Senior Software Developer – Asset Remote Steering

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that’s energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently – we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it and mend it. 
 

About your team: 

At Centrica Energy, our mission is to move it.  

We’re energy movers by nature. We’re a global renewable energy trading company which helps move energy from source to use – powering businesses, homes, and societies as they transition to a new sustainable energy future. If the idea of working to create a sustainable energy future also moves you, we may very well be the right place for you.

Battery assets are becoming a vital part of a more flexible, renewable-led energy system. Their ability to respond quickly and reliably depends on robust technology that can translate complex optimisation decisions into real-world market actions.

As our Senior Software Developer – Asset Remote Steering, you will help shape the backend systems that enable this to happen. Working across software engineering, trading, asset optimisation, and operational technology, you will contribute to platforms where reliability, correctness, and performance directly influence how battery assets participate in the market.

This is a role for someone who wants technical ownership, meaningful complexity, and the opportunity to help evolve a business-critical software domain. You will join a team with clear architectural direction, strong collaboration across disciplines, and room to make considered engineering decisions that support both current operations and future growth.

About the Role

You will join our Asset Remote Steering team, reporting to the Head of Ancillary Markets and Remote Solutions, and contribute to systems that are central to how our battery portfolio operates in the energy market.

The role spans architecture, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing production ownership, with a strong focus on reliability and long-term maintainability.

As we continue evolving our technology stack, you will help shape solutions that support live trading activity, operational resilience, and future software architecture.

Your work will span a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Designing, developing, and maintaining backend software systems that schedule optimisation decisions, deliver steering signals, monitor asset telemetry, and provide reliable data to market participants.

• Contributing to the migration of existing orchestration systems from Scala to C#, ensuring continuity of service, strong code quality, and stable performance throughout the transition.

• Building scalable and resilient services that manage the scheduling, execution, monitoring, and error handling of algorithmic decisions across distributed environments.

• Collaborating closely with quantitative analysts, SCADA operators, and traders to ensure software solutions effectively support both operational requirements and commercial objectives.

• Contributing to architectural decisions, software quality standards, observability practices, and continuous improvements that enhance reliability, performance, and developer experience.

About You

You are an experienced software developer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and building systems that have a direct impact on business performance. Analytical and pragmatic in your approach, you are comfortable balancing multiple priorities and making sound engineering decisions in fast-moving environments. Whether you already know energy markets or are new to the industry, you are motivated by learning, collaborating with different disciplines, and taking ownership of the solutions you deliver.

To succeed in the role, we expect that you can demonstrate:

• Solid experience in backend software development, with a track record of building and maintaining distributed systems, services, data pipelines, or other large-scale software platforms.

• Strong programming skills in at least one modern language, together with an enthusiasm for learning new technologies and adapting to evolving technology stacks. Experience with Scala or C# would be advantageous but is not required.

• A strong understanding of backend architecture concepts such as microservices, event-driven architectures, orchestration frameworks, messaging systems, and scalable distributed services.

• Experience working with cloud technologies and modern engineering practices, including Microsoft Azure, CI/CD pipelines, version control, containerisation, and infrastructure as code.

• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ and exposure to industrial communication protocols such as OPC UA would be advantageous.

We recognise that talent and potential can be demonstrated in different ways, so if your experience does not align perfectly with every requirement, we would still encourage you to apply.

About Centrica Energy

We are Centrica Energy, the trading and optimisation arm of Centrica plc. We move energy from source to use, connecting producers, suppliers, and offtakers to wholesale energy markets through trading, optimisation, and risk management.

Our work spans power, gas, renewable energy, flexibility assets, and route-to-market services. By combining deep market expertise, advanced analytics, and strong commercial capabilities, we help customers and partners manage risk, unlock value, and participate in the changing energy system.

Technology plays a central role in how we operate. From data-driven trading and asset optimisation to digital platforms that support real-time decision-making, we use insight and innovation to respond to increasingly complex and fast-moving markets.

We are ambitious about the role we can play in the energy transition. By bringing together talented people across locations, disciplines, and specialisms, we are helping build a more sustainable, flexible, and efficient energy future — and we would love for you to be part of that journey.

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Why should you apply?  
 
We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you. 
 
https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centricaenergy

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.   

 
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