Algorithm Engineer (6 months FTC)

ABOUT GORILLA Join us at Gorilla and be part of a mission to transform the energy industry. At Gorilla, you'll play a vital role in delivering cutting-edge data solutions for a lower-carbon future. We focus on providing efficient, reliable, and flexible SaaS solutions for data processing and analysis in the energy sector. Together, we're driving digital transformation, maximising ROI for clients, and contributing to achieving net-zero emissions through technology and data-driven insights. ABOUT THE CALCULATION ALGORITHMS TEAM The energy transition creates immense challenges and opportunities. Our Calculation Algorithms Team sits at the core of Gorilla’s product, turning complex energy data into actionable insights. This team builds the intelligence that powers our customers’ pricing, forecasting, and billing capabilities. It’s where deep market expertise meets advanced engineering. As part of this group, you’ll help design and deliver algorithms that run at scale, process millions of energy data points, and enable energy retailers to operate efficiently in volatile markets. YOUR ROLE As an Algorithm Engineer, you'll help design, build, and improve the algorithms and data solutions that form the backbone of Gorilla's platform. You'll work closely with our Energy Experts to turn their market knowledge into working software. With a solid engineering foundation and a problem-solving mindset, you'll contribute to how our platform processes, forecasts, and prices energy data for customers around the world. This role combines hands-on engineering with plenty of room to grow. You'll collaborate across Product, Data, and Delivery teams, learn from experienced peers, and gradually take on more ownership as your impact grows. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Build scalable algorithms: Contribute to forecasting, pricing, and optimisation solutions that perform across large and complex data sets. - Contribute to technical direction: Take part in design discussions for high-volume data processin