Platform Software Engineer

Platform 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. Based in Oxford, you will work in a dynamic and growing engineering organisation 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 - half-hourly, generator-level simulations across 30-year horizons. As a Software Engineer in the platform team, you will build and own the scaling infrastructure that runs these models in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible, using Type Script, Python, MySQL and a variety of AWS products.

You will work in a small, fast-paced team that releases changes multiple times a day. The successful applicant will be an excellent problem solver, a strong team player who values code review and collaboration, and who possesses a proven ability to take big projects from conception to production.

We use AI coding tools to improve productivity and familiarity with modern AI-assisted development is important to us.

• 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

• At least two years professional Python or Type Script experience in a commercial, team based software environment
• Experience building and maintaining infrastructure with cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong discipline in testing and automation

• Familiarity 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

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.