Senior Software Engineer - Energy Grid & Utilities Platform

AI Foundations (F/H/X); Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is building a scalable Kraken platform for energy utilities in London. We are hiring a backend engineer to design and implement core services, APIs, and data processing to power our utilities ecosystem.

You will work across architecture, data modelling, and cloud integration, tackling complex lifecycle journeys and millions of readings with a focus on reliability and performance. Join us to help accelerate the transition to a greener energy future.

Qualifications

• Experience with Python and Django.
• Strong domain modelling skills.
• Experience with REST APIs and Postgres.
• Familiarity with async processing and Celery.

Responsibilities

• Tackle design challenges in UK utilities domain.
• Scale Kraken utilities team and promote customer-first culture.
• Architect and develop new Kraken platform components.
• Handle complex lifecycle journeys and payment flows.
• Support processing of millions of readings.

Skills

Python

Django

Domain modelling

HTTP/REST APIs

Robust fault-tolerant software

Celery

Postgres

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Packer

Consul

React

Redux

Job description

Kraken is building a scalable Kraken platform for energy utilities in London. We are hiring a backend engineer to design and implement core services, APIs, and data processing to power our utilities ecosystem.

You will work across architecture, data modelling, and cloud integration, tackling complex lifecycle journeys and millions of readings with a focus on reliability and performance. Join us to help accelerate the transition to a greener energy future.