Frontend Engineer II - Flexibility

We believe energy should be better - for you and the environment.

We’re a leading energy technology (EnTech) company, providing a better experience for our customers through transparency, honesty and simplicity. Better for the planet, through real long-term investment in renewable generation and a low CO2 future. We make energy green and flexible for consumers, with fair and transparent pricing.

We're on a mission to make energy greener, fairer, and genuinely better for people. Our global energy revolution is backed by Generation, the sustainable fund co-chaired by Al Gore. To succeed with this mission, we need excellent technical people who want to use their skills on the biggest challenge the planet is facing.

We’re proud to be Europe's best-funded green tech start-up, and one of Glassdoor's Best Places to Work. We’re also the most awarded energy supplier in the UK, and have been Which? Recommended eight years in a row.

What will you be doing?

Octopus Energy Engineering is responsible for the sites, services, and tariffs that are used by the millions of Octopus Energy customers worldwide. From building the latest, cutting-edge time-of-use tariffs, to helping customers actually enjoy tasks like providing meter readings through our wheel of fortune - and everything in between.

You’ll find a wide variety of challenges in the work we do as we help push the energy revolution forward. Our teams are multi-disciplined and collaborate between countries, meaning you have what you need to get the right people together and build the next great thing.

We are looking for a Frontend Engineer II to join our Flexibility Team at OE Engineering.

Flexibility is a small team that builds and maintains onboarding applications that empower Octopus Energy customers to effectively manage their energy usage around their home, lifestyle and the national grid.

You’ll be working on industry-leading smart products such as Intelligent Octopus Go, our smart tariff designed to save Octopus Energy customers £100s a year by powering their electric vehicles with green, off-peak energy. Or Agile Octopus, the ever-popular green energy tariff that empowers our customers to access half-hourly energy prices that ebb and flow with the market. Our smart products empower Octopus Energy customers to use energy more efficiently, reducing costs while benefiting the planet.

The Flexibility team works closely with talented product, design and marketing teams within the Octopus Energy Group to deliver big-impact projects for our customers at a pace that is captivating and challenging - there is never a dull day when you’re working alongside the cutting edge of green energy.

We embrace flat hierarchies and an open, agile culture that fosters innovation, flexibility, and creativity. 

We don’t hang our personalities up with our coats and nor should you. At Octopus, we hire great people who get stuff done, all whilst being themselves.

What you'll have...

• A 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

Our stack...

• React
• Next.js on Vercel
• GraphQL & Tanstack Query
• Styled Components
• Vitest, MSW & React Testing Library
• TypeScript
• Storyblok

Handy, but not essiential...

• Python knowledge (our back-end language of choice) and/or experience architecting scalable APIs
• Experience leading teams or mentoring other developers
• Experience working on a multi-national codebase
• Experience with content management systems
• Previous experience in the energy industry

💚 Why else you'll love it here...

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
• 🎁 Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to flex around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at hiring@octoenergy.com and we’d love to help!

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. 🚀

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.