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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and as simple as possible, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future.
In just five years, Octopus Electroverse has grown to become one of the largest eMobility players globally, with over 1,400,000 connected electric vehicle chargers and a customer ecosystem spanning web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS, and more.
But it’s just the start: we’re busy expanding internationally, working with more automotive and tech partners, building exciting new features at scale, and creating the integrated charging experiences of the future. We are working to make public EV charging simple across multiple customer bases, including whitelabel app users, EV business fleets, new international markets and our flagship consumer offering.
Electroverse is a multifunctional team made up of product, development, commercial, operations, marketing, partnerships teams, and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in EV charging. And we’re looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.
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
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
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