Backend Developer
Backend Developer
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05-04-2025
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We believe energy should be better for you and the environment.
Octopus Energy is a leading energy technology (EnTech) company committed to providing a better fairer and more transparent experience for our customers. Our dedication goes beyond just service: we make real longterm investments in renewable energy to build a lowcarbon future. By keeping energy green flexible and fairly priced were helping consumers take control of their energy usage.
Our mission is simple: make energy greener fairer and genuinely better for people. Backed by Generation the sustainable fund cochaired by Al Gore we are driving a global energy revolution. To achieve this were looking for outstanding technical minds who are eager to use their skills to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing our planet.
Were proud to be Europes bestfunded green tech startup and one of Glassdoors Best Places to Work. Were also the most awarded energy supplier in the UK and have been Which Recommended seven years running.
What will you be doing
- Octopus Energy Engineering is responsible for the sites services and tariffs that are used by the millions of Octopus Energy customers worldwide. From building the latest cuttingedge timeofuse tariffs to helping customers actually enjoy tasks like providing meter readings through our wheel of fortune and everything in between.
- Youll find a wide variety of challenges in the work we do as we help push the energy revolution forward. Our teams are multidisciplined and collaborate between countries meaning you have what you need to get the right people together and build the next great thing.
- Octopus Energy is growing rapidly and the Octopus Energy Engineering team is at the forefront of this expansion. We are looking for a Backend Developer who will work closely with Octopus Energy UK and various teams focusing on the development and integration of new features for the website and mobile app.
- The role involves working on different modules including the private area bill management and saving sessions contributing to customer onboarding optimization and the implementation of marketing projects through dashboards and the personal area.
- The team is driven by the mission of creating a direct impact on customers in everything it does meaning priorities do sometimes change but the pace and resulting feedback cycle is satisfyingly quick and consistently so too.
- We embrace flat hierarchies and an open agile culture that fosters innovation flexibility and creativity.
- We dont hang our personalities up with our coats and nor should you. At Octopus we hire great people who get stuff done all whilst being themselves.
What youll need
- Were looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problemsolving; someone diligent and thoughtful. It would be helpful to have experience in the following (in rough priority order):
- Python
- Django (or equiv. web framework)
- Domain modelling
- GraphQL and REST APIs
- Writing robust and faulttolerant software
- Celery and async processing
- Postgres
- Plus experience in the following would be a bonus:
- AWS
- Terraform Packer Consul
- React and Next.js
What else youll love about us
- Octopus Energy is a unique culture An organisation where people learn decide and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy alongside a wide range of amazing coowners on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about!
- Flexible working environment genuine work life balance here we treat you as a human and do our best to make work and life merge smoothly together.
- Equity Options Scheme you own your own part of the business share options in the whole Octopus Energy Group so we all work together towards success.
- Office culture have a certain tech requirement Well do our best to get it. Weekly on a Friday we all get together (this happens virtually too) for company updates and drinks we call it Family Dinner.
- Your development is important we support and help with development including internal and external courses learning study support etc all bespoke to you.
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