Full-Time

Software Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure and Backend Development

Posted on 7/25/2025

ElectronX

ElectronX

11-50 employees

Centrally-cleared energy derivatives exchange

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Chicago, IL, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid work schedule with 3+ days/week in office in Chicago (preferred) or NYC.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Rust
Python
Grafana
Apache Kafka
Docker
Go
Prometheus
Terraform
Google Cloud Platform
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in cloud-based software development, with a focus on infrastructure and systems design
  • Strong experience building cloud platforms in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and GitHub Actions
  • Programming skills in languages such as Python, Golang, or Rust
  • In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, networking protocols, and database technologies
  • Knowledge of observability stacks including Prometheus, Grafana, Loki and Thanos
  • Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and messaging systems (Kafka)
  • Skilled in enhancing and expanding observability and monitoring systems
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and apply problem-solving and analytical skills in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities
Responsibilities
  • Architect and design scalable cloud infrastructure solutions for ElectronX's exchange platform
  • Develop and maintain core platform and systems, the main exchange, clearinghouse, APIs, connectivity solutions and tooling
  • Scale observability capabilities to ensure robust monitoring, logging and alerting
  • Design with a focus on reliability and performance, and an eagerness to automate everything
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of infrastructure components
  • Conduct code reviews and mentor junior team members
  • Participate in oncall rotation
  • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry best practices
Desired Qualifications
  • You have experience with financial services or trading systems infrastructure
  • You're passionate about clean energy and its intersection with financial markets

ElectronX runs a CFTC-regulated energy derivatives exchange that helps manage price risk from the shift to renewable energy. It offers granular, short-term contracts—intraday bounded futures and binary options—initially for the Texas ERCOT market, trading in small sizes on an hourly basis and centrally cleared with full collateralization, accessible via web and API. It targets a wide range of participants, from renewable developers to large industrial buyers, virtual power plants, and aggregators, providing precise hedging tools and reducing counterparty risk. Its goal is to improve financial stability and returns for renewable energy assets to support more investment in clean energy infrastructure, with revenue coming from transaction fees.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$55M

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PJM wholesale prices surged 48.9% in 2025, driving demand for ElectronX's 21 new contracts.
  • Nearly 50 members including ENGIE and Gunvor provide liquidity for national expansion.
  • $55M funding from DCVC and XTX Markets fuels MISO and CAISO launches in 2026.

What critics are saying

  • CME Group launches intraday power derivatives in 2026, capturing ElectronX's ERCOT share.
  • ERCOT nodal pricing adoption in 2027 obsoletes ElectronX's hub-based hourly contracts.
  • PJM blackout triggers CFTC position limits, suspending ElectronX contracts by 2027.

What makes ElectronX unique

  • ElectronX offers 1 MWh hourly bounded futures and binary options on CFTC-regulated direct-access platform.
  • Products target intraday volatility in ERCOT and PJM unlike multimillion-dollar legacy contracts.
  • Centrally cleared contracts enable small participants like VPPs to hedge without brokers.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Disability Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-4%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

20%
PR Newswire
Apr 6th, 2026
ElectronX launches intraday power contracts for PJM market amid 48.9% wholesale price surge

ElectronX, a US-regulated energy exchange, has launched hourly bounded futures and binary options for the PJM Interconnection market, the nation's largest grid operator serving 67 million customers across 13 states. The 1 MWh contracts enable short-term hedging strategies in a region where wholesale power costs increased 48.9% from 2024 to 2025. The PJM suite features 21 instruments across four wholesale hubs, two interfaces and one zone. Early exchange participants include ENGIE Energy Marketing North America, Gunvor Group and Soma Energy. Regulated by the CFTC as a Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, ElectronX has nearly 50 exchange members. The company plans to launch contract suites for MISO, CAISO and other regional transmission organisations in coming months.

FOW
Feb 4th, 2026
ANALYSIS: ElectronX targets gap in US power futures market | FOW

A new US power market plans to launch in the coming months with short-term power futures contracts, targeting firms currently squeezed out of the market, its chief executive has said.

