Software Engineer

Department: Tech - Model & Platform Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Oxford, UK

Aurora helps governments, investors, and utilities make billion-dollar decisions on the journey to net zero. You will join a growing engineering team in Oxford that builds cloud-based software to track and model power grids around the world.

Aurora's models produce some of the most data-intensive outputs in the energy industry. They simulate every generator at 5-minute to half-hourly resolution, over 30-year horizons. As a Software Engineer in the platform team, you will build and own the scaling infrastructure that runs these models as fast and as cheaply as possible, using TypeScript, Python, MySQL and a variety of AWS products.

You will work in a small team that releases changes multiple times a day. You solve hard problems, you value code review, and you have taken a large project from design to production.

We use AI across the whole development process, from coding tools to our own agent platform, which you will help build. Hands-on experience with AI-assisted and agent-driven development is important to us.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate the resilient and high-availability infrastructure which runs Aurora's forecast models
• Build tools and platforms that empower engineers, modellers, and analysts across the business
• Contribute to continuously improving how our platform team works
• Create the agent and compute platforms that power Aurora

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Required attributes

• At least two years professional Python or TypeScript experience in a commercial, team‑based software environment
• Experience building and maintaining infrastructure with cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• You write automated tests as a normal part of your work, and you automate repeated tasks

Desirable attributes

• Experience with hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, including Ansible playbooks for server configuration and patch management
• Genuine interest in the transformation of energy markets and infrastructure
• A relevant degree in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or Computer Science

What we offer

Some of the benefits we include are:

• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Parental Support
• Salary-Exchange Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Local Oxford Discounts
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Flu Jabs

At AER, we are committed to offering flexibility in the way we work. Most of our roles are hybrid with a mix of in-office/home working and potentially adjustable working hours. Let’s discuss what works for you and AER during the interview process.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity.

To apply, please submit your Résumé / CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept applications via email, telephone, or social media platforms. To be considered for this position, please submit your application using the link provided. Applications submitted through any other channel will not be reviewed.