Developer - Energy Markets

Developer - Energy Markets

• Job Number: 558816
• Closing at:
  Jul 14 2026 - 23:55 BST

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You will be expected to spend 50% of your working week in one of the following locations – Perth, Havant or Reading.

Salary: £50,964 - £60,899 and a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | options available

Join our Energy Markets technology team and play a key role in delivering the software solutions that power critical business operations. You will work as part of an Agile delivery team to design, build and enhance high-quality applications, ensuring they are secure, scalable and built for long-term success. Alongside developing new capabilities aligned to business priorities, you will provide ongoing support and continuous improvement to keep our platforms reliable, resilient and fit for the future.

• Design, build and enhance innovative software solutions that support critical Energy Markets trading and operational processes, delivering real business impact in a fast-moving industry.
• Take ownership across the full software development lifecycle, from shaping requirements and designing solutions through to deployment, support and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts and stakeholders to solve complex business challenges using Agile delivery practices and modern engineering approaches.
• Help maintain and evolve business-critical platforms, troubleshooting issues, improving performance and ensuring systems remain secure, resilient and reliable.
• Champion engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, adopting emerging technologies and driving continuous improvements in development practices, automation and tooling.

• Experience developing and supporting enterprise applications using technologies such as C#, JavaScript, .NET or similar modern development frameworks.
• A solid understanding of software engineering principles, including testing, version control, code quality and secure development practices.
• Exposure to cloud technologies and Dev Ops ways of working, with experience of Azure, CI/CD pipelines and automation considered highly beneficial.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical teams and business stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• A curious, proactive mindset and a desire to continuously learn, innovate and contribute to solutions that help shape the future of the energy industry.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030. Secure the energy needed to power customers' lives, while creating value for SSE.

Our Energy Markets trading teams buy the fuel needed to deliver cleaner energy and sell power generated in our wind farm, hydro and thermal assets back to the markets.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

We’re dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.