Job Description
Senior Software Engineer (Java) Octopus Energy
The energy industry is undergoing the largest transformation since industrialization 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.
As we enter the stage of rapid commercialization and customer account growth, we have a number of exciting new offerings to launch to customers. We’re looking for an exceptional person to help us continuously deliver features that provide value to our customers.
Our ideal engineer would be an individual who loves to engage with interesting software problems, with an interest in full-stack development and the passion to build and shape the future within a collaborative, community-based environment. We operate a highly agile development approach, giving wide scope to be involved with hands-on system design, test-driven development, deployment, and operations.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain high-performance, reusable & reliable code
- Ensure the best possible performance, reliability, and quality of the KrakenFlex platform
- Contribute to development across the entire stack from the front end down to the infrastructure that the platform runs on
- Contribute to the software engineering culture here at KrakenFlex
- Collaborate regularly with colleagues with many different professional specialties to create innovative solutions that delight our customers and colleagues
- Work as part of a team of engineers, regularly seeking feedback and growing your skills as technical professionals.
What you'll need
- A drive to get things done in a collaborative, agile development environment
- A proven ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical and multitasking skills
It would be great if you had
- Experience with React
- Experience with Rust
- Knowledge of Typescript
- Experience developing, securing, or operating cloud-scale applications or infrastructure; ideally with Terraform or CloudFormation
- Familiarity with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.) and a passion for improving the way cloud applications are built
- Experience with AWS or similar cloud providers, and serverless technologies e.g. AWS Lambda, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API Gateway
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 that we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want the 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 is a unique culture. An organization 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 the 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