Junior Software Engineer, Optimization & Modeling

Intellect Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hands-on experience with real optimisation problems

Mentorship from experienced engineers

Clear development path

Job summary

A technology firm in the UK is looking for a Junior Developer skilled in Python to work on exciting optimisation challenges. The role involves writing production-ready code, assisting in formulating optimisation problems, and collaborating with a technical team. Ideal candidates have good programming skills, some exposure to mathematical optimisation, and a problem-solving mindset. This position offers hands-on experience and mentorship, with a clear development path toward optimisation engineering.

Qualifications

• Good programming skills in Python.
• Some exposure to mathematical optimisation through university modules or projects.
• Basic understanding of optimisation concepts including constraints and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Writing clean, maintainable Python code for optimisation workflows.
• Assisting with the formulation of optimisation problems and translating real world requirements.
• Building and maintaining optimisation models, running experiments, and diagnosing issues.

Skills

Python programming

Understanding software engineering concepts

Exposure to mathematical optimisation

Experience with NumPy

Experience with pandas

Tools

Pyomo

OR Tools

Gurobi

CPLEX

Job description

A technology firm in the UK is looking for a Junior Developer skilled in Python to work on exciting optimisation challenges. The role involves writing production-ready code, assisting in formulating optimisation problems, and collaborating with a technical team. Ideal candidates have good programming skills, some exposure to mathematical optimisation, and a problem-solving mindset. This position offers hands-on experience and mentorship, with a clear development path toward optimisation engineering.