Staff Software Engineer

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Team: Attract Engage & Retain

Salary banding: 95000 - 138000

Experience: Staff

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Delivery & Growth Lead

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Technical Excellence Influence

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication Delivery Expertise Amplification

Where youll work:

Depending on the needs of your business area we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week and to go to OVO Connection events in-person.

Youll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices Bristol Glasgow or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop is designed to inspire people help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO we are on a mission to solve one of humanitys biggest challenges the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. Thats why we need diverse people from all abilities gender identities ethnicities ages sexual orientations life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So naturally the team youll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Heres how:

As a Staff Software Engineer you are more than a coder; you are the technical cornerstone for a major product area. You will define the roadmap and technical vision guiding your team to build elegant scalable and high-impact solutions.

Your role is pivotal in shaping not just the architecture but the engineering culture itself. Youll lead by example mentoring engineers driving best practices and fostering an environment where innovation and excellence can thrive. This is an opportunity to solve complex challenges align technical strategy with business goals and deliver work that truly matters.

This role in a nutshell:

As a Staff Software Engineer you will take technical ownership of a core product area. You will define the architectural vision guide your team through complex challenges and champion engineering excellence to deliver high-impact solutions that meet our business objectives. This is a key leadership role for an engineer who loves to strategise code and mentor.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Lead Mentor & Develop: Lead a talented team of software engineers fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture while supporting their career growth through mentorship feedback and performance reviews.
  
  
• Drive Technical Excellence: Take ownership of the teams technical direction leading the design and architecture of scalable high-quality software solutions and championing best practices through code reviews and automated testing.
  
  
• Innovate & Evaluate: Continuously assess and recommend new technologies frameworks and tools to enhance development efficiency and keep our solutions at the cutting edge.
  
  
• Collaborate & Influence: Partner closely with product managers designers and key stakeholders to align technical strategy with business objectives acting as the key technical voice in project planning.
  
  
• Communicate with Impact: Clearly articulate complex technical concepts challenges and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
  
• Champion Improvement: Proactively identify and implement process improvements to boost team productivity and drive a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
  
  
• Build the Community: Actively contribute to our engineering Community of Practice sharing your expertise and helping to advance our collective craft across the organisation.

Youll be a successful Staff Software Engineer at OVO if you

• Project & Team Leadership: Extensive professional experience in software development with a proven track record of leading teams and successfully delivering complex projects.
  
  
• Software Architecture & Development: Expertise in designing and building microservices-based architectures using languages like Python TypeScript/JavaScript and React.
  
  
• Cloud & DevOps: Proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP AWS) containerization (Docker Kubernetes) and CI/CD automation.System Design & Data: Strong command of database systems data modeling software architecture and design patterns.
  
  
• Mentorship & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to mentor engineers manage stakeholders and drive technical consensus.
  
  
• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: A strategic problem-solver with a strong ability to balance technical trade-offs with business requirements.

Lets talk about whats in it for you

Well pay you between 95000 and 138000 depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us and you flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

Youll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVOand theres flex pay. Well give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits including our green benefits which weve put at the heart of our offering add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Heres a taster of whats on offer:

For starters youll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your health
With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level critical illness cover life assurance health assessments and more

For your wellbeing
With gym membership travel insurance workplace ISA will writing services dental insurance and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying discount dining home & tech loans and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home
Get up to 400 towards any OVO Energy plan plus great discounts on solar smart thermostats and EV chargers

For your commute
Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people we need to listen to each others experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people for our people - so when you join OVO you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. Its up to you.

Oh and one last thing...

Wed be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe its just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what were looking for but not every single thing go ahead and hit apply. Wed still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements theres a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.

Required Experience:

Staff IC