Lead Software Engineer

Octopus Energy

3800

Slough, UK, United Kingdom

Posted on: 2023-07-06

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

Help us make a big green dent in the universe. We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need loads more people to help us make our vision a reality.

Our ambition is to help put the world on the path to Net Zero. Through our R&D team, we’re working on exciting projects that will directly impact the future of renewable energy.

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer that will help us build a software team in our growing R&D team. This position will initially be more technical and will then shift into a more managerial role as we progress with building the team. This will be a great opportunity for any senior software engineers that feel ready to step into a lead engineer role as many training opportunities will be offered in the process.

This is a hybrid role with the expectation that you will be in on site in Slough a 2-3 days a week.

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

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

Design, develop, and maintain software for embedded systems and IoT devices.

Lead a small team that will be responsible for the software for various R&D projects related to electrification of heat

Work alongside control engineers to implement their designs of novel electrification of heat related products

Communicate software-related matters to a multidisciplinary team

Design and implement best practices related to software design and development

What you'll need

A degree in Computer Science, or any related Engineering discipline

3+years of experience in software engineering, preferably with embedded systems and IoT devices

Proficiency inPython, particularly for embedded Linux systems

Experience with another language such as C/C++, Rust, or Golang

Experience working with microcontrollers, includingRaspberry Pi and Arduino

An understanding of Linux system programming

Competency in test-driven development

Working knowledge of container technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Some experience with guiding colleagues in best practices for software development

It’d be great if you had

Experience developing device drivers.

An understanding of threading and multiprocessing.

Knowledge of CI/CD processes.

An understanding of communication protocols, such as I2C, SPI, Modbus.

Experience with designing and managing OTA update systems.

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 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

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