Tom Parker
Principal Consultant
Development Manager
London, Greater London, South East, England
Apply by 16 Jul 2025
£110000 - £130000 per annum
Job Ref.: BH-52761
Job Description
£110,000 to £130,000 + bonus + benefits
London - Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite
About the Company Our client is a well-established energy trading business with a strong tech focus. They're investing in modern platforms to support real-time trading and risk management and are looking for a Development Manager to lead their software engineering team
Role Overview The Development Manager will oversee a team of software engineers and work cross functionally with the end users, stakeholders, architect and senior leadership to deliver high-quality, scalable, and performant solutions. This role is both technical and managerial, requiring a hands-on approach to architecture, design, and mentoring in addition to team and project leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a cross-functional software development team working in a .NET environment
- Own the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for trading and risk management platforms
- Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Drive architectural decisions and ensure best practices in software design, coding, testing, and deployment
- Manage development roadmaps, release planning, and sprint cycles
- Provide coaching and technical mentorship to engineers
- Maintain high standards of software quality through code reviews, test automation, and CI/CD pipelines
- Monitor system performance and ensure SLAs are met in a mission-critical environment
- Work closely with IT Operations, QA, and Product teams to ensure seamless delivery
- Proven experience as a Development Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar leadership role
- Strong background in .NET/C# development, including API and microservices architecture
- Solid understanding of ETRM platforms and their role in energy trading workflows
- Experience in energy trading, commodities, or financial trading environments
- Familiarity with front-to-back trade lifecycle and risk management concepts
- Knowledge of integration patterns and middleware for ETRM systems
- Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and DevOps practices
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Experience with cloud technologies (Azure preferred)
- Exposure to containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
- Background in working with FIS, Openlink, Endur, or similar ETRM products
- Understanding of data pipelines, market data feeds, and real-time systems
If this sounds like you, please apply wtih an up to date CV or get in touch with Tom Parker at Source Technology.