Senior Frontend Developer - Utilities
London
Software Engineering 🖥️ – Frontend Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!
Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.
We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone.
It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future.
Kraken Utilities
Our tech platform ‘Kraken’ is already licensed to support 55 million customer accounts globally, and we aim to serve 100 million by 2027. Kraken is the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimising resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications.
We’re now charging the Kraken platform to other utility industries (Water and Broadband) and have created a new team called - Kraken Utilities. Over the last 2 years we have built this team from scratch to re-architect, design, and develop our Kraken software platform to solve complex industry wide problems within the water and broadband sectors (such as customer experience & water leak detection).
The Kraken Utilities team is in a very exciting growth phase, and has already signed 5 clients; Severn Trent, Leep, Portsmouth Water, TalkTalk and Cuckoo. We are currently 120+ people (engineers, product, implementation, strategy) along with 1800+ people in the overall Kraken world.
Our team
Teams are empowered to choose a way of working that works for them, often opting for a Kanban-like approach. Notion and Asana are then used to specify and manage work; Github, CircleCI and Terraform Enterprise as part of an immutable-infrastructure, continuous delivery pipeline; and Datadog, Sentry and Cloudwatch to measure performance and monitor production.
We’re charging Kraken to power utilities beyond energy (think water, broadband,..) and created a new team Kraken Utilities a couple of years ago. Since then, the team has gained momentum and clients (TalkTalk, Severn Trent, Portsmouth Water, Cuckoo). We are now a team of over 120 people dedicated to building and scaling telco and water software. You will become a part of this team and help us continue to grow our culture and engineering team.
You will help us build and scale the team, implement a good culture and work on some really exciting tech challenges. You'll be joining a small frontend function within the utilities team - with close support and collaboration from the wider Kraken team.
Together with the rest of the team, you will bring the same revolutionary customer experience, operational excellence and speed of innovation that Kraken is powering across energy retailers to other sectors.
Kraken is a great place to learn, work with some talented engineers and level-up your skills.
Our technology
Client-side, we use React, Next.js, Typescript, htmx and SASS; our mobile apps are built using native code or React Native.
On the server-side, we mainly use Python. Most of our websites are powered by Django, Django-REST-framework and GraphQL (Graphene).
We use AWS heavily as part of a continuous deployment pipeline. See, for example, Django, ELB health checks and continuous delivery.
What you'll need:
- A very strong knowledge of our stack, listed below
- Experience taking problems, rather than strict guidelines, and developing strong solutions
- Confidence tackling large-scale tasks individually
- An empathetic approach to delegating work and collaborating with others
- The ability to develop websites that meet strong accessibility guidelines
- Experience building scalable, performant sites that handle high levels of traffic well
- Experience working on a multi-national codebase
- Experience leading teams or mentoring other developers
- Experience in a full stack role or an understanding of the backend
Our tech stack:
- React
- GraphQL & Apollo
- Styled Components & SASS
- Jest & React Testing Library
- TypeScript
- Storybook
- Xstate (desirable)
- Python (desirable)
We are looking for this role to be London based with 2 days a week in our office (Oxford Circus), and you will need right to work in the UK.
Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.
