Software Engineer

Based in Oxford, you will work as part of a fun and highly experienced and growing Software Team building innovative cloud-based software solutions which power major decisions in the global energy transition.

As a Software Engineer at Aurora, you will be responsible for turning feature and product ideas that will shape the future of the global energy markets into a reality. You would work as part of a team on a cutting-edge Microservices architecture and using TypeScript/Express/AWS Lambdas, Redshift, MySQL, MongoDB and Micro-frontends built on React. This will allow you to take responsibility for solutions from design to deployment.

You will be working with processes and tooling that allow you to release changes to our customers multiple times per day. The successful applicant will combine exceptional problem solving and technical capability with a passion to deliver great solutions for our users.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and operate the new generation of Aurora’s software-as-a service solutions

• Work closely with end users (internal and external) to innovate highly effective solutions

• Contribute to continuously improving how the Software Team works

• Minimum of 1,5+ year relevant commercial working experience

• Commercial experience in developing complex software solutions with some of the following Node/TypeScript, Express, Python, SQL, NoSQL, React, Cloud Infrastructure, unit testing

• A proven track record for delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems

• Experience building web-services/microservices

• Exceptional problem-solving skills

• Strong interpersonal skills, and a great team player

• Employee assistance programme

• Flexible schedule

• Flexitime

• Referral programme

• Work from home, What we offer

• A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture

• A competitive salary package

• Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals

• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

At Aurora we will consider all requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: a hybrid model of remote and in-office working and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us during the interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will be happy to explore the best available option for you.

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 and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. The team will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience., * Flexitime

• Referral programme

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• Are you a British citizen?

• If you are not a British citizen, please state your current visa status and whether a VISA sponsorship would be necessary in the future.

• Kindly state your salary expectations and notice period.

• Aurora Energy Research is based in Oxford and currently we are benefiting from a hybrid working model, working three days from the office and two days from home, as per our policy. Would you be open working in a hybrid basis?

• Would you be interested in keeping touch for similar opportunities in the same / different location?