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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Octopus Energy Ltd - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Advanced Message Queuing Protocol, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Django Web Framework, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Web Application Frameworks, Backend, Git, Celery - **Published:** September 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/ce379206-47ec-4e86-a30d-6daa2ad80527/apply ## About the Role * 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 ## Description 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., * 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 ## Related Videos - [Celery on AWS ECS - the art of background tasks & continuous deployment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/561-celery-on-aws-ecs-the-art-of-background-tasks-continuous-deployment) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Migrating half a million users to a new payment service provider](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/730-migrating-half-a-million-users-to-a-new-payment-service-provider) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Walking into the era of Supply Chain Risks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/376-walking-into-the-era-of-supply-chain-risks) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)