--- title: 'FTR Trader at Tanius Technology' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/ftr-trader-tanius-technology-alamo-ejzb5sxfxhjg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # FTR Trader at Tanius Technology - **Company:** Tanius Technology - **Location:** Alamo - **Posted:** 2025-10-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tanius/jobs/8203474002 ## Job description Financial Transmission Rights (FTR) Trader We are seeking a skilled FTR trader to join our expanding power markets team in California/Bay Area. This role involves actively trading congestion products across several ISO/RTO markets, performing market research, and developing data-driven trading strategies. You’ll work closely with other traders and analysts to identify opportunities, manage risk, and enhance our existing strategy framework. Collaboration with different trading groups within the firm is encouraged, providing exposure to a wide range of energy market activities. We’re looking for someone who combines deep knowledge of FTR and congestion markets with curiosity and a hands-on mindset. You should be excited to analyze market dynamics, refine trade ideas, and guide junior members of the desk. Our culture values people who are humble, sharp, and collaborative—we innovate constantly, whether it’s through new analytical methods, trading ideas, or technology improvements. This position offers the chance to make a direct impact on the firm’s performance from day one. Requirement: - Hands-on experience (around 2+ years) in FTR trading, congestion analysis, or comparable power market roles involving ISO/RTO products. - Solid grasp of market design, grid operations, and transmission dynamics across multiple U.S. power markets. - Strong technical toolkit – proficient in Python for research and data engineering, comfortable working in Git-based environments for collaborative development. - Proven record of building, testing, and refining trading strategies through full lifecycle: ideation → modeling → risk assessment → post-trade review. - Adept with statistical reasoning and quantitative methods; uses probability, regression, and optimization techniques to evaluate risk and discover inefficiencies. - Exceptionally detail-oriented and disciplined — able to manage simultaneous workflows and deliver consistent results under time pressure. - Enjoys working with data, exploring new patterns, and maintaining rigorous model validation habits. - Strong communication skills; able to explain technical findings clearly and coordinate with traders, analysts, and technology teams. - Self-driven and intellectually curious — thrives in unstructured environments, quick to learn new tools and adapt to changing market conditions. - Positive teammate who contributes to a collaborative, solution-focused desk culture. ## About Tanius Technology ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Tanius Technology is a proprietary trading firm that applies machine learning and large-scale algorithmic trading across fixed income, oil futures, precious metals, equity indexes, and other electronic markets. - **Entity Type**: Private (bootstrapped; no disclosed funding rounds) - **Headquarters**: Alamo, California, USA (with offices in New York, London, San Francisco, Chicago, and Naples, FL) - **Founded**: 2008 - **Founders**: Karl Schulze (technology background) and Gary Middlemiss (math and finance background) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Algorithmic / high-frequency proprietary trading - **Target customers**: The firm trades for its own account (no external clients); employees are traders, quantitative researchers, and software developers - **Mission / purpose**: To build and implement successful automated trading strategies through a collaborative, technology-driven culture ## Products & Services Tanius Technology does not sell external products; its offerings are internal trading systems: - **Proprietary Trading Strategies**: Machine-learning-driven algorithms executed across multiple asset classes (fixed income, oil futures, precious metals, equity indexes) - **Trading & Research Platform**: A comprehensive internal system that allows traders to quickly build and deploy ideas to target markets ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available - **Key Metric**: Not disclosed (as a private proprietary firm, revenue and funding are not reported) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: None (self-funded) - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple locations (8 open roles on Greenhouse as of mid-2026); presence in five cities including London; emphasis on expanding quantitative research and software development teams ## Competitive Advantages - Deep integration of machine learning and large-scale automated trading across diverse markets - Collaborative, team-oriented culture that enables rapid iteration from idea to production - Long track record (founded 2008) with a technology-first foundation ## Strategic Focus - Continued expansion of automated trading strategies and markets - Recruiting top-tier developers, quantitative researchers, and traders to maintain a competitive edge - Fostering a flat, high-trust environment where employees take high-impact ownership quickly ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Collaborative, upbeat, and open; employees are trusted to work at their own pace within reason and are encouraged to work together to maximize performance - **Work Environment**: Hybrid/remote options available for some roles (e.g., Senior PM/Trader/Quant listed as remote); offices in Alamo, CA (HQ), New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and London - **Engineering & Research Focus**: Strong emphasis on technology – “Technology is the foundation” – with new hires quickly taking on high-impact projects - **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the culture emphasizes teamwork, autonomy, and intellectual challenge ## Sources 1. [tanius.com](https://www.tanius.com/) – Company overview, locations, and description 2. [tanius.com/about-us](https://www.tanius.com/about-us) – Founders, founding year, and technology focus 3. [tanius.com/culture](https://www.tanius.com/culture) – Culture description, collaborative environment 4. 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