Senior Software Developer (Remote)

Alex Staff Agency; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international energy solutions company is looking for a Senior Software Developer to join its core team. The role offers a fully remote work arrangement, allowing you to design and implement advanced solutions for energy markets. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of software development experience, be proficient in Python, and have hands-on experience with Kafka and PostgreSQL. The position comes with competitive salary, paid vacation, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid vacation

Learning and professional growth opportunities

B2B contract or official employment for UK candidates

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficiency in Python or readiness to ramp up quickly.
• Experience with microservices and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated trading systems for UK energy markets.
• Build real-time bidding and pricing algorithms for LAES assets.
• Develop monitoring dashboards and operational analytics.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Experience with distributed systems

Hands‑on experience with Kafka

Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL

Proficiency in Git

Agile development workflows

English B2+

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Job description

About the company and the project:

An international company, a leader in developing large-scale energy storage and grid-stability technologies, is in search of a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Developer to be a part of its core team.

The company has been operating since 2006 and is currently expanding its portfolio of commercial power plants. The successful candidate will contribute to the fastest-growing direction, integrating advanced software with physical energy infrastructure.

The company has offices in London, Dubai, and India.

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from anywhere in the world and manage your own schedule.

Your tasks on the position:

• Designing and implementing automated trading systems for UK energy markets
• Building real-time bidding, dispatch optimization, and pricing algorithms for LAES assets
• Developing monitoring dashboards, alerting systems, and operational analytics for plant performance
• Building monitoring dashboards for LAES and stability island operations
• Creating high-throughput data ingestion and streaming pipelines using Kafka and PostgreSQL / TimescaleDB
• Working with data pipelines using Kafka and PostgreSQL
• Building microservices and APIs for trading platforms, market integration, and system control
• Developing microservices connecting trading platforms and grid operators

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software development experience
• Proficiency in Python (or readiness to ramp up quickly within ~3 weeks)
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs
• Solid understanding of software design patterns and testing practices
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms
• Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL and time‑series data processing
• Proficiency in Git and Agile development workflows
• English B2+

Will be an advantage:

• Rust experience
• Exposure to energy markets, trading systems, or optimization algorithms
• Interest in industrial control systems, IoT, or real-world operational data

Benefits:

• Competitive salary according to your experience and skills
• Paid vacation
• Plenty of opportunities for learning and professional growth
• Starting next year, everyone will be issued Macs with tracking software
• B2b contract or official employment for the candidates based in the United Kingdom