Experience
The company considers candidates with 15+ years of experience (Java, C, C++)
Salary
The company guarantees a competitive salary based on your skills and experience
Benefits
Opportunities for professional growth in a highly qualified team
About the company and the project:
A green energy infrastructure company that specializes in long-duration energy storage and grid stability solutions was founded in 2006. The company's core technology works by using excess electricity — typically from renewable sources like wind and solar — to cool and compress ambient air until it liquefies; this liquid air is then stored in insulated tanks, and when power is needed, it is heated and expanded to drive a turbine and generate electricity for periods ranging from 6 to 20 hours. By capturing surplus renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted and providing essential grid stability services such as inertia and voltage control, the company enables the integration of more renewables into the grid and reduces reliance on fossil fuel "peaker" plants.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop trading systems and monitoring tools for our Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plants and grid-stability operations. We value clear thinkers with strong engineering fundamentals who can reason about distributed systems, data integrity, and real-time control. Python is our primary language (Rust a plus), but we prioritize problem-solving ability and software craftsmanship above specific language experience.
Strong engineering fundamentals are more important than specific language expertise — we support a short (~3 week) Python ramp-up period for strong engineers.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop trading systems and monitoring tools for our Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) plants and grid-stability operations. We value clear thinkers with strong engineering fundamentals who can reason about distributed systems, data integrity, and real-time control. Python is our primary language (Rust a plus), but we prioritize problem-solving ability and software craftsmanship above specific language experience.
Strong engineering fundamentals are more important than specific language expertise — we support a short (~3 week) Python ramp-up period for strong engineers.
Your tasks on the position:
Trading Systems Development
- Design and implement automated trading systems for UK energy markets (day-ahead, intraday, balancing, ancillary services)
- Build real-time bidding, dispatch optimization, and pricing algorithms for LAES assets
- Integrate with grid operators and market platforms
- Develop monitoring dashboards, alerting systems, and operational analytics for plant performance
- Build monitoring dashboards for LAES and stability island operations
- Create high-throughput data ingestion and streaming pipelines using Kafka and PostgreSQL / TimescaleDB
- Work with data pipelines using Kafka and PostgreSQL (pg_partman, TimescaleDB)
- Build microservices and APIs for trading platforms, market integration, and system control
- Develop microservices connecting trading platforms and grid operators
- Collaborate with DevOps and Data teams for deployment, monitoring, and production support
Requirements:
Core Engineering:
We value candidates who can build software using agentic AI coding systems (Claude Code, Codex, Open Code, Cursor, etc).
This is fundamentally different from using code completion tools or chat-based assistants.
- Strong software-engineering fundamentals — architecture, testing, and code quality
- Proficiency in Python (or readiness to ramp up quickly within ~3 weeks)
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs
- Solid understanding of software design patterns and testing practices
- Hands-on experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms
- Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL and time-series data processing
- Familiarity with data-pipeline frameworks and real-time processing
- Experience with Docker and containerized applications
- Understanding of monitoring, logging, and observability practices
- Proficiency in Git and Agile development workflows
We value candidates who can build software using agentic AI coding systems (Claude Code, Codex, Open Code, Cursor, etc).
This is fundamentally different from using code completion tools or chat-based assistants.
Will be an advantage:
- Rust experience
- Exposure to energy markets, trading systems, or optimization algorithms
- Interest in industrial control systems, IoT, or real-world operational data
Benefits:
- Plenty of opportunities for learning and professional growth
- B2B contract with a paid vacation
- Highly qualified and friendly team (some colleagues have a PhD)
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