Senior Algorithm Developer

Description

The Algorithm Developer is responsible for developing and maintaining the optimization engines and ancillary calculations in our products. These form a core part of the overall company’s platform offering and require in-depth domain knowledge and mathematical programming experience. Not only does this role address the platforms content software development needs, but it also covers the technical support element to the business. This includes interaction with clients to understand the domain issues they are trying to solve, as well as the implementation of these solutions.

• Produce concise high-quality code, with performance and memory considerations at the forefront of any design
• Develop the proposed feature/s while maintaining high quality coding standards (see “High Code Quality Contribution” accountability)
• Seek support from local and global developer teams when required
• Participate in global projects and attend stakeholder meetings, as and when required (often outside of “normal” work hours, due to the global nature of the meetings).
• Ensure high priority items are addressed urgently, providing timely responses
• Propose concise and performant formulation specifications for new features required
• Produce technical documentation such as incremental design specifications and user manuals.
• Provide technical advice and suggestions to customers
• Develop and demonstrate functionality through PoC (proof of concept) builds
• Collect feedback from design and technical staff on development needs
• Liaise with colleagues and clients to reproduce and correct any defective software
• Conduct technical testing to resolve existing or introduced problems
• Research new and emerging technologies in the energy domain (concentrating on specific areas, e.g. transmission developments, market rules, etc.)
• Recommend solutions and options to global team when required
• Engage in requirement specification process for new software functionality
• Design, develop, review, re-factor, and maintain software with quality and performance in mind

Requirements

• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Experience with core development fundamentals, e.g. system architecture, memory management, parallel processing, base classing, etc.
• Familiarity with analytical tools, such as Unit Commitment, Economic Dispatch, Load Flow, Contingency Analysis, etc.
• Understand core programming paradigms
• Breadth of experience with .NET (including VB.NET and C#), and other development languages (e.g. C++, Python, etc.)
• Strong mathematical skills, with solid theoretical background in numerical analysis and optimization techniques
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Strong knowledge and experience working with complex models
• Strong knowledge and experience working with energy system modelling and simulation, analysis and operation, optimization and numerical analysis methodology
• Ability and willingness to work independently and collaboratively
• Experience with linear and mixed integer programming tools
• Ability to interact effectively with team members
• Minimum 4+ years of relevant OR experience required
• A deep understanding of Operations Research
• Post graduate degree (MSc, PhD, etc.), comp science , Maths, in relevant field
• Understand the clients query, answering technical queries concisely in language they understand (i.e. understand the domain).
• Ability and desire to effectively present to others
• Commercial experience in a .NET development environment

Benefits

We’re a global team that values ownership, integrity, and innovation. You’ll be supported to balance work and life in a way that works for you, and empowered to take initiative, solve problems, and make an impact, regardless of your background, location, or role.

Global Team Interaction and Collaboration

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance