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Octopus Energy
Senior Backend Developer
London
Hybrid
Description
Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.
We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and simple as possible, by building the world’s largest, public charging platform.
In just four years, Octopus Electroverse has grown to become one of the largest eMobility players globally, with over 850,000 connected electric vehicle chargers and a customer ecosystem spanning web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS, and more.
But it’s just the start: we’re busy expanding internationally, working with more automotive and tech partners, building exciting new features at scale, and creating the integrated charging experiences of the future - all in the name of making public EV charging super simple for customers.
Electroverse is a multifunctional team made up of product, development, commercial, operations, marketing, partnerships and more - all focused on making Octopus Electroverse the go-to name in public EV charging. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.
We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about code, curious, and eager to learn. You’ll be working alongside the backend engineering team that provides services for our Electroverse ecosystem in the electric vehicle and electrification space with focus on helping develop the business proposition for external partnerships and APIs.
Our project is at an exciting time in its lifecycle; maturing quickly but still with plenty of opportunities to work on big features and scaling the product to meet new challenges, giving you the chance to have a huge impact within the team and wider industry.
Overall, you’ll work with a small, high-energy project team to bring the product to life - an exciting opportunity to work like a start-up within a rapidly scaling EnTech business.
What you’ll do…
Help us develop our exciting API proposition used by high-profile, global car manufacturers (OEMs) and other businesses to accelerate them in their electrification journey
Support development and scaling of the services that make up the Electroverse ecosystem
Work in a cross functional team to deliver the highest quality product and ultimate implementation for our clients
Speak with partners and clients as part of delivery and expansion plans, and contribute internally to the evolution of the Electroverse business
What you’ll have…
The passion to create something amazing, and the mindset to learn and grow with the company.
Comfortable speaking directly with clients and partners - able to balance technical detail and discussion with an understanding of business goals and product roadmap
A strong understanding of the Python ecosystem with 3+ years of experience.
Knowledge of RESTful APIs is a must, preferably within the Python / Django ecosystems
Experience with maintaining versioned APIs
Experience maintaining asynchronous processing systems (AMQP, Celery)
Experience with monitoring and debugging applications and infrastructure
Experience with maintaining high quality documentation for an externally facing product
Comfortable providing support, presenting technical solutions and collaborating with external clients via both written and verbal communication methods.
Experience working on processing large volumes of data
An ability to discuss vision and features within a team and propose creative solutions
Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment
An ability to write robust and fault-tolerant software
Proficient understanding of Git
A knowledge of the protocols used within the EV charging industry is helpful but not required.
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Octopus Energy
Senior Backend Developer
London
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