Junior Data Scientist - Trading & Origination

Company Description

Junior Data Scientist, Trading & Origination

Location:Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Why Statkraft?

Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy. As a main player in the energy wholesale market, we develop green power solutions for renewable energy producers and companies from trade and industry. We support our clients towards a 100% renewable electricity supply. Join the team and participate in creating the energy world of tomorrow!

Working in the Quantitative Development Team, Trading & Origination (T&O)

As a part of Trading & Origination (T&O), the Quantitative Development team is a thrilling and recently founded division with a specific mandate of pushing forward T&O’s digitization agenda. The Quantitative Development team plays a vital and fundamental role in ensuring that T&O meets its strategic targets of expanding both the proprietary trading and customer service businesses.

Job Description

We are searching for a Junior Data Scientist with strong abilities in data engineering and visualization to join our innovative and progressive Quantitative Development team. Practical knowledge of machine learning models is also required. Previous experience in energy or financial markets is desired, but not necessary.

The Quantitative Development team is a groundbreaking initiative within Statkraft to develop new core analytical and compute capabilities using the most advanced services and technology stack. In your role, you will cooperate with various proprietary trading teams to provide a competitive edge to our commercial business through data and digitization. While your primary focus will be on data engineering and visualization, you will participate in all stages of the end-to-end data science lifecycle: understanding business necessities, data gathering, model development, and deployment.

Reporting directly to the VP of Quantitative Development, you will utilize our technologies and markets intelligence to deliver solutions to our trading teams. Simultaneously, you will apply a clear enthusiasm for automation to construct and continuously evolve our overall quantitative environment.

This role will be based in Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Example responsibilities will include:

• Building and maintaining dashboards containing key signals to be used by the proprietary trading desks
• Understanding current data flow & architecture, and executing continuous ingestion improvements as more data requirements come through
• Applying understanding of markets and fundamentals of machine learning models to enhance existing applications and inspire new ones
• Contributing to and reviewing colleagues' code in the shared repositories
• Investigating commercial tools as options for delivering solutions
• Identifying and communicating business needs between the trading desks and the Quantitative Development team
• Assisting with promoting and managing the Quantitative Development team’s strategic initiatives to the trading desks
• Researching new trends and practices in energy markets and/or data science
• Reporting progress to VP of Quantitative Development

Qualifications

• M.S./B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics or similar field of study
• Interest in learning about energy trading and financial markets
• Well-versed in Python
• Strong data engineering (e.g. pandas, PostgreSQL, Rest APIs) and visualization experience (e.g. Plotly, Dash)
• Practical experience with machine learning packages (e.g. sckit-learn, LightGBM, XGBoost, Keras)
• Prior exposure to version control (e.g. GitLab), CI/CD solutions (e.g. Argo Workflows, Terraform), containerized development (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud deployment (e.g. Azure, AWS)
• Collaboration frameworks (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• Strong analytical skills and commercial mindset with the ability to efficiently troubleshoot problems
• Ability to collaborate and communicate well across different environments
• Possesses a can-do attitude
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written

Additional Information

What we offer

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose – every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities, and the future. Together, we work on the forefront of renewable energy development. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. We have 125 years of unmatched expertise in creating technologies that put ecosystems, communities, and our environment first. With us, you will shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match. This includes:

· Extensive professional and personal learning and development opportunities

· The opportunity to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates from different countries and backgrounds

· A diverse workplace in terms of gender, age, and cultural background

Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefits schemes, and we are a trusted employer who puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a choice, not a chance.

Statkraft manages crucial infrastructure and services in several countries. The applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorization.