Early Career Opportunities

Who are we?

ElectronX™ is the first U.S.-regulated, direct access electricity derivatives market, offering financial products to address volatile short-term price exposure to electricity. With offices in Chicago and New York City, ElectronX is building the missing financial infrastructure and risk management tools necessary to smooth the path for U.S. energy production, diversification and grid expansion in a time of rapidly increasing power demand.

ElectronX is a venture capital-backed startup supported by premier VC partners including Innovation Endeavors, Systemiq Capital, Equinor Ventures, Shell Ventures LLC, DCVC, Amplo, BoxGroup and Lightning Capital.

Who are we looking for?

As a fast-growing company in the highly competitive, quantitative capital markets industry, ElectronX values problem-solvers who are resourceful, curious and adaptable to change. Our cultural focus on innovation requires collaborative and entrepreneurial teammates with the intellectual grit necessary for near- and long-term success.

This is a general application for students and recent graduates who want to help build a new energy market. We do not have a specific opening today. We hire early-career talent across market operations, trade surveillance, finance, sales, product and engineering, and we review this pool first as new roles open. Early hires at ElectronX work closely with the founding team and own meaningful work from the start. Submit your resume and we will reach out when a role matches your background.

What will you be doing?

MARKET OPERATIONS & SURVEILLANCE

• Monitor live trading, market data and exchange systems during market hours
• Support exchange members with onboarding, account setup and day-to-day questions
• Review trading activity for potential market abuse and help prepare regulatory reports

FINANCE & STRATEGY

• Build financial models, budgets, and board and investor materials
• Analyze trading volume, fee and revenue data to inform company decisions
• Support clearing, treasury and month-end close processes

SALES & PRODUCT

• Research power producers, utilities, trading firms and other prospective market participants
• Support customer outreach, pipeline tracking and market education
• Turn customer and market feedback into product requirements and help test new features

ENGINEERING

• Build and test features across the exchange platform, including trading, market data and customer-facing tools
• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure, deployment pipelines and monitoring for systems that run during live market hours
• Write tools and automation that help operations, surveillance and product teams work faster

What we need from you

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

• Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor's or master's degree in a quantitative or energy-related field, such as engineering, economics, finance, mathematics, computer science or energy policy
• 0–2 years of professional experience; internships count
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills
• Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Interest in electricity markets, the energy transition or financial markets
• Attention to detail and sound judgment in a fast-moving environment
• Ability to manage several priorities at once and follow through without close supervision

THE RIGHT MINDSET

• Ownership mentality: You take full responsibility for your work from start to finish
• Bias for action: You would rather try, learn and adjust than wait for a perfect plan
• Entrepreneurial spirit: You're energized by building something new and comfortable with startup uncertainty
• High agency: You identify problems and solve them without waiting for permission
• Sharp thinking: You work through complex problems clearly and can hold your own with experienced traders, customers and colleagues
• Quick study: You get up to speed fast on our products, power markets and our customers, and you keep learning as they change
• Drive and intensity: You bring a strong work ethic every day, and hard problems energize you rather than wear you down

NICE TO HAVE

• Coursework or internship experience in power markets, energy trading, commodities or capital markets
• Familiarity with ISO/RTO markets such as PJM, ERCOT, MISO, NYISO or CAISO
• SQL, Python or another programming language; for engineering candidates, experience with cloud platforms, Linux or CI/CD
• Exposure to regulated financial markets, compliance or CFTC rules
• Leadership in energy, finance or entrepreneurship student organizations

Benefits

• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) match
• Supplemental health and disability insurance
• Unlimited vacation
• Parental leave
• Equity