Senior Engineer

Wood Mackenzie is the global data and analytics business for the renewables, energy, and natural resources industries. Enhanced by technology. Enriched by human intelligence. In an ever-changing world, companies and governments need reliable and actionable insight to lead the transition to a sustainable future. That’s why we cover the entire supply chain with unparalleled breadth and depth, backed by over 50 years’ experience. Our team of over 2,400 experts, operating across 30 global locations, are enabling customers’ decisions through real-time analytics, consultancy, events and thought leadership. Together, we deliver the insight they need to separate risk from opportunity and make confident decisions when it matters most.

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Wood Mackenzie Values

• Inclusive – we succeed together
• Trusting – we choose to trust each other
• Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
• Future Focused – we accelerate change
• Curious – we turn knowledge into action

Job Description
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Do you enjoy building .NET applications and deploy them in a cloud environment? Is .NET core amongst your favourite opens source projects? Do you love building scalable, resilient and secure software? Are you curious about how best engineering practices and standards can be used for solving problems in the energy industry?

Wood Mackenzie is on a mission to change the way we power our planet. That’s not an easy task, therefore we need passionate Software Engineers of all levels that will apply their skills and creativity to tackle the interesting challenges that arise when building data intensive micro-services on a scale. Our philosophy is simple: we hire awesome engineers that are great to work with and we step back, enabling them to build our next generation data analysis & visualisation platform that is used by our customers to drive billion-dollar decisions.

What you'll be doing

• Collaborate with Product Owners and Designers to create realistic roadmaps and align on requirements
• Break down problems into small iterations and guide others in their implementation
• Design and develop maintainable APIs and intuitive User Interfaces
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Analyse and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of React applications and .Net services running in AWS
• Conduct experiments that fuel data-driven decisions
• Collaborate with other teams for driving forward cross-team initiatives

Our Stack

• Backend services implemented in .Net Microservices
• Frontend in React/TypeScript
• Services run in AWS Lambda, ECS
• Services deployed with Jenkins pipelines
• CloudFormation and CDK for infrastructure configuration
• MS SQL, DynamoDB, and S3 data stores
• Docker for local development

Nice to Have

• Understanding of Github Actions
• Understanding of Solr/Elastic Search
• Understanding of AWS Bedrock/vectorisation
• Experience in Java

Why we are here
 

We are a group of humble, motivated and creative problem solvers who have taken on the challenge of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Our engineers have an opportunity to contribute towards ensuring that our future generations have a planet that is healthy and habitable. Our purpose is to transform the way we power our planet.
 

Qualifications
 

We are looking for a Software Engineer with excellent problem solving, teamwork, and communication skills to join our effort to create a world class engineering organisation. You will work with other cross-functional teams to share knowledge and continuously improve our best practices. Your team will own services from their inception to production and will be responsible for their high quality and continuous improvement. You will work with an agile mindset, collaborating via open and honest conversations. 

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov 

If you are applying for a role and have a physical or mental disability, we will support you with your application or through the hiring process.