Supergrads

About the Company

Supergrads is a bespoke recruitment firm that provides clients in the Trading, Commodity, Energy, and Utility Industries with exceptional, well-educated STEM candidates from juniors up to CxO level. Supergrads’ mission is to deliver best-in-class recruitment. In today’s modern world, clients face obscure challenges when looking for the ideal candidate. Supergrads overcomes these challenges by delivering the best and nothing but the best in the candidate selection for clients. Supergrads was founded in 2021 by Rogier Elsenburg. As a former derivatives trader, he started in Executive Search and Recruitment for Huxley in 2003, earning his stripes in the European Banking & Financial Markets space and progressing to the SThree Benelux & France board. He was responsible for the opening and growth of the Huxley Frankfurt & Paris offices whilst simultaneously founding and managing the local Amsterdam Banking and Financial Markets teams. His expertise in various, international recruitment domains is visible in the over 550 successful placements of Software Engineers, Quants, Traders, Risk Managers, and other STEM-educated professionals into the Commodity, Energy, Utilities, and Trading Industry under his supervision. In his 20 years of experience, he accomplished many Search, and Interim assignments alongside multiple executive-level placements and has been managing a group of 250+ Interim IT & Finance professionals. As the successes show, Elsenburg has an extensive network in the Global Financial hubs and is able to deliver five legged sheep. After leaving the SThree group, he successfully co-founded LIFT International, a specialist FinTech, Banking Technology, and Quantitative Finance staffing solutions firm, in October 2017. After four successful years, LIFT International was acquired in March 2021, allowing him to start a new project he feels deeply passionate about: Supergrads.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Supergrads

Job Title

Trading Systems Performance Analyst - London 110-140K + OTE

Job Description

Job title: Trading Systems Performance Analyst Role Summary: Analyze and optimize ultra‑low‑latency trading systems by researching large datasets, designing execution strategies, and building efficient Python algorithms and ETL pipelines. Collaborate with traders, hardware engineers, and software engineers to continuously improve trade infrastructure and performance. Expectations: • Strong analytical and quantitative mindset • Competitive drive and ambition in global markets • Excellent communication and teamwork skills • Passion for financial markets (no prior trading experience required) Key Responsibilities: - Research and analyze large-scale market and infrastructure data to identify performance bottlenecks. - Design, develop, and test low‑latency trade execution algorithms. - Build and maintain Python‑based ETL pipelines for data ingestion and processing. - Reverse‑engineer network and system components, performing stress‑tests and performance tuning. - Work closely with cross‑functional teams (traders, hardware, software) to integrate improvements and deploy solutions in real‑time trading environments. Required Skills: • Python programming (advanced) • Statistical modelling, machine learning, or network technology knowledge (plus) • Strong quantitative and analytical abilities • Effective written and verbal communication Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Quantitative Finance, or Physics.

London, United kingdom

On site

08-12-2025