Software Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
and external partners on a variety of projects.
As a Software Engineer, you will collaborate with CSE colleagues in the Research and Analysis
team, across CSE and external partners on the following tasks:
Creating innovative software to answer climate change related questions.
Designing, planning, developing and testing new software.
Supporting and extending existing applications.
Using software to help colleagues undertake tasks including statistical and spatial
analysis and data management.
The CSE software team currently consists of four software engineers. Choices of languages,
libraries, platforms etc. are made collaboratively by this team. We use a range of languages
including Python, Clojure, Javascript and Java.
You will work across a range of CSE projects, including for example:
Enhancing CSE’s Solar Wizard LiDAR based GB-wide Solar PV modelling tool.
See www.cse.org.uk/projects/view/1388 and solarwizard.org.uk.
Supporting and extending THERMOS – our Horizon 2020 funded district heating system
optimisation tool. See www.thermos-project.eu
A range of client-facing and internal web-applications.
Data analysis and processing software.
Some dev-ops with Linux-based tools.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Software Engineer roles across Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)'s corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Grantmaking & Charitable Foundations.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £34,387 - £54,356 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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