Hiring for an Algorithm Developer

January 26, 2024

About Us

Mirico (www.mirico.co.uk) is an innovative precision gas measurement company based in Oxfordshire, leveraging unique technology originally developed by RALSpace. We provide state-of-the-art laser spectroscopy solutions to accurately quantify and localise greenhouse gas emissions over large open areas enabling organisations to achieve their net-zero climate goals.

Our Orion sensor products generate large volumes of data as they scan the environment for emissions 24 hours-per-day, 7 days a week. The measurements are processed on-board the instrument before transmission to our cloud analysis platform which leverages custom atmospheric modelling, transforming raw measurements into detailed emissions information.

Mirico believes the first step to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is to quantify them. We are working with a range of research and commercial organisations to prove, develop and perfect our technologies. We are a small, fast-paced team integrating unique hardware and software in a friendly, collaborative environment.

About the role 

The Digital Team at Mirico delivers the end-to-end software solution for collecting processing and presenting gas emissions information from the Orion. We work on multiple platforms and use a wide variety of technologies to empower our customers with detailed understanding of their greenhouse gas emissions.

Your role will be to develop and maintain our custom algorithms we use to extract real-world meaning from the measurements taken by our laser spectrometer. This challenging role involves understanding our data sets, enhancing and optimising our analysis pipelines, both in the instrument and in the cloud, and working with hardware and data engineers to optimise the performance of our entire system.

About you 

You’re a smart, enthusiastic professional software developer or data scientist with an excellent grasp of the algorithmic processing of data sets, a background in scientific or statistical Python and a natural focus on patterns and anomalies in data. You relish solving difficult problems and are confident working with extensive data sets using complex algorithmic code. A methodical thinker, you naturally collaborate to find the best innovative solutions validate them and present them to the team.

Essential skills:

  • 2 years commercial experience of scientific or statistical Python, ideally on Linux
  • Experience with scientific or statistical libraries
  • Experience processing large data sets, data pipelines, algorithm optimisation
  • Familiarity with software process – coding standards, unit tests and source control
  • Excellent communication, collaboration and team skills

 

Desirable skills:

  • Knowledge of Python libraries, numpy, scipy, pandas, lmfit
  • Experience of signal processing, noise characterisation and filtering
  • Experience with Agile teams and processes
  • Knowledge of Python visualisation libraries – Bokeh, Holoviews
  • SQL, Postgres and psycopg2

Your development 

Mirico is a small company – less than 18 people in total – so in this role you’ll make a significant and meaningful impact right from the beginning as we transition from a small technology company into manufacturing a world class product. You will be an integral part of an extremely hard-working and knowledgeable technical team with ample amounts of experience for you to absorb and build from, and grow your career within the company.

Benefits 

  • Competitive Salary
  • Stakeholder pension scheme
  • Company medical insurance
  • Free parking

Diversity, equality & inclusion

We aim to provide equality, fairness and respect for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full-time. We do not discriminate due to protected characteristics (as defined in the Equality Act 2010 such as age, disability, gender, race or religion). We oppose and avoid all forms of unlawful discrimination.

Please note that we can only accept applications from people who already have a right to live and work in the UK.

How to apply  

Please send your CV and covering letter explaining your motivation for the role to our HR lead: Sam.Davies@mirico.co.uk