Remote Senior Python Lead for Energy Modelling

City Science; Mendlesham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City Science is seeking an experienced Python developer to design and implement production-grade software for energy modelling. You will lead engineering decisions, shape architecture, and turn analytical needs into reliable Python tools.

You will line-manage one or more developers, mentor the team, and collaborate with DESNZ and external partners to deliver impactful, decarbonisation-focused software solutions across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Strong professional experience as a Python developer at senior level.
• Excellent command of Python and its ecosystem.
• A track record of building production-grade applications, ideally in data-rich or scientific domains.
• Experience line managing or mentoring developers, or willingness to take on line management responsibilities.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and improve Python packages for modelling, simulation and data processing.
• Lead engineering decisions, architecture discussions and technical problem solving.
• Turn analytical and modelling needs into shippable software.
• Line manage one or more developers: regular one-to-ones, objective setting, performance reviews and support for their development.
• Mentor colleagues across the team and set a strong example through code reviews, pairing and knowledge sharing.
• Maintain high code quality through testing, documentation and thorough code reviews.
• Work across disciplines to integrate tools and deliver results for our customers.
• Drive continuous improvement in our tools, processes and engineering standards.
• Own your deliverables and keep projects moving with urgency and accountability.

Skills

Python development

Senior level

Code quality testing

Line management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

Pydantic

JSON Schema

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

City Science is seeking an experienced Python developer to design and implement production-grade software for energy modelling. You will lead engineering decisions, shape architecture, and turn analytical needs into reliable Python tools.

You will line-manage one or more developers, mentor the team, and collaborate with DESNZ and external partners to deliver impactful, decarbonisation-focused software solutions across multidisciplinary teams.