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# Commercial Graduate Scheme, Junior Data Scientist - Dubai, UAE at Cobblestone Energy

- **Company:** Cobblestone Energy
- **Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Posted:** 2026-06-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cobblestoneenergy4/jobs/7772319003

## Job description

Employment Type: Full-time & Permanent.

Job Location: Dubai, UAE (We provide visa sponsorship & relocation assistance).

Salary: USD 65,000 per annum + performance based bonus - 0% tax environment.

Employee Share Scheme: Opportunity to join Cobblestone Employee Share Scheme.

Annual Leave: 30 Calendar Days.

Public Holidays: As declared by UAE Government annually (8 to 14 days).

Probation Period: 3 to 6 Months (as per UAE Labour Law).

Health Insurance: Comprehensive Private Health Insurance (IPD, OPD & Dental).

Residency Visa Sponsorship: Provided by the Company.

Relocation Support: Available for candidates relocating to Dubai.

End of Service Gratuity: As per UAE Labour Law.

## About Cobblestone Energy

Cobblestone Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the European Gas, Power and Emissions markets. Established in 2018, we combine deep analytics, advanced data science and agile technology to drive profitable trading decisions. Our flat organisational structure empowers every team member with autonomy and ownership. Our diverse global team of extraordinary talent is united by a relentless pursuit of excellence.

Cobblestone Values

- Excellence in Hiring & Teamwork
- Lifelong Learning Through Continuous Reflection
- Independent Thinking Through a Meritocracy of Ideas
- Winning

## What we offer in this role

- A full-time position on our Commercial team
- Committed and remarkably talented colleagues.
- Highly competitive compensation dependent on performance
- An exciting, challenging and fulfilling career.
- Investment in your development to ensure that you always remain the best in business.
- Equity participation for strong contributors, ensuring our interests are all aligned long term.

Key Responsibilities:

- Data Preparation: Collect, clean, and structure large datasets from market, fundamental, and operational sources
- Forecasting & Modeling: Develop and validate predictive models (e.g. wind generation, demand) to support trading strategies
- Strategy Research: Prototype, back-test, and refine data-driven trading ideas; collaborate with analytics and development teams to productionise solutions
- Infrastructure: Build and maintain data pipelines, dashboards, and automated tooling to streamline workflows
- AI-Accelerated Workflows: Utilise LLMs and agentic frameworks to accelerate exploratory data analysis (EDA), automate data cleaning pipelines, and generate synthetic data for model robustification.
- Stay current with the rapidly evolving AI landscape (e.g., RAG, Agents, Multimodal models) and proactively propose new ways to apply these to trading data.
- Collaboration: Partner with traders, risk managers, and software engineers to integrate insights into real-time decision-making
- Documentation: Maintain clear records of methodologies, data definitions, and model specifications
- Culture: Champion our values through proactive communication and teamwork

Your background:

- Bachelor's or master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python and R
- Experience with data analysis and manipulation tools such as Pandas, NumPy, and SQL
- Knowledge of data visualization tools such as Matplotlib and Seaborn
- Experience programmatically integrating LLMs (via APIs, LangChain, or Python scripts) into data pipelines rather than just using chat interfaces.
- Proven ability to build custom "Agents" or automated workflows that interpret unstructured data or reason through multi-step problems.
- Pro-active and flexible work mentality
- Interest in data-driven trading
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Preferred Background:

- Proven track record of excellence, academic or professional, in quantitative or analytical roles
- Experience working with time-series data, machine learning libraries, or cloud-based data platforms
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and drive end-to-end solutions

The Hiring Process

- Application Review
- Online Assessments: Psychometric and logical reasoning tests
- Case Study: Research-oriented project to showcase your analytical approach
- Remote Interviews: Three rounds with members of our Analytics and Trading teams
- Offer & Onboarding: Join our Commercial Development Program, then step directly into your role as Junior Data Scientist

Learn more about Cobblestone Energy careers: https://cobblestoneenergy.com/careers/

Why work with us: https://cobblestoneenergy.com/why-work-with-us/

Recruitment process: https://cobblestoneenergy.com/careers/vacancies/#process

Important Note: This role is advertised globally; however, the job location is as specified in the job description.

