Backend Developer

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group's Electroverse team is seeking a backend software engineer to help build the backbone of our global EV charging platform. You'll work in a cross-functional squad with product and engineering to deliver scalable services for end users and partners.

You'll contribute Python-based services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and data-driven features, with emphasis on observability, reliability, and rapid delivery in a fast-moving climate-tech environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years commercial Python experience.
• Experience building backend services for web-scale platforms.
• Strong communication and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Enable scalable, robust product development with observability and defensive programming.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product needs into reliable technical solutions.

Skills

Python

REST/GraphQL

Git

CI/CD

Databases

Observability

Data analysis

Communication

Tools

Django

OCPI

Third-party API integrations

Job description

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

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 productmanager and engineers in your squad, you will help develop the critical services that serve our endusers. 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.

What you'll do

• Enable us to build quickly but robustly, using best practices in observability, data analysis anddefensive programming, allowing us to safely scale our products and CPO integrationsglobally.


• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to break down complex problems, understandfeasibility, and propose creative technical solutions that deliver a market-leading platform.

What we're looking for

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


• 2+ years commercial experience with Python.


• Good communication skills, with an ability to consider product vision and propose creativetechnical 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)

Nice to have

• Experience in using web frameworks (Django).


• Experience working on B2B product features


• Experience working with OCPI


• Experience integrating third-party API solutions

Why else you'll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!


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