Senior Python Engineer

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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 Business Solutions, we’re proud to partner with over 7,000 organisations globally – helping them to balance planet, with profit. We build, operate and maintain onsite, large-scale energy assets like Solar PV and Combined Heat and Power – to help businesses to save the planet and save money. We’re also transforming the UK’s energy landscape by partnering with landowners and developers to build a 900MW portfolio of new grid-scale solar farms and battery storage assets.

Centrica Business Solutions is a leader in the decentralized energy market, active in the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and other markets. With price predictability a thing of the past, and supply volatility and new energy technologies taking over, we are using our energy expertise to help our customers become environmentally friendly and economically sustainable. Our mission is to build a sustainable power grid, striving to carbon neutrality and halting climate change.

About the role

As part of an agile development team, you will develop on the CBS optimization software platform (FlexPond) providing energy services to customers of Centrica Business Solutions and Utility SaaS customers.

The focus of this mission is on the settlement process improvement of the FlexPond demand-response platform, which timeseries and contractual data processing. The mission also gives the opportunity to learn about the challenging power grid rules, regulations and processes regarding ancillary services and wholesale markets.

Key Accountabilities

Elaboration, design, and development of settlement processes in close collaboration with the product manager and the business stakeholders

Improvement and creation of settlement-related services and data-validation

Operational support of the settlement back-office team

The technology team is in Antwerp-Berchem (Belgium) at a walking distance from the train station.

We offer

An (at least) 6-month contractor mission as part of a team of top developers building a world-leading distributed energy optimization platform

An opportunity to work as part of a team focusing on decarbonizing the power grid

Flexible working hours and 3 days / week home working opportunity

An international company with the opportunity to travel to other offices from time to time

About you

The ideal profile combines technical excellence with a strong business mindset. A natural curiosity and eagerness to understand the business context drive thoughtful and effective software design. With a broad interest in technology and a fast-learning attitude, this person thrives in dynamic environments and adapts quickly to new tools and challenges.

The ideal candidate will have :

A Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., IT, science, mathematics, engineering) or equivalent experience demonstrated through a strong professional track record.

A minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in professional Python development.

Practical experience as a Python data engineer or data analyst, with proficiency in tools such as NumPy, pandas, Jupyter Notebook, and SQL.

Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience working with gRPC and microservice-based architectures.

It is an advantage but not a requirement if you have experience with .NET / C#.