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Octopus Energy
Senior Backend Developer - Utilities
London
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Description
Our technology
On the server-side, we mainly use Python. Most of our websites are powered by Django, Django-REST-framework and GraphQL (Graphene).
We use AWS heavily as part of a continuous deployment pipeline. See, for example, Django, ELB health checks and continuous delivery.
Client-side, we use React, htmx and SASS; our mobile apps are built using native code or React Native.
What you’ll do
We have lots of difficult design challenges to solve. The UK utilities market is complicated, outdated and process-heavy - there’s an awful lot of domain modelling that we need to get right. Strong attention to detail is essential.
Help build and scale the Kraken utilities team by embedding an engineering, problem solving, and customer-first culture.
Architect & develop new components of the Kraken platform to serve other utilities.
We have challenging technical problems to solve; like processing tens of millions of meter readings a day. We need the right technology in place to handle this smoothly as well as feeding data into a machine learning pipeline that models and predicts consumption. Or thinking about how we adapt Kraken to improve other utilities like water and broadband.
There’s a great opportunity for disruption in the UK water and broadband markets. The landscape is changing as we move to more dis-aggregated forms of generation, with less predictability, more dynamism and smarter technology.
You’ll be working for a company that’s fighting climate change. Our generation arm is the largest investor in solar generation in the UK, and is funding wind and anaerobic digestion. As a supplier, we’re helping people to use greener technology and renewable energy, all helping move the UK towards a lower carbon future.
What you’ll need
We’re looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problem-solving; someone diligent and thoughtful. Experience with the following:
Python
Django (or equiv. web framework)
Domain modelling
HTTP and REST APIs
Writing robust and fault-tolerant software
Celery and async processing
Postgres
Plus experience in the following would be a bonus:
AWS
Terraform, Packer, Consul
React and Redux
Role tech stack
Octopus Energy
Senior Backend Developer - Utilities
London
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