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Senior Data Scientist

Field Energy

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Join Field's mission to revolutionize renewable energy infrastructure with cutting-edge automated trading technology.

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Field, Fora Montacute Yards

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Field is at the forefront of developing renewable energy solutions, focusing on battery storage to create a more reliable and sustainable energy grid. With the goal of becoming Europe's leading clean energy player, Field is on an exciting growth trajectory, expanding into new markets and asset types.

  • Develop and deploy algorithms for energy trading and revenue optimization
  • Manage live trading and asset support, providing crucial 24/7 operational coverage
  • Maintain real-time, mission-critical trading software
  • Make informed decisions in fast-changing market conditions
  • Analyze trading strategies and present findings to senior leadership
  • 3+ years in Trading, Data Science, Data Analytics, Operations Research, or related fields
  • Strong Python skills for data analysis and visualization
  • Excellent communication and decision-making skills based on data analysis
  • Applied knowledge of probability and statistics
  • Prior experience in algorithmic trading strategy development
  • Knowledge of UK or European power markets is advantageous
  • Competitive salary with employee share scheme
  • Generous parental leave and fertility treatment leave
  • Performance-based bonus and hybrid working options
  • Comprehensive pension plan and annual learning budget
  • Global 'work from anywhere' month and mental health support
  • Eco-friendly initiatives and a dog-friendly London office
  • Weekly team lunches and social events, plus a birthday carbon offset

Senior Data Scientist

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: UK - London

Reporting To: Lead Data Scientist

Description

At Field, we’re accelerating the build out of renewable energy infrastructure to reach net zero. We are starting with battery storage, storing up energy for when it’s needed most to create a more reliable, flexible and greener grid. At Field, we will show that batteries are a valuable part of our energy infrastructure - now, not in some distant future. 

We have ambitious plans to become Europe’s defining clean energy player over the next few years, expanding beyond batteries into new asset types.

Overview

At Field, we are developing our automated energy trading platform, Gaia.  Before the end of this year we will deploy Gaia to trade in real-time for our physical assets in the UK power markets.

You will be part of a small, fast moving team of certified power traders, wearing multiple hats, and you will have a tangible impact shaping how we increase revenue. You will be working with people across  the organisation: platform engineers, data scientists, the executive team, commercial operations, and more. 

This is an operational role and the candidate will need to be flexible regarding their working hours, and be in a position to participate in an on-call rotation as part of a small team.  The market is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and you will be one of the key responders for any aspect of trading that requires humans in the loop, such as responding to unplanned or emergency scenarios.

This is an exciting time to join Field, right at the core of the business. In the next few years our team’s responsibility will expand rapidly as we deploy Gaia for dozens of assets in the UK and across Europe.

Key Responsibilities

This is a broad and varied role with the opportunity to have massive impact. As part of the team, you will:

  • Develop algorithms to trade, forecast and co-optimise revenues across multiple markets
  • Be part of the team that manages live trading and physical assets, and provide 24/7 support
  • Deploy and maintain real-time, mission-critical software
  • Develop the ability to inform and/or override algorithmic decisions in volatile market conditions
  • Present trading results to senior management
  • Identify gaps in our trading strategy from backtests and competitor analysis, and improve and iterate on our trading strategies
  • Drive the development of the product roadmap

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

A bit about you

  • You’re up for an operational role and are keen to get stuck into trading in the power markets. You are happy to be flexible with working hours and are able to be on-call

  • You’re a clear, impactful communicator, able to articulate complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
  • You thrive in autonomous work environmentswith a positive and proactive approach
  • You’re excited to learn - you enjoy learning about new and complex topics and are able to pick them up quickly
We are interested in candidates from a variety of backgrounds such as Trading, Data Science, Data Analytics, Operations Research or related fields, with a minimum of 3 years experience. 

Required Skills

  • Demonstrable experience drawing conclusions from data to make impactful decisions
  • Expert in Python development for data manipulation, analysis, visualisation and more
  • Ability to communicate complex topics and results effectively at all levels
  • Strong applied probability and statistics knowledge
  • Development and deployment of algorithmic trading strategies
  • Experience in the UK or European power markets is a plus

Benefits

We’re offering a competitive compensation package, including participation in our employee share scheme which rewards all employees for the growth of the business.

Other benefits include

  • Enhanced parental leave, for all new parents:

    • 6 months fully paid primary carer leave
    • 3 months fully paid secondary carer leave
    • 10 days fully paid leave for fertility treatment


  • Up to 10% company wide bonus based on company performance 
  • Hybrid working (blend of home and office working to suit individual needs)
  • Nest pension (8% combined contributions) on qualifying earnings 
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • £2,000 annual learning & development budget to spend on whatever best supports your growth
  • 1 month a year ‘work from anywhere in the world’ policy
  • Spill: our mental health benefit allowing every Fielder access to equal and unrestricted therapy and resources 
  • Green leave: paid time off to do something good for the environment
  • Fun co-working office space in Shoreditch, London 
  • Dog friendly office (with some regular furry friends already in the team)
  • Free team lunch once a week
  • Regular team socials
  • Birthday carbon offset: a gift from Field to the world to celebrate your birthday
  • & many more on the way!
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