Location: Manchester office

Duration: Full time, 1st July – 23rd August

Salary: £24,300 (pro rata)

Application deadline: 29th March 2024

At Octopus Energy, our mission is to drive the global renewable revolution and make green energy affordable for all. In order to succeed, we need to build a team that represents everyone in our society. Unfortunately, Black professionals make up < 2% of the energy workforce which is a significant under representation compared to the ethnic composition of the UK. To help address this, we have created an internship programme that is only open to candidates who identify with any Black, Black British, African or Caribbean background. We are committed to promoting equality, and this internship is an important step in our effort to foster greater diversity and inclusiveness in our business and industry.

This is our fourth year running the internship programme. You can hear from our past interns and learn about our previous internships from our 2022 blog, and our 2021 blog.

We are an international energy supply company who put customers at the heart of everything we do. We empower our people to give outrageously good customer service, and fight to make energy fairer, more affordable, and more accessible for all. We are striving to halt the climate emergency by unlocking a smart, 100% green grid. We are using technology to transform the energy system; making electricity green and affordable, creating one-of-a-kind energy innovations.

Our work is powered by freedom, autonomy and responsibility. We won best company to work for in 2022 and were voted as one of the 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor. Our Group CEO, Greg, has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people - give it a listen to find out more about Octopus Energy!

KrakenFlex is part of Octopus Energy and a market leading software provider. We aim to be the leading global provider of solutions that enable customers to release £30bn of value per annum from distributed energy resources (DERs). KrakenFlex is a recognised thought leader and innovator in the industry. We have achieved this by building a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription business with a global addressable market of £2.4 billion per annum, by digitally connecting hundreds of thousands of DERs with energy markets.

You’ll learn about KrakenFlex and work towards developing changes to our live production dashboard, both in the front-end and back-end. You will learn key skills and techniques (e.g. agile, development best practices and debugging) and work as a team to deliver a new feature in KrakenFlex. This is a chance for you to make a real impact on the experience of our customers and internal users.

We're looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problem-solving; someone diligent and thoughtful. You do not necessarily need any formal education in programming or computer science but you should be able to demonstrate a reasonable level of ability and interest. We’re looking for applicants with a basic competency in Javascript/a similar programming language. It would be a bonus, but is not a requirement, to have experience with the following (in rough priority order):

TypeScript

React (or equiv. web framework)

Node

CSS (Tailwind)

HTML

Above all, we’re looking for someone who thrives on providing alternative opinions, challenging those around them and being challenged. If this sounds like you and you have a genuine passion for what we are doing then we'd love to hear from you!

Follow the link below to be taken to an application form where you will be prompted to 'Attach Resume/CV'. Please do not upload a CV. Instead, you should upload a cover letter made up of no more than 400 words. We’d like to know:

Why do you think you are suitable for this internship at Octopus Energy? 

What interests you about a career in programming?

Do you have any past experiences with programming (this may be personal or academic)?

A little bit about yourself!