VirtueTech Recruitment Group
Tech Lead Developer | Python / C# / Angular | Greenfield & AI Prototyping | £130,000 | Azure | Commodities & Energy | Hybrid, London
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Tech Lead Developer | Python / C# / Angular | Greenfield & AI Prototyping | £130,000 | Azure | Commodities & Energy | Hybrid, London
Tech Lead Developer | Python / C# / Angular | Greenfield & AI Prototyping | £130,000 | Azure | Commodities & Energy | Hybrid, London
A Tech Lead Developer is required to join a high‑impact engineering group within one of London’s most forward‑thinking commodity and energy trading businesses. This team operates at the intersection of trading, data, AI and rapid prototyping, delivering high‑value greenfield solutions across 12–15 concurrent initiatives.
This is a hands‑on technical role with responsibility for leading small project pods (1–2 engineers), shaping solution direction, and building prototypes and production-grade systems across Python, C#, Angular and Azure. You’ll work directly with traders, quants and senior business stakeholders to unpack complex requirements, build proof‑of‑concepts, and turn ambiguous ideas into working software.
The environment is fast-moving, exploratory and deeply technical — ideal for someone who thrives in greenfield engineering, enjoys variety, and wants to work on high-value, high-impact projects without people management responsibilities.
The Team
The engineering function sits at the centre of the firm’s data, trading and product innovation ecosystem, responsible for:
- Greenfield Prototyping — rapidly building new tools, models and workflows from scratch
- AI Workflow Development — designing and implementing AI-driven decisioning and recommendation systems
- Proof-of-Concept Engineering — validating new trading ideas, data ingestion methods and modelling approaches
- Full Stack Application Delivery — Python/C# services, Angular front-ends, Azure cloud
- Data Platform Integration — connecting models, market data, and internal systems
- Stakeholder-Led Solution Design — working directly with traders and business owners to shape requirements
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Projects range from biofuels trading insight platforms, to AI-driven trade recommendation engines, to new data ingestion and modelling workflows replacing manual Excel-based processes.
The team works closely with the Head of Engineering, business stakeholders and domain experts to deliver solutions that are both technically robust and commercially valuable.
Role Details
- 💰 Salary: Up to £130,000 + Benefits
- 💻 Tech Stack: Python | C# | Angular | Azure | AI/ML workflows | SQL | CI/CD
- 🏢 Location: Hybrid | Hammersmith | 4 days per week onsite
As a Tech Lead Developer, you will:
- Lead small project pods (1–2 engineers) across 12–15 active initiatives
- Design, build and prototype full stack applications in Python, C# and Angular
- Unpack complex trading requirements and convert them into actionable technical designs
- Build AI-driven workflows that ingest market data and generate trade recommendations
- Develop greenfield systems from scratch, including data ingestion, modelling and UI layers
- Work directly with traders and stakeholders to refine briefs, iterate prototypes and validate outputs
- Create proof-of-concepts that evolve into production-grade systems
- Ensure engineering best practice across testing, CI/CD, cloud architecture and documentation
- Work within Azure cloud environments, leveraging modern tooling and scalable services
- Deliver high-value projects that materially impact trading, risk and commercial decision-making
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Required Experience
- Strong commercial experience in Python or C# (either is fine; both ideal)
- Full stack engineering experience with Angular or similar front-end frameworks
- Experience building greenfield systems, prototypes or PoCs
- Ability to work directly with business stakeholders and translate ambiguous requirements
- Experience with AI/ML workflows, data modelling or algorithmic decisioning
- Strong understanding of Azure or equivalent cloud platforms
- Experience working with market data, trading workflows or complex data structures
- Ability to lead small project teams without people management responsibilities
- Strong engineering fundamentals: testing, CI/CD, clean code, architecture
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to commodities, energy or biofuels trading
- Experience building recommendation engines or spec-driven workflows
- Familiarity with data ingestion pipelines, modelling frameworks or analytics platforms
- Experience working in high-ambiguity environments with rapid iteration cycles
- Knowledge of AI workflow orchestration or spec-driven development
- Experience with Azure Functions, Kubernetes, or serverless architectures
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