Join a world of energy as MFT Energy's new Quantitative Trader

Are you excited by the challenge of optimizing strategies in constantly changing markets? We are looking for Quantitative Traders at both mid and senior levels to join our ambitious Intraday Trading team.

The role as Quantitative Trader for Intraday Trading

As a Quantitative Trader, you’ll work hands-on with trading, data, and execution in the European intraday power market. You’ll develop and run systematic trading strategies based on market insights and large datasets.

You can look forward to

• Identifying and exploring new trading opportunities in the market

• Developing and improving quantitative trading strategies using machine learning and market insights

• A short path from idea to market position

• Building and improving signal generation and execution systems

• Optimizing and scaling our live trading and execution algorithms

Your profile

We are looking for someone who combines strong quantitative skills with a sharp trading mindset - someone who is motivated by performance, ownership, and continuous improvement.

Your experience and skills

• A strong quantitative background in e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or similar

• Experience with Python and standard libraries such as Pandas, Numpy, etc.

• Master machine learning and data-science fundamentals

• For senior candidates: + 2 years of experience trading CWE

• For mid-level candidates: top of your university class

Your mindset and way of working

• You are highly driven and competitive, with a strong motivation to turn ideas into measurable trading performance

• You take ownership from idea to execution and don’t wait to be told what to improve

• You are curious and continuously seek to improve - whether it’s strategies, processes, or your own performance

• You are willing to put in the effort required to solve complex problems and constantly raise the bar

• You care about the quality and robustness of what you build, especially when it is live and business-critical

• You share ideas openly but are just as comfortable pushing things forward yourself

• You are fluent in English, both spoken and written, as our company language is English

Working in MFT Energy

At MFT Energy, we combine a startup mindset with the strength of a global organization. We believe in empowering individuals to make data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment. We are around 200 employees working out of our headquarters in Scandinavian Center, Aarhus C, and from our international offices in Türkiye, Australia, New York, Singapore, Japan, and several remote colleagues working from all over the world.

We offer:

• A role with real responsibility and direct impact on trading strategies and performance

• A flat organization, where the good ideas matter more than titles

• The chance to one day become partner

• An international team where things move quickly and the work changes as the market changes

• A culture where we enjoy celebrating both big and small successes - and luckily, we have many reasons to do so

Make the most of your talent! Join us!

If you think there is a fit between the role and your aspirations, we will be looking forward to receiving your application with your CV and your diplomas. For questions, please contact career@mft-energy.com.

Start date: As soon as possible.

We will be screening candidates on an ongoing basis.