Expert (f/m/d) Trading API Product Development in Paris, Leipzig, or London

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Expert Analyst (f/m/d) Trading API Product Development in Paris, Leipzig, or London

This position can be filled in one of the EEX locations: Paris, Leipzig, or London

EEX offers natural gas contracts across Europe. The product range covers spot, futures and options contracts for the major European gas hubs as well as trading in location spread products between these market areas. EEX also offers a Trade Registration service for JKM LNG contracts against the S&P Platts JKM assessment, today's most reliable price estimation for the Asian region. Here you can find further information on our website EEX - Markets - Our gas markets and Our gas spot market

Your Tasks
We are seeking a highly analytical and proactive Trading API Product Development Analyst (f/m/d) to contribute to the development and enhancement of our API trading products and services for the Gas Spot Exchange. This role combines technical expertise, market knowledge, and analytical skills to drive innovation, ensure API functionality, and support seamless trading and post-trading experiences for our clients.

As a key member of the product team, you will work closely with development teams, business stakeholders, and external customers to gather requirements, define product features, and ensure the effective delivery of API trading solutions. An understanding of the commercial, legal, and regulatory implications of API functionality and trading products is essential to ensure compliance and alignment with market expectations. Key responsibilities include defining and prioritizing API features, developing product specifications, and ensuring APIs support high performance and scalability.

You will also support the testing efforts for the API functionality by providing clear acceptance criteria and KPI definitions and monitor performance of the new features post-deployment. Additionally, you will participate in the development of the supporting documentation, ensure technical and commercial consistency of our offering, deliver updates and presentations, stay informed about market developments, conduct competitor analysis, and collaborate with the sales and marketing teams to promote API features and attract new users.

In doing so, you will become a valued partner for different stakeholders inside EEX Group as well as for external parties, receiving a great deal from your team in return for your outstanding performance. After all, we value the exchange of ideas, working together, and encouraging each other to become better. We call it: the exchange mindset.

You Bring Along

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, or Economics.
• At least 5 years of relevant working experience, including direct interaction with exchange trading participants and a deep understanding of the trading systems functionality.
• Practical experience with order management and market data protocols (e.g. FIX, FAST, OUCH, ITCH, T7 ETI); familiarity with commodities and energy markets is a plus.
• Understanding of underlying network technologies such as TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, REST, MQ, WebSocket, Protobuf, JSON, XML, and TLS/SSL is highly advantageous
• Deep understanding of algorithmic and high-frequency trading needs and implications for the trading API.
• Familiarity with financial regulations and compliance standards related to trading systems.
• Ability to work in a team and independently, ability to take responsibility, strong communication skills, and a can-do attitude.
• Experience in project management or leading cross-functional teams is a plus.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying updated with industry trends and best practices.
• High proficiency in English.

Why join us?

• Attractive salary package with many benefits including childcare facilities, meal allowance, job ticket, sport and recreational events
• Flexible mobile working arrangements within Germany and abroad (according to our work agreements for mobile working)
• Personal development thanks to extensive further training opportunities
• A place in a dynamic and international team within EEX Group and Deutsche Börse Group.
• A long-term perspective in the constantly growing and evolving energy industry

**Welcome

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As a leading commodity exchange in Europe, we develop, operate and connect the markets for global energy and commodity trading from Leipzig and 24 other worldwide offices. What's the secret to our success? We are an expert team of dynamic individuals that drive forward exciting projects while sharing experiences, celebrating success and creating memories, together.

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