Software Engineer, Backend, Python

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is hiring a software engineer to help us build and refine core flows for our EV charging platform. You will contribute to pricing, discounts, and the scalability of our CPO integrations worldwide, focusing on robust software and observability.

You should bring 2+ years of Python experience, solid knowledge of databases, and a collaborative mindset to work with cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes delivering a market‑leading product in climate tech.

Qualifications

• 2+ years commercial experience with Python.
• Write robust and fault‑tolerant secure software.
• Good understanding of Databases and data architecture.
• Proficient understanding of Git.
• Good communication skills with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Help us build and refine critical paths, enhancing key flows for a system with OCPI charging sessions, locations and receipts.
• Influence Tariffs & Pricing logic, improving discounts and price offering for customers.
• Enable scalable development with observability, data analysis and defensive programming for global CPO integrations.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to break down problems and propose technical solutions that deliver a market-leading product.

Skills

Python

Secure software design

Databases

Git

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Git

Job description

Responsibilities

• Help us build and refine critical paths, enhancing the key flows that keep a system of hundreds of thousands of OCPI charging sessions, locations and receipts running smoothly.
• Influence the evolution of our highly complex Tariffs & Pricing logic, improving our discounts and price offering for our customers.
• Enable us to build quickly but robustly, using best practices in observability, data analysis and defensive programming, allowing us to safely scale our CPO integrations globally.
• Work with cross-functional stakeholders to break down complex problems, understand feasibility, and propose creative technical solutions that deliver a market‑leading product.

Requirements

• The passion to create something amazing in the climate space, and the mindset to learn and grow in a rapidly scaling business.
• 2+ years commercial experience with Python.
• An ability to write robust and fault‑tolerant secure software.
• Good understanding of Databases and data architecture.
• Proficient understanding of Git.
• Good communication skills, with an ability to consider product vision and propose creative technical solutions within a team.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Experience with Web Frameworks – preferably Django.
• Experience building RESTful APIs.
• Experience with building, monitoring and debugging distributed systems.
• Experience working within a cross functional team and communicating across the whole software stack.
• An understanding of the EV public charging experience.
• Experience with pricing or billing systems would be helpful, but not required.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Python programming, data architecture, and building robust software solutions. Proficient in collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop innovative technical solutions in the climate and EV charging sectors.