Senior Modelling Software Engineer - Chronos
Aurora Energy Re5 months ago
Oxford, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Manage on-time delivery of robust and scalable modelling features.
- Design, implement, and maintain Python modules and packages in the modelling codebase.
- Improve software architecture, data orchestration, scalability, code quality, maintainability, and developer experience.
- Champion automated testing, TDD, and modern agentic-first software engineering practices.
- Coach, mentor, and line-manage junior colleagues.
- Lead code reviews and technical design discussions.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional Python software engineering experience in a team-based environment.
- Experience delivering components used by other teams, user groups, or customers.
- Experience managing and mentoring junior colleagues.
- Demonstrable experience with software architecture and design patterns.
- Disciplined experience with Test Driven Development and Continuous Delivery.
- Experience in DevOps/infrastructure development, including containers and CI/CD.
- Experience stewarding internal libraries, packaging, and dependency management at scale.
- Experience in effective and efficient agentic-first development.
- Desirable: experience with modelling, simulation, or mathematical optimisation.
- Desirable: interest in the energy or decarbonization sector and experience working with internal stakeholders.
Benefits
- Private medical insurance, dental insurance, parental support, salary-exchange pension, Employee Assistance Programme, local Oxford discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, and flu jabs.
- Hybrid working with a mix of office and home working and potentially adjustable working hours.
About Aurora Energy Re
Aurora Energy Research provides power market forecasting, analytics, and data to utilities, investors, developers, and policymakers via subscription platforms, software (including the Chronos storage valuation platform), and advisory services. It also offers programmatic access and APIs to embed forecasts, dispatch models, and insights into client workflows. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Oxford, the company operates globally and is part of TPG.