Software Engineer – Energy Modelling

Software Engineer – Energy Modelling

Location: Dublin or Cork (Hybrid – minimum 2 days onsite per week)

Salary: €76,202 per annum (fixed, non-negotiable)

Contract: 18-month fixed-term contract

Annual Leave: 27 days

Working Week: 35 hours net

Closing Date: Friday 13th November 2026 at 5pm

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Software Engineer to join the Energy Modelling team within a leading public sector organisation.

The purpose of this role is to develop and enhance the software, databases and technical infrastructure that support Ireland's national energy modelling framework. This work helps produce reliable energy projections and provides evidence to support Ireland's future energy and climate policies.

Key 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.

Essential Requirements

• Postgraduate qualification (Level 9) in Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Science or Economics.
• Minimum 4 years' experience in software development, data engineering, data science or a related area, including software engineering experience.
• Extensive practical Python development experience, particularly backend development.
• Experience working with SQL and relational databases such as PostgreSQL.
• Experience developing applications and data visualisation tools.
• Strong knowledge of Git/GitHub, version control and software documentation.
• Excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of the energy sector or energy modelling.
• Experience with Julia.
• Experience with cloud services such as Azure.
• Experience developing data pipelines and database solutions.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch with Tara in Lex Consultancy.