ElectronX
Nov 17th, 2025
Energy Exchange ElectronX Raises $30M Series A Round

ElectronX has closed a $30 million Series A led by seed round investor DCVC and joined by XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, and JACS Capital, along with returning investors Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures and Shell Ventures.

Investors Hangout
Nov 14th, 2025
ElectronX Secures $30M for Power Market

ElectronX has secured $30 million in a Series A funding round led by DCVC, bringing its total funding to $55 million. The funds will support the development of the first U.S.-regulated power derivatives market, enhancing risk management in electricity trading. The initiative has attracted investors like XTX Markets and NGP. ElectronX plans to launch products such as hourly bounded futures and binary options for the ERCOT market, with future expansions planned through 2026.

PR Newswire
Nov 14th, 2025
Energy Exchange ElectronX Raises $30M Series A Round

Energy exchange electronx raises $30M Series A round. News provided by. ElectronX's power derivatives market is backed by an elite consortium of global energy, quantitative trading, and technology venture capital firms CHICAGO, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - ElectronX, the energy exchange built to enable precision risk management in U.S. electricity markets, today announced it has closed a $30 million Series A led by seed round investor DCVC, and joined by leading quantitative trading firms and energy venture funds XTX Markets, Five Rings, NGP, GTS, and JACS Capital. Returning ElectronX investors Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, and Shell Ventures also participated in the round. With its Series A funding, ElectronX has raised more than $55 million to develop and operate the first U.S.-regulated, direct-access power derivatives market, scheduled to launch next month. "ElectronX's Series A captures the rising momentum from all industry angles for financial infrastructure innovations in U.S. power markets," said Sam Tegel, CEO of ElectronX. "We are pleased to have DCVC lead this pivotal raise and welcome premier global trading firms XTX Markets, Five Rings and GTS to our investor ranks, alongside the energy venture experts at NGP and JACS Capital. As national demand for electricity continues to strain the grid, we look forward to providing the critically necessary intraday hedging tools for today's volatile short-term power market very soon." "DCVC is excited to double down on ElectronX and lead their Series A round as they head into launch phase after earning CFTC approvals," said Ali Tamaseb, a General Partner at DCVC. "ElectronX will fill a critical gap and play a much needed role in the electricity markets. It will directly support the electrification of the American industrial base and the transition to renewables, and it will help companies respond to the massive change in power requirements resulting from increasing data center demand. Like other DCVC portfolio companies in the energy space, ElectronX is working to fill a huge need with a novel deep tech solution." Based in Chicago, ElectronX was granted status as both a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Designated Clearing Organization (DCO) by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in late August. Its regulated exchange and clearinghouse will offer small-sized, fully collateralized, and centrally cleared financial instruments linked to specific geographies and times of day on a direct-access platform. ElectronX's first products include hourly bounded futures and binary options in 1 MWh sizes for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, enabling immediate access to intraday hedging strategies for both long- and short-volatility seekers of all types and sizes. Day-of and day-ahead contract suites mirror current physical power trading and battery asset risk management strategies, and are designed to limit losses and maximize profits in regularly observed times of price stress. Contract suites for PJM Interconnection LLC (PJM), California Independent System Operator (CAISO), and other regional transmission organizations (RTOs) and independent system operators (ISOs) are planned for launch in 2026. About ElectronX ElectronX (EXI) is the U.S.-regulated energy exchange created to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With locations in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is helping to expand the nation's power grid by building the financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to support increased investment in energy generation, renewable resources, and battery storage technology. For more information, please visit electronx.com. About DCVC DCVC is deep tech venture capital. Over more than a dozen years, the firm has backed brilliant entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve trillion-dollar problems in the real world across a broad set of industries, especially those that haven't seen material progress in decades. With billions of dollars of assets under management, DCVC builds long-term relationships with the founders it backs. The firm has been with many of its companies from their very start - and through to their recognition by the public markets as category-defining businesses. For more information, please visit www.dcvc.com, or follow us on LinkedIn or X @DCVC. SOURCE ElectronX

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