Backend Developer

Octopus Energy Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Electroverse in the United Kingdom is hiring a backend software engineer to join one of our squads. You will develop core services that power our global EV charging platform, working with the product manager and engineers to deliver robust backend capabilities.

The role emphasizes observability, scalable design, and API work (REST, GraphQL, Django). You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to OCPI integrations and third-party API connections as we expand

Qualifications

• 2+ years commercial Python experience required.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD.
• Experience with API development (REST, GraphQL) and Django.
• Experience working on B2B product features.
• Experience with OCPI and third-party API integrations.
• Strong understanding of databases and data architecture.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to write robust and fault-tolerant software.
• Cross-functional collaboration to propose scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Enable quick but robust development using observability, data analysis and defensive programming to safely scale products and CPO integrations globally.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to break down problems and propose scalable technical solutions.
• Demonstrate passion for climate tech and readiness to learn in a scaling business.
• Collaborate with product manager and engineers to deliver backend features for end users.
• Write robust, fault-tolerant software and maintainable APIs.
• Contribute with Git and CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth releases.
• Ensure strong database and data-architecture considerations in services.
• Develop APIs (REST, GraphQL) and work with Django web framework.
• Focus on OCPI integrations and third-party API connections.
• Contribute to building B2B product features.

Skills

Python

Git

CI/CD

APIs REST

GraphQL

Django

B2B features

OCPI

API integrations

Data architecture

Tools

Django

Job description

About Octopus Electroverse

We're making electric vehicle public charging simple, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future. In just five years, Octopus Electroverse has become Europe's largest eMobility charging network, with over 1.4 million connected electric vehicle chargers globally across 79 countries. Our customer ecosystem spans web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS. But this is just the start: we're busy expanding internationally, growing our Charge Point Operator and OEM partners, and scaling our Octopus Fleet B2B proposition - all in the name of making public EV charging super simple for our customers. Electroverse is a cross-functional team of product, engineering, commercial, operations and marketing, all sharing a passion for shifting the industry towards EVs.

About the Job

You'll join as a backend engineer in one of our primary squads. Working alongside the product manager and engineers in your squad, you will help develop the critical services that serve our end users. You'll have the chance to work on highly impactful projects, fueling product innovation in a fast-moving industry and influencing how the backend can deliver robust and scalable functionality.

• Enable us to build quickly but robustly, using best practices in observability, data analysis and defensive programming, allowing us to safely scale our products and CPO integrations globally.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to break down complex problems, understand feasibility, and propose creative technical solutions that deliver a market-leading platform.

  The passion to create something amazing in the climate space, and the mindset to learn and grow in a rapidly scaling business.

• 2+ years commercial experience with Python.
• Good communication skills, with an ability to consider product vision and propose creative technical solutions within a team.
• An ability to write robust and fault-tolerant software.
• Proficient understanding of Git and CI/CD.
• Good understanding of Databases and data architecture.
• Experience with API development (REST, GraphQL, etc), Experience in using web frameworks (Django).
• Experience working on B2B product features
• Experience working with OCPI
• Experience integrating third-party API solutions

  Electroverse is looking for a talented, passionate Software Engineer to join our team and help build the foundations of the global EV transition.