Senior Software Engineer

GivEnergy; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the development of a smart platform that enhances home energy accessibility. You will be responsible for building high-quality software across user interfaces and backend services. With a focus on renewable energy, this position allows you to make a tangible impact while working in a hybrid environment. If you are passionate about technology and sustainability, this is the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Opportunity for two bonuses per year

Refer A Friend Scheme (£500 per successful referral!)

Paid day off for your birthday

Electric Car Scheme

Cycle To Work Scheme

Reduced rate vehicle charging

Product discounts

Qualifications

• Over 5 years’ development experience in software engineering.
• Expertise in building high-quality, maintainable software.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and build new features with the team.
• Maintain system stability and optimize performance in AWS.

Skills

TypeScript (Node.js)

React

AWS

MySQL/RDBMS

Version Control Systems (GitHub)

RESTful APIs

Tools

Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)

IoT

Rust

Redis

MongoDB

Kafka

Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

Home Assistant

OAuth2

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

GivEnergy Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England, United Kingdom

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Senior Full Stack Developer/Senior Software Engineer

Location: GivEnergy Head Office, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 9HX (hybrid 3 days onsite + 2 days WFH per week)

Salary: £60 - £85k pa depending on experience and qualification level

Schedule: Permanent, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm

We’re looking to grow our team with the addition of a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer. This role will play a key part in developing a new smart & scalable platform that aims to make home energy accessible to the masses & empower energy freedom for all.

This is a full stack role, where a successful candidate will support & advise the team on building high-quality, maintainable software in both user interfaces & backend & cloud services.

Building on our existing team’s skills, we’re seeking senior and experienced developers who are flexible and driven, capable of working across all elements of our stack to produce the best control software and reporting systems for our inverter, battery & EV charging systems.

This is a great opportunity for a versatile developer with a passion for renewable energy to join a progressive, UK-centered, and rapidly scaling company.

Who Are We?

GivEnergy is the UK’s leading supplier of battery & inverter hardware managing energy in homes & workplaces, enabling renewable energy adoption. We have experienced extraordinary growth (500% revenue increase last year) & are investing heavily in our UK software development division. We are proud to promote renewable energy in the UK & beyond.

What You’ll Be Doing:

You will have a variety of responsibilities, including:

• Analyzing requirements & building new features with the team.
• Supporting & enabling the expert user community.
• Issue analysis and release creation.
• Designing, developing, and improving automations.
• Consulting on & executing architectural & tech stack improvements.
• Maintaining system stability and optimizing performance in our AWS environment.

What we’re looking for:

• Over 5 years’ development experience.

Required skills include:

• TypeScript (Node.js)
• React
• Experience with Cloud infrastructure, especially AWS (RDS, EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, S3, ElastiCache, SES, API Gateway, Lambda, SSM)
• MySQL/RDBMS
• Version Control Systems (GitHub)
• Developing, testing, and consuming RESTful APIs

Preferred skills include:

• Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)
• IoT
• Rust
• Redis
• MongoDB
• Kafka
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)
• Home Assistant
• OAuth2

Benefits Include:

• Opportunity for two bonuses per year (individual & profit share)
• Refer A Friend Scheme (£500 per successful referral!)
• Paid day off for your birthday
• Electric Car Scheme
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Reduced rate vehicle charging at our Head Office
• Product discounts

*Terms apply

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and veterans. We believe diversity drives innovation and creativity and are dedicated to equal opportunities for all.

Note: We do not require agency support at this time. Any submissions will be considered a gift.