Senior Numerical Optimisation Engineer

Whereby; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible benefits fund

28 days annual leave (plus bank hols)

Pension

Life cover

Private medical insurance

Parental leave

Education assistance

Job summary

AVEVA is seeking a Senior Optimisation Developer in Cambridge, United Kingdom, for a hybrid role combining hands-on software development and numerical modelling. The team focuses on industrial optimisation technology to improve refinery operations and planning.

Postgraduate experience is highly valued, with opportunities to lead and grow within the USC Optimisation group. The position emphasizes mathematical modelling, numerical methods, and collaboration across an established codebase, with

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification (MSc, PhD, or equivalent)
• Programming ability in at least one language (e.g. C++, C, C#, Fortran)
• Experience of numerical modelling or mathematically intensive software development
• Demonstrated potential to lead projects or technical workstreams
• Ability to work effectively in a complex and evolving codebase
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and work collaboratively with other developers
• Relevant industrial, research or advanced technical experience

Responsibilities

• Contribute directly to the design, implementation, maintenance and improvement of industrial optimisation software and related numerical modelling components.
• Investigate complex mathematical, algorithmic and software engineering problems independently and drive them through to resolution.
• Take ownership of large or technically challenging work items, breaking them down into manageable tasks and making sound implementation decisions with minimal supervision.
• Work effectively within an existing and in some areas legacy codebase, balancing respect for established team practices with thoughtful technical improvement.
• Apply strong mathematical reasoning to modelling, optimisation and algorithmic challenges.
• Support the robustness, performance, quality and maintainability of optimisation code through effective debugging, profiling and diagnosis of build/runtime issues through extensive automated unit and regression testing.
• Demonstrate the potential to lead technical projects or workstreams over time, even where no formal leadership responsibility is assigned initially.
• Provide guidance, coaching and technical support to less experienced developers where appropriate.

Skills

Mathematical background

Programming ability

Leadership potential

Collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualification (MSc, PhD, or equivalent)

Tools

C++

C

C#

Fortran

Job description

AVEVA is seeking a Senior Optimisation Developer in Cambridge, United Kingdom, for a hybrid role combining hands-on software development and numerical modelling. The team focuses on industrial optimisation technology to improve refinery operations and planning.

Postgraduate experience is highly valued, with opportunities to lead and grow within the USC Optimisation group. The position emphasizes mathematical modelling, numerical methods, and collaboration across an established codebase, with