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# Software Engineer (Backend, Python)

- **Company:** Octopus Energy Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Web Application Frameworks, Backend, Git, Restful APIs
- **Published:** July 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4d65283321c3a274

## About the Role

* 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., * 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.

## Description

But this is just the start: we're busy expanding internationally, growing our Charge Point Operator and OEM partners, and scaling our Octopus Fleet B2B proposition - all in the name of making public EV charging super simple for our customers. Electroverse is a cross-functional team of product, engineering, commercial, operations and marketing, all sharing a passion for shifting the industry towards EVs., * 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.


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