Senior Software Engineer - Customer Entities

kraken; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is building the next-generation energy platform in the UK. You will join the Customer Entities team to enhance core representations of accounts and addresses, enabling accurate communications and verified locations for millions of customers.

The role focuses on designing robust software, scalable data processing, and well-defined domain models. Strong Python/Django skills and REST API experience are required; AWS and Terraform experience are a bonus.

Qualifications

• General interest in technology and problem-solving.
• Experience with Python, Django or similar web frameworks.
• Knowledge of domain modelling and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Help enhance the addresses product within Kraken's Customer Entities.
• Handle large-scale data processing and feed data into ML pipelines.
• Contribute to a resilient, scalable backend for energy utilities.

Skills

Python

Django

Domain modelling

HTTP and REST APIs

Robust software

Celery

Postgres

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!

Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.

We create the technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system of the future. By optimising renewable generation, building a more intelligent grid, and empowering utilities to deliver an exceptional customer experience, our operating system is transforming the industry worldwide.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in energy. Join us on our mission to improve the lives of ONE BILLION humans within the decade and shape a cleaner, better future for everyone.

Where you'll fit in

The Customer Entities team sits at the centre of the Kraken Customer system; providing the foundations for the customer's experience. It provides representations of the core parts of the system - an account and customer's identity. It also provides addresses information to the system, which is key to many parts of the system, such as ensuring comms are sent to actual verified locations. You will be helping with further enhancing the relatively new addresses product with features such as verifying address information.

What you’ll own

• We have lots of difficult design challenges to solve. The UK utilities market is complicated, outdated and process-heavy - there's an awful lot of domain modelling that we need to get right. Strong attention to detail is essential.

  • We have challenging technical problems to solve; like processing tens of millions of meter readings a day. We need the right technology in place to handle this smoothly as well as feeding data into a machine learning pipeline that models and predicts consumption. Or thinking about how we adapt Kraken to improve other utilities like water and broadband.

  • There's a great opportunity for disruption in the UK energy market. The big suppliers still dominate, but are not exactly popular. The energy landscape is changing as we move to more dis-aggregated forms of generation, with less predictability, more dynamism and smarter technology.

  • You’ll be working for a company that’s fighting climate change. Our generation arm is the largest investor in solar generation in the UK, and is funding wind and anaerobic digestion. As a supplier, we're helping people to use greener technology and renewable energy, all helping move the UK towards a lower carbon future.

What you bring to the party

• We're looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problem-solving; someone diligent and thoughtful. It would be helpful to have experience/expertise in the following (in rough priority order):

  • Python

  • Django (or equiv. web framework)

  • Domain modelling

  • HTTP and REST APIs

  • Writing robust and fault-tolerant software

  • Celery and async processing

  • Postgres

  Bonus points

  • AWS

  • Terraform, Packer, Consul

Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Australia, and USA. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.5, and in Germany we rate 4.7 on Kununu as a Top Company. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN) to learn more about our teams and culture.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have the right tools and environment to unleash your potential. If you have any accommodation requests, please contact us at [e-mail]. We’ll do our best to tailor the experience to your needs so you can feel comfortable, confident and be at your best!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we’re looking for! At Kraken, we're creating a team of genuine, honest, empathetic people. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We consider all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Please note that, in line with our current recruitment policy, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must have the right to work in the country that they're applying to, at the time of application.