Software Engineer, Kaluza
£54-70k
+ Discretionary Bonus Scheme
1+ day a week in office
Intelligent software platform powering the future of energy
Job no longer available
Intelligent software platform powering the future of energy
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
£54-70k
+ Discretionary Bonus Scheme
1+ day a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate a sustainable, affordable, and resilient energy transition.
Role
Who you are
- We do not expect you to have a wealth of knowledge in our domain as this is something you can build up over time with the help of our experienced engineering team
- Strong experience developing backend applications in TypeScript
- Experience with database design and optimization (SQL or NoSQL)
- Understanding of event-driven systems and message queues
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (ideally within AWS) and serverless architectures is a plus
- A passion for building high-quality software with a strong customer focus
- A proactive and problem-solving mindset, thriving in ambiguity
- A strong team player who enjoys working collaboratively and sharing knowledge
- If you’re passionate about building robust backend systems but perhaps don't have deep experience with TypeScript but keen on learning, we’d love to hear from you
What the job involves
- You'll be joining the Kaluza Technology community. We’re a large team of both data-led and product focused Software and Production Engineers, pushing the boundaries of technology and working at an extraordinary scale. As a collective we strive for engineering greatness and by ensuring best practices across the board of the community
- You’ll be working on the Kaluza’s Energy Retail platform. This is a SaaS technology platform that aims to revolutionise the operating platforms for energy retailers globally. This platform has been built with scale and technical quality in mind and is the foundation for decarbonisation efforts by Kaluza’s customers
- We use a diverse set of technologies to deliver our services. We don’t expect you to arrive with experience of all of them, but you can expect to learn about and get hands-on with many technologies, including Typescript, Scala, AWS, Terraform, Kafka and Datadog
- We believe our team members should have the possibility to be involved in all aspects of our delivery. From the outset, you will be involved in all team activities including development, design, support and testing to name a few
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The energy landscape is one of the most dynamic and fast-evolving sectors in the world. More and more energy retailers are looking to move further toward digitisation and reap the benefits of modern technology in an increasingly connected world. But many are struggling with the transition, held back by legacy operating systems which slow them down, drain resources, and hamper innovation.
This is where Kaluza comes in. An ecosystem of platforms whose services range from energy billing to smart electric vehicle charging, Its real-time cloud platforms transform supplier operations, reducing the cost to serve and boosting customer engagement. Essentially, its platform is aimed at helping businesses streamline their operations, saving them time, effort, and money which can be better invested elsewhere.
Kaluza is riding the momentum of a growing desire for sustainable business and services. Its program relating to electric car charging, for example, will be able to capitalise on huge new demand in that sector - over 100,000 electric cars are already on the roads in the UK, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted that electric cars will account for over 50% of new global car sales by 2040. As the globe moves further towards sustainable use of energy in the coming years, Kaluza could be very well positioned to capitalise.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
33% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jun 2024
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- On top of a great pension scheme, you can spend an extra flex pot across a range of benefits that are most important to you - from charity donations, to tech loans, to taking it as cash - there's a wide range of options! There's also our annual discretionary bonus scheme
- Private Medical Insurance and Life Assurance
- 26 days holiday, including a day off for your birthday you can take at any point
- Flexible bank holidays, giving you an additional 8 days which you can choose to take whenever you like
- Progressive leave policies with no qualifying service periods, including 26 weeks full pay if you have a new addition to your family
- A dedicated personal learning budget
- Flexible working — we trust you to work in a way that suits your lifestyle
- And more..
Company values
- We're on a mission
- We build together
- We're inclusive
- We get it done
- We communicate with purpose
Company HQ
Kensington, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Melissa Gander
(CEO)Initially joined Kaluza as COO before becoming CEO in 2024. Previously worked at Ovo Energy in a number of roles, including Managing Director of Smart Metering and Group COO. Prior to that, they worked at INEXUS as a Process and Performance Analyst and a Customer Manager.
People progressing
Joined as Senior Technical Product Manager in 2017, promoted after 2 years, 3 months to Head of Product, promoted again in 2024 to their current position as Director of Product.
Joined Kaluza in 2020 as a Software Engineer, and in less than 2 years was promoted to Software Engineering Manager and again promoted in 2023 to Senior Software Engineer.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Kaluza
- We are developing an dedicated Early Talent programme with a focus on underrepresented groups, offering different training opportunities within the business
- Our applicant tracking system, Greenhouse, also anonymously tracks the diversity of each candidate pipeline, so we can proactively take action when a pipeline needs to be more diverse
- We invest in tools, like Textio, and focused diversity job boards to help us reduce bias in our job postings and recruitment activity
- Commitment in improving diversity across our Tech Teams and working with companies to improve the tech ecosystem as a whole, specifically have committed to 25% Women in Tech by 2025
- We've signed up to numerous charters, like the Tech Talent Charter, Race at Work Charter and Trans in the City, to show our continuing commitment to improving I&D within Kaluza and the wider community
- Within Kaluza we have belonging communities set up, to offer support and forums for everybody
- We run monthly Inclusive Hiring Skills & Bias training that are open to all Kaluza employees
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