Backend Engineer

Overview As a Backend Engineer at Octopus Energy, you contribute to high-impact MVPs that empower millions of customers and internal teams.You work across international, cross-functional teams to identify real business needs and translate them into fast, practical tech solutions.You will develop parts of our private area, billing, onboarding flows, and dashboards, delivering code with tangible customer impact.The role combines a fast-paced, agile culture with a people-first, collaborative environment that values bold, innovative problem-solving.This opportunity lets you shape scalable energy software at a global scale while advancing a sustainable mission.Compensaciones / Beneficios Octopus Energy share options Flexible benefits (meal vouchers, transport, childcare, private health insurance) Support for electric vehicle purchases Pension plan Training and professional development Fun, inclusive and collaborative team culture Responsabilidades Collaborate with international teams to develop and integrate new features for website and mobile app Own and contribute to key product modules such as private area, bill management, saving sessions, onboarding optimization, and marketing dashboards Deliver code with direct customer impact in a fast-paced environment thrive in an agile culture with flat hierarchies and open collaboration Contribute to solving real-world problems with practical technical solutions Requisitos principales Backend applications with Python Django or equivalent web framework Domain modelling and software architecture Design and integration of GraphQL and REST APIs Robust, fault-tolerant, scalable software Celery and asynchronous task processing Relational databases, especially PostgreSQL Strong problem-solving and ability to lead complex issues from concept to production Fluent English Collaborative and communicative Proactive problem-solving Adaptability and flexibility Python Django Domain Modelling

Compensaciones / Beneficios Octopus Energy share options Flexible benefits (meal vouchers, transport, childcare, private health insurance) Support for electric vehicle purchases Pension plan Training and professional development Fun, inclusive and collaborative team culture Responsabilidades Collaborate with international teams to develop and integrate new features for website and mobile app Own and contribute to key product modules such as private area, bill management, saving sessions, onboarding optimization, and marketing dashboards Deliver code with direct customer impact in a fast-paced environment thrive in an agile culture with flat hierarchies and open collaboration Contribute to solving real-world problems with practical technical solutions Requisitos principales Backend applications with Python Django or equivalent web framework Domain modelling and software architecture Design and integration of GraphQL and REST APIs Robust, fault-tolerant, scalable software Celery and asynchronous task processing Relational databases, especially PostgreSQL Strong problem-solving and ability to lead complex issues from concept to production Fluent English Collaborative and communicative Proactive problem-solving Adaptability and flexibility Python Django Domain Modelling