class. Our understanding of volatile, data-intensive markets is a key part of our edge. At Dare, you will be joining a team of ambitious individuals who challenge themselves and each other. We have a culture of empowering exceptional people to become the best version of themselves. What you'll be doing As a Senior Power Analyst you will play a key role in analysing data related to Power Markets and supporting the trading desks to help make optimal investment decisions. Responsibilities include: Advanced analysis of Power Market trends e.g. supply and demand, pricing and generation data. Design, build, and optimise detailed flow and stack models for power systems, including generation, transmission, and distribution. Use a range of data sources in your models and ensure the models are scalable and adaptable to changing scenarios. Work collaboratively, supporting the trading desk to improve performance and manage risk. What You'll Bring 3+ years' experience in a similar role. Extensive knowledge of Power and Gas markets. Demonstrable advanced mathematical modelling and statistical analysis skills. Ability to work with large data sets and identify key insights. Proficiency in risk analysis and price forecasting. Advanced level Python experience. Experience with data visualisation tools. Strong communicator and ability to interact with different stakeholders across the business. High attention to detail and accuracy. Creative approach to problem-solving, curious, and open to discussion. Desirable Experience with AI/ML techniques for predictive modelling and optimisation. Commercial acumen to understand the financial impact of strategies and decisions made by the desk. Benefits & perks Vitality health insurance and dental cover 38 days of holiday (including bank holidays) Pension scheme Annual Bluecrest health checks A personal learning & development budget of £5000 Free gym membership Specsavers vouchers Enhanced family leave Cycle to Work scheme Credited Deliveroo dinner account Office massage therapy Freshly served office breakfast twice a week Fully stocked fridge and pantry Social events and a games room Diversity matters We believe in a workplace where our people can fulfil their potential, whatever their background or whomever they are. We celebrate the breadth of experience and see this as critical to problem-solving and to Dare thriving as a business. Our culture rewards curiosity and drive, so the best ideas triumph and everyone here can make an impact. Please let us know ahead of the interview and testing processes if you require any reasonable adjustments or assistance during the application process. We're also proud to be certified a 'Great Place to Work'. Read more about our culture and what our team says about us here.