Frontend Engineer II - Flexibility
Frontend Engineer II - Flexibility
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07-04-2025
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We believe energy should be better for you and the environment.
Were a leading energy technology (EnTech) company providing a better experience for our customers through transparency honesty and simplicity. Better for the planet through real longterm investment in renewable generation and a low CO2 future. We make energy green and flexible for consumers with fair and transparent pricing.
Were on a mission to make energy greener fairer and genuinely better for people. Our global energy revolution is backed by Generation the sustainable fund cochaired by Al Gore. To succeed with this mission we need excellent technical people who want to use their skills on the biggest challenge the planet is facing.
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 eight years in a row.
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.
We are looking for a Frontend Engineer II to join our Flexibility Team at OE Engineering.
Flexibility is a small team that builds and maintains onboarding applications that empower Octopus Energy customers to effectively manage their energy usage around their home lifestyle and the national grid.
Youll be working on industryleading smart products such as Intelligent Octopus Go our smart tariff designed to save Octopus Energy customers 100s a year by powering their electric vehicles with green offpeak energy. Or Agile Octopus the everpopular green energy tariff that empowers our customers to access halfhourly energy prices that ebb and flow with the market. Our smart products empower Octopus Energy customers to use energy more efficiently reducing costs while benefiting the planet.
The Flexibility team works closely with talented product design and marketing teams within the Octopus Energy Group to deliver bigimpact projects for our customers at a pace that is captivating and challenging there is never a dull day when youre working alongside the cutting edge of green energy.
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 have...
- A strong knowledge of our stack listed below
- Experience taking problems rather than strict guidelines and developing strong solutions
- Confidence tackling largescale tasks individually
- An empathetic approach to delegating work and collaborating with others
- The ability to develop websites that meet strong accessibility guidelines
- Experience building scalable performant sites that handle high levels of traffic well
Our stack...
- React
- Next.js on Vercel
- GraphQL & Tanstack Query
- Styled Components
- Vitest MSW & React Testing Library
- TypeScript
- Storyblok
Handy but not essiential...
- Python knowledge (our backend language of choice) and/or experience architecting scalable APIs
- Experience leading teams or mentoring other developers
- Experience working on a multinational codebase
- Experience with content management systems
- Previous experience in the energy industry
Why else youll love it here...
- Wondering what the salary for this role isJust ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters its something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we dont advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesnt apply to Octopus whats more important to us is finding the right octofit!
- Octopus Energy Group is aunique 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! We wonbest company to work forin 2022 on Glassdoor we were voted50 best places to work in 2022and our Group CEO Greg has recordeda podcast about our cultureand how we empower our people. Weve also been placed in thetop 10 companies for senior leadership
- Visit our UK perks hub Octopus Employee Benefits
Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks but well always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way youll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then Drop us a message atand wed love to help!
If this sounds like you then wed love to hear from you.
Are you ready for a career with us We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference let us know and well do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
Studies have shown that some groups of people like women are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100 of the job requirements. Whoever you are if you like one of our jobs we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus were looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities an inclusive work environment and fairness for everyone.
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