Lead AI Systems Engineer for Net-Zero Grids

Aurora Energy Research; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Parental Support

Salary-Exchange Pension

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Local Oxford Discounts

Cycle-to-work Scheme

Flu Jabs

Job summary

Aurora Energy Research, based in Oxford, UK, seeks a Lead Software Engineer for the AI team to architect and deliver autonomous, data-driven software that plans and calls tools across complex datasets. You will guide a small, fast-paced team and ship features multiple times daily.

You will mentor engineers, deploy scalable backend systems, and partner with data scientists to translate insights into production. A passion for energy market transformation is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building mission-critical backend systems.
• Proficient in Python with strong testing/automation discipline.
• Experience leading teams of 5+ engineers and delivering end-to-end projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Software Engineers and Data Scientists.
• Own projects from end-to-end, from discovery with users to production systems.
• Collaborate with modelling and data teams to embed proprietary insights into production systems.
• Deploy agentic systems that enable fast, data-driven decisions.

Skills

Backend systems

Python

Team leadership

Testing & automation

AI coding tools

People management

LLM-based systems

Data-driven decisions

Tools

LangGraph

RAG

MCP

MLOps

IaaC

AWS

Job description

Aurora Energy Research, based in Oxford, UK, seeks a Lead Software Engineer for the AI team to architect and deliver autonomous, data-driven software that plans and calls tools across complex datasets. You will guide a small, fast-paced team and ship features multiple times daily.

You will mentor engineers, deploy scalable backend systems, and partner with data scientists to translate insights into production. A passion for energy market transformation is essential.