Engineering Lead, APAC Gas, Power and Carbon

About the role

The Quantitative Strategy team within Commodities and Global Markets is looking for an Engineering Lead to run a small, high-calibre team of about six software engineers embedded with the APAC Gas, Power and Carbon trading desk in Sydney. The team builds risk management tools and software solutions that support the desk's daily activity and open up revenue opportunities across power, gas and carbon markets in the Asia Pacific region. The role sits on the trading floor and reports into the global Quantitative Strategy structure.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with traders and the wider APAC Gas, Power and Carbon business to turn their needs into well-scoped technology solutions.
• Lead, manage and develop a team of four to five software engineers, set priorities, support career growth and maintain a high-performing, collaborative culture.
• Oversight of design, development and delivery of risk management tools, pricing and analytics models, trading software and energy market systems for physical gas and power scheduling and client servicing.
• Identify and develop new revenue opportunities through technical innovation.
• Work with the global Quantitative Strategy group, including London-based leadership, to align priorities, share best practice and use common frameworks and infrastructure.
• Maintain strong code quality, risk management and controls, working with risk, technology and other support functions as needed.

Required profile

• Strong software engineering background with hands-on technical credibility in a trading or financial markets environment.
• Experience in energy or commodity markets (power, gas and/or carbon); APAC market exposure is preferred, but global markets experience is also considered.
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring technical teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management, including direct work with traders and collaboration with global colleagues.
• Commercial mindset, able to prioritise work that drives business value.

What we offer

• Wellbeing leave day per year, plus up to 5 additional service bonus leave days.
• Paid parental leave and gender affirmation leave, with paid leave for non-primary caregivers.
• Volunteer leave and donation matching, and access to an Employee Assistance Program.
• Salary packaging options and learning and development opportunities, including professional membership reimbursement.
• Hybrid and flexible working, dependent on role, with work-from-home equipment reimbursement.