Data Engineer
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28-10-2025
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1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!
Were a technology company focused on creating a smart sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone.
Its a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better more sustainable future.
KrakenFlex
The energy industry is undergoing the largest transformation since industrialisation at an unprecedented rate of change and we are positioning ourselves to be at the heart of that change.
Our aim is to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers to release 30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs). We are building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of 2.4 billion per annum by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.
We have already attained a market leading position and KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.
Our data sources and problems are many and varied. We have some simple but high throughput data sources (e.g. over rows a day and growing rapidly) complex unstructured and semi structured data and complex application data from our various microservices.
Our aim is to allow our business and our customers to answer increasingly complex questions and gain new insights based on our data additional external data and things we can learn and models we can extract from our data.
What youll do:
- Build and maintain data pipelines that deliver key data and insights to the business
- Integrate new data sources into the data platform as well as working on initiatives to continuously improve stability quality and performance
- Continuously improve our data infrastructure and toolings including ingestion testing and documentation frameworks
- Work with the business to scope and deliver new data engineering projects and requirements especially as we expand into markets across APAC
- Contribute to the software engineering and data engineering culture here at Kraken
- Collaborate regularly with colleagues across the world with many different specialities including software engineers data scientists and data engineers to create innovative solutions that delight our customers and colleagues
What youll have:
- First and foremost we want our data engineers to be great software engineers with a passion for writing high quality code. It would be helpful to have experience/expertise in the following:
- Python
- SQL
- Dbt
- Experience deploying data services in a cloud environment (ideally AWS)
- Experience in infrastructure as code - Terraform/CloudFormation
- The projects will be varied and were looking for someone who can work autonomously and proactively to scope problems and solve and deliver pragmatic solutions.
- Excellent communication skills especially in an asynchronous context
Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France Germany Spain Japan and the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.7. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN) to learn more about our teams and culture.
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. If you have any specific accommodations or a unique preference please contact us at 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 Kraken 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. We consider all applicants without regard to race colour religion national origin age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital or veteran status disability or any other legally protected status. U.S. based candidates can learn more about their EEO rights here.
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Key Skills
- Apache Hive
- S3
- Hadoop
- Redshift
- Spark
- AWS
- Apache Pig
- NoSQL
- Big Data
- Data Warehouse
- Kafka
- Scala
