Aurora Energy Research

Principal Software Engineer – Modelling

Aurora Energy Research

full-time

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Location: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Python

About the role

  • Be the in-house expert for all battery and asset energy dispatch modelling
  • Design, implement, and maintain Python modules/packages in the modelling codebase; own components over time and steward their quality and usability for other teams.
  • Translate modelling methods into production‑quality code, collaborating with method owners in the Modelling team; ensure implementations are readable, tested, and traceable.
  • Improve code quality and developer experience by refactoring for clarity, strengthening interfaces and simplifying implementations.
  • Champion automated testing and TDD; driving the adoption of modern software engineering practices in the model development team.
  • Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions
  • Identifying and addressing architectural bottlenecks and opportunities to improve scalability and developer experience

Requirements

  • Knowledge of power and energy trading methodologies
  • Familiarity with mathematical optimisation methods
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals
  • Experience of leading others in technical work
  • An interest in working in the energy/decarbonization sector
  • Professional Python experience (3+ years) in a commercial, team‑based software environment, delivering components used by other teams/customers
  • Comfortable collaborating with Modelling, Research, and Product teams to implement methods as robust, maintainable code; motivated to raise standards for others
  • A relevant degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science
  • Desirable attributes:
  • Experience building software using Test Driven Development and Continuous Delivery
  • Experience developing modelling or simulation software, or with mathematical optimisation (LPs/MIPs) - particularly in the energy industry
  • Experience in energy trading or energy generation asset simulation
  • Experience stewarding internal libraries/SDKs, packaging (pyproject.toml, Poetry/uv) and dependency management at scale
  • Experience in managing or mentoring junior colleagues