## About Cobblestone Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cobblestone Energy moves wholesale electricity and natural gas across Europe by combining rigorous analysis, proprietary in-house technology, and disciplined risk management to optimize supply where it is needed most.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped) – no external funding rounds disclosed; growth funded from retained earnings.
- **Headquarters**: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- **Founded**: 2018 (in London, UK; later relocated to Dubai)
- **Founders**: Alan Okino

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Energy trading (wholesale electricity and natural gas, cross-commodity emissions trading)
- **Target customers**: B2B – utilities, energy suppliers, industrial consumers, and other market participants across liberalised European energy markets
- **Mission / purpose**: To be a responsible company that upholds ethical standards and regulatory obligations while delivering consistent long-term value through disciplined risk management and proprietary technology.

## Products & Services
- **Short-term Power Trading**: 24/7 intraday and day-ahead trading in UK and continental European power markets.
- **Power Curve Trading**: Trading from week-ahead to several years ahead across all entered markets.
- **Natural Gas Trading**: Pan-European gas trading covering spot markets and forward curves, including physical LNG.
- **Cross-Commodity Desk**: Emissions trading and other commodity-hedging solutions.
- **Proprietary Trading Technology**: In-house analytical and risk-management platform developed to navigate complex market environments.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Headcount – 60+ employees (as of 2026); grown from 2 in 2018 to 40 by 2021 and quadrupled since 2020.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: None disclosed – the company is self-funded. Counterparties include reputable entities across Europe; operates under EFET and Exchange contracts.
- **Growth Signals**: Expanded from UK power into 10+ European markets; launched gas trading desk and cross-commodity desk; established 24/7 trading operation; moved to larger Dubai office; formalised Cobblestone Foundation in Uganda.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary technology and analytics**: In-house systems built for speed and risk control, not available to competitors.
- **Physical trading expertise**: Ability to execute and settle physical power and gas contracts, giving direct access to delivery and logistics.
- **Disciplined risk culture**: Stringent IT security, compliance policies (AML, market abuse, anti-bribery), and rigorous counterparty onboarding.
- **Lean, high-performance culture**: Flat structure, merit-based decision-making, and continuous development program for graduates.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic expansion**: Continue entering new liberalised European power and gas markets, and eventually global LNG markets.
- **Trading depth**: Extend trading further down the power curve (week-ahead to multi-years) and build out cross-commodity capabilities.
- **Talent development**: Scale the graduate program and attract top international talent across technical, commercial, and support functions.
- **Infrastructure**: Maintain a fully staffed 24/7 operation and upgrade proprietary technology to support larger volumes and new asset classes.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Ambition, ownership, continuous growth, and collaboration without politics. “Ideas win on merit, feedback is open, excellence is expected.”
- **Teams & diversity**: 7 teams, 20+ nationalities; fully in-office in Dubai with relocation support (visa, flights, hotel).
- **Growth & development**: Commercial Development Program with 1:1 mentorship; Learning & Development budget for external courses; structured career progression from analyst/trader to leadership.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Competitive bonus, annual health insurance (including dental, optical, mental health support), generous paid time off, maternity/paternity leave, study leave, and other leave benefits.
- **Recruitment process**: Transparent multi-step process – application, assessment, technical/role interviews, project/task, culture fit, leadership chat, background check.

## Sources
1. [cobblestoneenergy.com – About](https://cobblestoneenergy.com/about/)
2. [cobblestoneenergy.com – Why Work With Us](https://cobblestoneenergy.com/why-work-with-us/)
3. [cobblestoneenergy.com – Careers](https://cobblestoneenergy.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com – Cobblestone Energy](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cobblestone-energy)

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