DATA SCIENTIST

Volcore; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Volcore is hiring for a permanent full-time position in Manchester to strengthen our on-site technical team. You will work across real-time forecasting problems, data ingestion, and model development within a fast-growing energy tech scale-up.

The role emphasizes fast, accurate software development using Python, Node.js/TypeScript, PostgreSQL and Rust, with a focus on maintainability and collaboration. Starting salary ranges and bonus opportunities reflect experience.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of professional software development experience.
• Strong ability to solve complex real-world mathematical problems and implement efficient algorithms.
• Proficiency in Python, backend TypeScript, and SQL, or ability to upskill quickly.

Responsibilities

• Solve real-world energy problems as part of a collaborative team.
• Ingest data and document work in the knowledge base.
• Develop, deploy and maintain software with emphasis on speed and accuracy.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

SQL

Time-series

Algorithm design

Tools

PostgreSQL

DuckDB

Rust

Node.js

Job description

At Volcore, our team of wholesale electricity traders and technical experts work together to make real-time decisions that support increasing renewable generation and keep the electricity system stable. We are a profitable and ambitious scale-up, with several full-time, on-site openings in our technical team to underpin our rapid growth.

LOCATION

Manchester City Centre, On-site

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Permanent Full-Time

What You’ll Do

Solve real-world energy problems, often requiring novel approaches developed through team collaboration and original research.

Identify and ingest relevant data, ensuring thorough documentation in our internal knowledge base.

Iteratively test hypotheses and develop proof-of-concepts to solve real-time forecasting problems.

Document and visualise results, sharing insights with the team.

Develop, deploy and maintain our software with a focus on speed and accuracy.

Continually improve our shared libraries and workflows to ensure they are fast, accurate and a delight to use.

Role model and advise on best practices and become a trusted expert in the topics you work most deeply on.

Why Volcore?

Uncapped career development: Deliver value, and you’ll be recognised and rewarded, regardless of title or experience. We offer continuous opportunities for growth and new challenges.

Fast-growing scale-up: We’re a profitable, ambitious company on a rapid growth trajectory, giving you the opportunity to play a key role in shaping our future.

Impactful problem solving: You will be trusted with significant projects that can immediately, visibly affect our success and the industry more broadly, leading to innovative solutions in areas that haven’t been tackled before.

Minimal bureaucracy: Your ideas and feedback matter. We prioritise time for you to focus on what you do best, while still providing support from the wider team.

Modern tech stack: Including Python, Node JS / Typescript, PostgreSQL, DuckDB and Rust.

Colleagues instead of customers: Everything you build will be used by people sitting next to you.

High-performing, friendly team: Work alongside bright, driven people who are trusted to deliver and enjoy socialising after a successful day.

About You

No energy expertise required, but you must quickly learn new concepts and think independently.

Several (at least 3) years of professional software development experience, with a focus on accuracy, performance, and maintainability.

Proven ability to solve complex real-world mathematical problems, including selecting and implementing the right algorithms, and delivering clean, efficient, and reliable code.

Practical experience with Python, backend TypeScript, and SQL, or the ability to upskill rapidly with minimal direct training.

The ability to document and communicate your thinking clearly, including in our knowledge base, notebooks, comments and code itself.

Ownership of projects from start to finish, with intrinsic drive to deliver high-quality work quickly.

By the time this role commences, be eligible to live and work full-time in the UK.

Meteorological data manipulation and physical systems modelling.

Real-time and online forecasting, especially time-series.

Novel, domain-specific feature extraction.

Finance, sports betting, derivatives or other markets experience.

Typically this position attracts people who have outgrown their previous role and are seeking more responsibility or more challenging subject matter.

Starting salary: £40,000 to £55,000 depending on experience + participation in our bonus scheme for high-performers.