Data Analyst, Kraken.tech
Kraken Field
End-to-end, AI powered operating system for utilities
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End-to-end, AI powered operating system for utilities
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
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
- Strong level of data skills/analytics experience. Comfortable with energy/utilities and other relevant subject areas
- Learns fast and is enthusiastic about learning new technologies & processes
- Be highly proficient in DBT and SQL, capable of working on large complex datasets while seeing the big picture
- Experience building data pipelines and working with engineering teams
- Curious and self driven - when faced with a new problem is capable of seeking out an answer without lots of help and support
- Highly data literate and numerate - can make sense of lots of data and shape it into a coherent story
- Great communicator, can explain complex technical problems to non-technical teams
- Has experience with some of the below technologies:
- A scripting language (ideally Python)
- Writing accurate and performant queries in SQL
- Working in a modern cloud data warehouse environment
- Working collaboratively on codebases using git
- Front-end/Dashboarding experience
- Experience in the mathematical fields of optimization and machine learning
What the job involves
- Kraken Field is a multifunctional, multinational team made up of product, backend, design, mobile, web and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in green home installations. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen
- Ingesting, cleaning and curating data from the Kraken Field production databases into the Kraken analytics platform. To allow insight into how the product is behaving and stimulate data-driven product development
- Creation of dashboards in the analytics environments, some of which will be embedded back into the live Field product
- Sharing data with clients for them to perform their own analysis
- The role is embedded in the wider data, machine learning and optimisation team at Kraken Field so there is opportunity to work on those other areas. It also has a strong dotted line into the Kraken wide Analytics team, who lead on data and analytics products, workflows and analyses in the Kraken world
- The data support network for both clients and internal teams who need help getting the most out of their data, and need focused guidance around how to achieve their reporting goals
- Our stack:
- Postgres source databases
- AWS cloud infrastructure
- Databricks Delta Lake for data lake and warehouse storage and querying
- DBT(™) for data modelling and transformations
- Python as main scripting language
- Airflow for task scheduling
- Kubernetes for orchestration
- Github, Circle CI for version control, deployment and monitoring
- Become a subject matter expert on the Kraken Field data model
- Lead on developing key reporting and metrics
- Build, maintain and assure reports for senior Kraken management and external clients
- Be exposed to new technologies and tools, and receive guidance on developing your skills
- Build and maintain dashboards and data apps for senior stakeholders
- Build core datasets capable of answering key business questions
- Contribute to the development of the Data Analytics within Kraken Field
- Work on strategic projects end to end
- Work closely with a broad range of teams at Kraken
- Develop your engineering skills
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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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Sep 2019
$0.2m
GRANT
Dec 2017
$7.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $8.7m
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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