Lead Software Engineer, Kraken.tech
End-to-end, AI powered operating system for utilities
Posted today
End-to-end, AI powered operating system for utilities
1001+ employees
Posted today
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make a big green dent in the universe by helping utilities transform their operations to improve the lives of 1 billion people by accelerating the energy transition.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problem-solving; someone diligent and thoughtful
- Your level will be Senior Software Engineer or above and we expect you to have experience/expertise in the following (in rough priority order):
- Python and Django (or equivalent web framework) web development experience, as you will be asked to work on some full-stack projects
- Domain modelling, and ability to quickly absorb information about a complex industry
- HTTP and REST APIs
- Writing robust and fault-tolerant software
- Celery and async processing
- Postgres
- Experience being a technical leader in a team
- We’re after someone who’s passionate about code, curious, and eager to learn. You’ll be solving problems with technology to help make us, and the industry, smarter and better for customers
- You'll be part of a talented tech team, working on meaningful solutions to real-world problems in an industry that needs innovation, care, and efficiency
What the job involves
- All technology is written and maintained by a multi-discipline engineering team of around 1500 people globally
- Our engineers work in ‘super teams’ which are focused on key areas of our platform as well as other innovative products
- This also includes server-side, client-side and mobile engineers working closely with UX experts, copywriters and designers
- Teams are empowered to choose a way of working that works for them, often opting for a Kanban-like approach
- Notion and Asana are then used to specify and manage work; Github, CircleCI and Terraform Enterprise as part of an immutable-infrastructure, continuous delivery pipeline; and Datadog, Sentry and Cloudwatch to measure performance and monitor production
- You'll be joining to build and lead a team of five to seven engineers on the UK settlement team, a sub team of the wider UK markets team
- Your main focus will be on the electricity and gas industry in the UK market, currently the teams are working on the MHHS project, one of the largest changes to the electricity industry since the introduction of electricity market competition in the late 1990s and is key to a more flexible energy system
- As a Lead Engineer, you will be leading your team as a technical leader and will have management responsibilities of your team of engineers
- Work will be focused on support of UK-based clients and the UK market
- Together with the rest of the team, you will bring the same revolutionary customer experience, operational excellence and speed of innovation that Kraken is powering across energy retailers to other sectors
- Some of our coding conventions are open-source
- Kraken is a great place to learn, work with some talented engineers and level-up your skills
- You’ll be responsible for leading a team of engineers, making decisions on how the team operates and setting the technical direction of the team
- This role will involve line management duties, as well as being hands on and close to the code
- You’ll be responsible for ensuring the quality of the code being delivered through thoughtful code review
- Your team will be building and maintaining the backend systems and support site for UK-based clients to support their electricity and gas operations
- You will gain a deep understanding of the inner workings of how the UK energy market operates and help shape our systems to improve them for our clients with a product mindset
- Work with other market teams, primarily the UK market teams to support their operations
- Work with client delivery to help prioritize, deliver and maintain work required by clients
- Be responsible for monitoring and alerting of production systems and where required, lead and manage incidents
- Help mentor, guide your team
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Kraken is an AI-powered platform for utilities, helping energy, water, and telecom companies automate their operations and improve customer service. Its an end-to-end solution making it easier for utilities to improve and cut costs while also enhancing their service quality.
Its success speaks for itself too, with clients like EDF, Tokyo Gas, and Octopus Energy. With over 60M customer accounts managed across 30 countries, Kraken is making waves by reducing operational costs by 40%, proving its ability to deliver results.
Most recently, the company acquired Jedlix, a leader in smart EV charging. This deal expands Kraken's ability to offer smarter, greener charging solutions and is a sure way for the company to see even more success as it continues to scale globally.
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Meet the team
17 people
Nina Möger, Transformation Director
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2019
$0.2m
GRANT
Dec 2017
$7.4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $8.6m
Company benefits
- Equity option scheme: Everyone who works at Kraken owns a part of the business with shares in the Octopus Energy Group. So as the company grows we all benefit
- Holidays: We don't count your holiday days. We trust everyone to work hard and take as much time off as they need
- Flexible working: We're happy for you to work in a way that's best for you. Need to pick the kids up from school or work from home? That's not a problem. It's important to us that everyone has a positive work-life balance
- Free breakfast: Our offices are always stocked with fresh fruit, breakfast, snacks, great coffee and soft drinks. Weekly on a Friday we all get together (including virtually) for company updates and drinks
- For parents: We can arrange access to tax free childcare, as well as maternity and paternity pay
- Team events and activities: Participate in team events and cohesion activities to build stronger connections
- Pension scheme: We'll pay 5%. You decide on your contribution starting from 3%
- Free eye tests: We offer eye test vouchers for all colleagues who use Visual Display Units (VDU). Long spells of VDU work can be visually demanding so we want to make sure you're OK
- Car salary sacrifice: Save money on leasing an electric vehicle through our workplace salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme: Spread the cost of buying a bike, including accessories and safety equipment, up to a value of £2.5K. And save money on the repayments through the cycle to work scheme
- Get the right tech: Have a certain tech requirement? We’ll do our best to sort it for you
- Money coach: Get support with financial planning through our partnership with Octopus Money Coach
- Yoga + Headspace: Twice a week we have 45 Minute live yoga class open to all Kraken staff. Need some calm in your life? We have Headspace licences available
Company values
- Freedom & Responsibility
- Get Sh*t Done
- Customer Obsessed
Company HQ
Fitzrovia, London, UK
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Leadership
Amir Orad
(CEO)Amir joined Kraken in 2024 as CEO. Prior to this, they were the CEO and Chairman at Sisense for over 8 years. They also worked at NICE Actimize for over 7 years, serving as the CEO for 4.
James Eddison
(Co-Founder & CTO)Experienced CTO having previously served at Tangent Comminutions, Tangent Labs, and Clairpoint.
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