Head of Engineering

Octopus Energy

4300

London (GB), United Kingdom

Posted on: 2025-10-10

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.

That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.

We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.

We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.

Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group

Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain’s first truly digital energy supplier.

By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and earlier this year, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.

Now, we’re scaling fast and building the next generation of products to accelerate the green energy transition. From making it effortless to switch to heat pumps, solar and EVs, to launching smart tariffs and creating renewable generation at scale, we’re solving some of the most complex challenges in energy with speed, creativity and customer obsession. We’re also enabling our global businesses to reach the full capability of what we’ve achieved in the UK, taking the learnings, products and experiences that customers love here and rolling them out worldwide.

At Octopus we have a history of building lean teams of passionate, committed developers to tackle big challenges for our customers, our energy specialists, and our business. This has built a culture of freedom and responsibility as owners of problems and not tickets, and has resulted in incredibly low turnover.

We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to continue and grow this proud history by overseeing our customer engineering teams within the UK.

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.

If this sounds exciting, we’d love to chat.

We would prefer someone who can work in our London office 3-4x a week.

Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at [email protected] 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.

What you’ll do…

Work closely with the Global VP of Engineering

Own the delivery and performance of multiple cross-functional, multi-discipline engineering teams across the region.

Act as a regional counterpart to peers in the EU and APAC, fostering tight collaboration, consistency, and knowledge-sharing between geographies.

Promote strong engineering practices, code quality, and continuous improvement across all teams.

Support team leads in removing blockers, prioritising technical debt, and managing complexity as the product scales.

Coach and develop team leads and senior ICs, identifying future leaders and supporting their progression through structured feedback and opportunities.

Lead or contribute to cross-region initiatives that standardise practices or accelerate knowledge-sharing.

Make thoughtful resourcing decisions based on changing business priorities and regional constraints.

What you'll have...

Proven track record as a technical lead and/or staff developer within an engineering team

2+ years of experience managing a group of team or sub-teams within an engineering team

Experience working with a CTO or VP to consider business needs and strategy in the building and running of engineering teams

A hands-on approach to solving problems and making strategic decisions

Ensure teams are performing sustainably, using customer engagement and retention metrics to guide action.

Bonus points for...

Experience building teams from scratch

Experience launching technical products in international or regulated markets

Familiarity with the energy market

Experience with leading across disciplines or regions

💚 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

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