About Us
At Octopus we're passionate about powering a sustainable future. As pioneers in the renewable energy space, we don’t just invest in utility scale projects; we invest in people, communities and a greener tomorrow.
We're on a mission to transform the renewable energy generation space with consumers at the heart of everything we do. From producing our own green energy, which powers homes at discounted rates through our Fan Club to developing new investment models, our development team is passionate about challenging the status quo and making a positive impact for the community.
What you'll do
We’re looking for someone who enjoys getting stuck into the early stages of a project, who’s passionate about code, curious, and eager to learn. You’ll be one of the founding members of a new backend team that builds products for our Generation areas.
Your initial mission will be on a greenfield project in the renewable generation & financial space - suitable for someone who enjoys getting stuck in from the very beginning, being part of structural thinking and developing from the ground up. You’ll have the chance to make a huge impact and influence how the backend grows to meet new challenges, whilst working alongside talented engineers and supported by an experienced commercial & project team. Overall, it’s an exciting opportunity to work like a start-up within a global scaling EnTech business.
What you'll need
The passion to create something functional, scalable and loved by customers - with the mindset to learn and grow with the companyExperience in the creation of the web service backend for a mobile or web app using Python/Django A strong understanding of the Python ecosystem with 2+ years of experienceAn ability to discuss vision and features within a team and propose creative solutionsAn ability to write robust and fault-tolerant softwareKnowledge of (or a desire to learn) GraphQL APIs is a plusExperience of developing software in a regulated industry is a plus (e.g. banking, insurance, healthcare, investments)Proficient understanding of GitFamiliarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment
💚 Why else you'll love it here
💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
