Energy Modelling Software Engineer — Python & Data Pipelines (Hybrid)

Lex Consultancy Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Lex Consultancy Recruitment is partnering with a leading public sector organisation in Ireland to recruit an experienced Software Engineer for the Energy Modelling team. You will help develop and enhance software, databases and the infrastructure that supports Ireland's national energy modelling framework, enabling reliable energy projections for policy decisions.

The role emphasizes Python backend development, PostgreSQL databases, data pipelines, and cloud services (Azure), with collaboration

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification (Level 9) in CS, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Science or Economics.
• Minimum 4 years’ software development, data engineering, data science or related work experience, including software engineering.
• Extensive Python backend development experience.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and relational databases.
• Experience developing data pipelines and cloud solutions.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and software documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production-level software using Python.
• Build and maintain PostgreSQL relational databases.
• Develop backend systems to manage and process data between databases and analytical tools.
• Contribute to applications used to visualise and compare energy modelling results.
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and cloud-based storage solutions.
• Ensure high standards of software testing, documentation and version control.
• Work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to improve modelling tools and systems.

Skills

Python backend

Energy modelling knowledge

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

4+ years of experience

Education

Postgraduate qualification (Level 9) in CS/Statistics/Applied Math/Engineering/Science/Economics

Tools

PostgreSQL

Git / GitHub

Azure

Julia

SQL

Job description

Lex Consultancy Recruitment is partnering with a leading public sector organisation in Ireland to recruit an experienced Software Engineer for the Energy Modelling team. You will help develop and enhance software, databases and the infrastructure that supports Ireland's national energy modelling framework, enabling reliable energy projections for policy decisions.

The role emphasizes Python backend development, PostgreSQL databases, data pipelines, and cloud services (Azure), with collaboration