Software Engineer, Octopus Energy Group
Octopus Energy Spain
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The UK's most awarded energy supplier
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The UK's most awarded energy supplier
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.
Role
Who you are
- If you're curious, proactive, and passionate about solving real-world problems with code, this is your chance to kick off your tech career by doing meaningful work from day one
- Solid experience with backend programming using Python, JavaScript/Node, or Ruby through personal projects, bootcamps, internships, or early job experience (it all counts!)
- A technical background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field. Whether you're wrapping up your studies or have just graduated, this is a great place to start
- A genuine passion for solving real-world problems whether they’re internal inefficiencies or user experience challenges, with quick, effective tech solutions
- Curiosity and initiative: you don’t wait to be told what to build, you explore, ask questions, and identify opportunities on your own
- Comfort with ambiguity and fast-paced environments, priorities change fast here, and we need people who can adapt and thrive in motion
- A willingness to fail fast, learn quickly, and improve constantly. You’re not afraid to experiment and iterate
- Basic knowledge of web technologies, APIs, and databases (SQL), and how modern systems fit together
- Fluent Spanish and fluent English, we work with international teams and many of our tools, documentation, and meetings are in English
- 🎁 Bonus points if you've built side projects, automated internal workflows, or created tools to solve a specific problem, we’d love to see what you’ve built!
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join a very special team within Octopus Energy Spain
- This isn’t a traditional dev role you’ll be part of a small, agile, cross-functional unit focused on quickly building impactful MVPs that make life easier for both our teams and our customers
- Your mission will be to identify real needs across the business, propose practical tech solutions, and bring them to life at speed
- Collaborate closely with different teams (Operations, Marketing, Tech, Customer Support…) to deeply understand their workflows, identify friction points, and turn real needs into technical solutions
- Design, prototype, and build internal tools or MVPs that optimize processes or enhance customer experience from internal dashboards to smart process automations
- Use your backend development skills (in Python, JavaScript/Node, or Ruby) to build services, automate tasks, integrate with internal/external APIs, and work with SQL
- Identify opportunities, pitch and test ideas fast, and evolve solutions based on real user feedback (internal or external)
- Work in a hybrid, flexible environment where autonomy is encouraged, experimentation is constant, and learning is part of the everyday workflow
- Grow by doing: you’ll learn quickly, supported by a team that shares knowledge, helps you thrive, and celebrates your progress
Application process
- 📎 Send us your CV, and if your profile fits, we’ll be in touch
Our take
According to Octopus, the energy industry in the UK is ruled by a handful of complacent companies peddling fossil fuels, pricing trickery, and poor customer service. Aiming to disrupt the status quo with sustainable energy, Octopus entered the market in 2016 and now supplies energy to millions of homes in a number of countries. Octopus has made a name for itself in energy circles largely because of its “Kraken” technology platform, which it claims is able to reroute energy from renewable sources around a network far more efficiently than competitors.
Octopus further differentiates itself through its aspiration to make everything as easy as possible for consumers, from the simplicity of their bills and the fact that customers are not locked into a contract, so they can leave at any time, to offering customer service over email and social media at times that suit customers. It aims to make the eco‐friendly choice the easy choice, so all of its tariffs use 100% green electricity, while being cheaper than competitors' non-green tariffs.
Its continually creating innovative new products too. For example, Octopus Tracker, where prices change daily to guarantee you get the market rate; Agile, where the price changes every half hour to enable you to benefit from cheap electricity when the sun shines, the wind blows, and the networks are under-utilised. One of the current challenges the company faces is that its products are more complex than its competitors, given that it uses 1000x more data than traditional energy companies. Because of this, it's exploring ways to explain to customers exactly how their products work.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Dec 2023
$800m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jul 2022
$225m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $2.5bn
Company benefits
- Equity Option Scheme
- Pension Scheme: We'll pay 5%. You can decide what you contribute, starting from 3%
- Money Coach: You may want to think about financial planning. The company has an arrangement with Octopus Money Coach . They offer the opportunity to talk with a professional coach
- Holidays: We're all grown ups, so we don't count your holidays here. We work hard and so we know you need to play hard as well (within reason of course)
- Flexible working: We're passionate about a genuine work-life balance here and we don't pay people to watch a clock. Need to catch that school nativity or work from home? That's cool
- Free Breakfast + other stuff: ice lollies if you're lucky)! Weekly on a Friday we all get together (this happens virtually too) for company updates and drinks - we call it Family Dinner
- Tech: We want to get the best out of our people and get that everyone is slightly different. Have a certain tech requirement? We’ll do our best to get it
- Car Salary Sacrifice: Browse the wide selection of electric vehicles and get a sample quote under our workplace salary sacrifice scheme. If approved, the monthly leasing costs are taken directly from your gross salary each month meaning you're saving on paying some tax
- Cycle to Work Scheme: The Cycle to Work Scheme is a cost effective way to “buy” a bike up to a value of £2.5K, which hopefully is enough for a decent commuting bike, even an electric one. This extends to the cost of accessories and safety equipment as well as the bike
- Season Ticket Loan: Commuting to the office on the regs? If you travel more than twice a week, it’s worthwhile getting an annual ticket. With our Season Ticket Loan, you can spread out the cost over 10 months. It’s quick and easy to sort. Once approved and ordered, your season ticket will be posted to you within 5 days or so
- Maternity leave: 16 weeks full pay + 8 weeks half pay + 15 weeks statutory maternity pay
- Paternity leave: 12 weeks full pay
- Private Medical Insurance: Say goodbye to long waiting lists! For anyone who wants some additional peace of mind when it comes to their health, we offer Private Healthcare Insurance at different levels of cover. The monthly costs are taken directly from your gross salary and spread across 12 months. You even save on National Insurance
- Gym & Yoga: You can get up to 25% discount on gym memberships and we have 45 minute live yoga classes open to all Octopus staff twice a week!
- Headspace: Need some calm in your life? We have 'Octopus Headspace Licences' available
- Eye Test: Free eye test vouchers for all colleagues who use Visual Display Units (VDU). Long spells of VDU work can often be visually demanding and can lead to tired eyes, discomfort, temporary short sightedness and headaches
Company HQ
Soho, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Greg Jackson
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Adviser at Ashcombe Advisers for 9 years and a Non-Executive Director at Zopa for 7 years.
James Eddison
(CTO)Previously CEO at Claripoint for 7 years and CTO at Tangent Labs also for 7 years.
Stuart Jackson
(Co-Founder & CFO)Previously a Director of "Foundation" Business Unit at Barclaycard for 2 years and Chief of Staff, Secured Lending SBU at Barclays also for 2 years.
People progressing
Joined as Marketing Assistant, being promoted to Marketing Executive after 6 months and again to Junior Product and Marketing Manager after 7 months. After 8 months they became a full Product and Marketing Manager.
Joined as Senior Talent Partner, being promoted to Talent Manager after 1 year and again to Head of Talent Acquisition after 8 months.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Octopus Energy Group
- Unconscious Bias workshops for interviewers and hiring managers
- Octopus Energy Equality Foundation
- Partnership with the Saracens High School - inspiring future generations - https://www.saracens.com/powering-futures-together-saracens-high-school-octopus-energy/
- Octopus Energy Internships - https://octopus.energy/blog/ada-lovelace-tech-internship/
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