octoenergy - Octopus Energy Group - Senior Backend Engineer
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Requirements
• 5+ years of professional experience in backend web application development • Hands-on experience with Python/Django or equivalent web frameworks • Strong systems design abilities, including microservices architecture • Experience designing and operating RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) • Experience with secure, reliable, large-scale/ high-transaction systems • Experience developing and operating systems in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) • A self-sufficient person with a high level of initiative, able to work autonomously in a fast-changing environment • A strong team player who collaborates across teams and departments, mentoring and coaching more junior developers • Someone excited to solve social challenges through technology • Interest in environmental issues and the energy industry • Django (or equiv. web framework) • Domain modelling • Designing distributed systems, improving service reliability, and shaping long-term architectural strategy • HTTP and REST APIs, GraphQL and other API technologies • Writing robust and fault-tolerant software • Celery and async processing • Plus experience in the following would be a bonus: AWS, Terraform, Packer, Consul
Benefits
• 🎉 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 • We would prefer someone who can work in our London office but will consider remote candidates. However, you do need to be able to work in the UK. • Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [email protected] and we’d love to help! • If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. 🚀 • 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. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
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