Aurora Energy Research Limited Hiring for Software Engineer Job at Oxford, England Full Time

Based in Oxford, you will work as part of an experienced Software Development team building highly innovative cloud-based software solutions for our clients and internal users, using cutting edge development practices (e.g. Microservices, Continuous Delivery, DevOps). The successful applicant will combine exceptional problem solving and technical capability with a passion to deliver great solutions for our users.

The successful candidate will work in a creative, intellectually stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will enjoy autonomy, and the opportunity to develop solutions that could influence major decisions in the energy sector. The innovative nature of the role will give significant opportunity to broaden and deepen your skill set using a range of technologies on some significant and challenging problems.

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.

Required attributes

• At least a BSc degree in computer science (or a similar technical field), or equivalent practical experience
• A proven track record for delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems in a commercial environment
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, and a great team player
• Experience building web-services/microservices
• Solid experience in developing complex software solutions with experience of Node/Typescript, Python and SQL
• Experience of unit testing (highly desirable)
• Experience of AWS (highly desirable)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience

What we offer

• Working as part of a fun, friendly and highly skilled team
• Work on a cutting-edge, constantly evolving technology stack, utilising a

Microservices architecture and using AWS, Node/Typescript, AWS Lambdas,
Python, AWS Redshift, MySQL, MongoDB, Jest

• An opportunity to influence the direction of a fast-growing area of the business.
• Intellectual challenge
• An office in the centre of Oxford with coffee, fruit and snacks available in the office
• A competitive salary
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of

opportunities to develop your skills

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, part-time hours and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift