Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python)

Octopus Energy Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Octopus Energy Group is building a giant, virtual charging platform and expanding internationally. You’ll join the Electroverse backend team focused on core functionality, pricing and discounting, and robust, scalable services.

This role offers the chance to work in a small, high-energy project team within a rapidly scaling EnTech business, with salary discussions and opportunities to influence back-end scalability.

Qualifications

• 3+ years software experience, preferably with Django or similar Python frameworks.
• Experience with monitoring and debugging applications and infrastructure.
• Experience maintaining asynchronous processing systems (AMQP, Celery).
• An ability to discuss vision and features within a team and propose creative solutions.
• Knowledge of common security practices.
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• An ability to write robust and fault-tolerant software.
• Proficient understanding of Git.

Responsibilities

• Help us improve the core product by developing and improving our pricing and discount mechanisms.
• Help improving the accuracy of our financial reporting and payment success rates across our existing and potential payment providers.
• Expand existing charging subscription offering to add flexibility and scalability.
• Work within a small specialized team to enable multiple cross functional product areas and delivery best quality for our customers.
• Support the Operations team in resolving payments related customer issues, and the Financial team in building accurate reporting systems.

Skills

Software experience

Tools

Django

Python

Git

Celery

AMQP

CI/CD

Job description

About Octopus Electroverse

We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and as simple as possible, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future.

In just five years, Octopus Electroverse has grown to become one of the largest eMobility players globally, with over 1,400,000 connected electric vehicle chargers and a customer ecosystem spanning web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS, and more.

But it’s just the start: we’re busy expanding internationally, working with more automotive and tech partners, building exciting new features at scale, and creating the integrated charging experiences of the future. We are working to make public EV charging simple across multiple customer bases, including whitelabel app users, EV business fleets, new international markets and our flagship consumer offering.

Electroverse is a multifunctional team made up of product, development, commercial, operations, marketing, partnerships teams, and more – all focused together on making Octopus the go‑to name in EV charging. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.

About the role

We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about code, curious, and eager to learn. You’ll be working alongside the backend team that provides services for our Electroverse ecosystem in the electric vehicle and electrification space with focus on helping develop the core functionality of our business. As our business grows, we’re looking to build commercial stability whilst ensuring robust, transparent and competitive pricing for our customers. You’ll help us develop discounting solutions, monitor financial patterns, and consistently and reliably deliver value.

We’re open to the level you’re applying on, if you don’t feel like a Senior Engineer yet, but you tick all the boxes, we’ll definitely consider your application.
Our project is establishing itself as the leading e-mobility provider solution within the industry and we want to take it to the next level. This means we're working on big features which will give you the chance to have a huge impact and, given our ambitions in the electrification space, influence how the back‑end scales to meet new challenges and create a wider ecosystem.
Overall, you'll work with a small, high-energy project team to bring the product to life - an exciting opportunity to work like a start‑up within a rapidly scaling EnTech business.

What you'll do

• Help us improve the core product by developing and improving our pricing and discount mechanisms.
• Help improving the accuracy of our financial reporting and payment success rates across our existing and potential payment providers
• Expand existing charging subscription offering to add flexibility and scalability
• Work within a small specialized team to enable multiple cross functional product areas and delivery best quality for our customers
• Support the Operations team in resolving payments related customer issues, and the Financial team in building accurate reporting systems

What you'll need

• The passion to create something amazing, and the mindset to learn and grow with the company.
• 3+ years software experience, preferably with Django or similar Python frameworks
• Experience with monitoring and debugging applications and infrastructure
• Experience maintaining asynchronous processing systems (AMQP, Celery)
• An ability to discuss vision and features within a team and propose creative solutions
• Knowledge of common security practices
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment
• An ability to write robust and fault-tolerant software
• Proficient understanding of Git

It would be great if you have

• Experience with subscriptions and recurring payments
• Experience with billing and invoicing flows
• Experience working on commercials, pricing and tax within an international context
• Experience with KYC/KYB products and flows

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!

Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co‑owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We were named the UK's top company to work for in 2025, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership

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As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.