Senior Full Stack Engineer

What you'll do

- Serve as a bridge across our entire stack, building end-to-end capabilities while helping frontend developers get comfortable with backend/infra and vice versa

- Take full ownership of features end-to-end, delivering reliable, production-ready code with plenty of autonomy

- Shape the architecture of brand-new projects from scratch while giving our existing codebases the refactoring love they need

- Maintain high frontend standards in AI-assisted workflows by vetting AI outputs, catching edge cases, and protecting long-term code health

- Communicate technical ideas clearly and concisely, prioritising high-signal context

- Keep our releases smooth with automated CI/CD workflows and set up production monitoring to track app health

- Work closely with product managers and designers to find the leanest, most efficient paths to ship value

What you'll have

- 5+ years of experience with our stack (listed below)

- Experience taking problems, rather than strict guidelines, and developing strong solutions

- Confidence owning the development cycle (request, requirements gathering, technical proposal, technical execution, deployment and monitoring.)

- 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

- Eager to drive cross-functional work spanning frontend, backend, DevOps, and infrastructure.

- Pragmatic AI mindset, experience with AI Workflows & Tooling: building harnesses, custom agent skills, MCP integrations, token minimisation strategies, etc.

- Desirable: energy domain knowledge

Our stack

- React (required)

- TypeScript (required)

- Next.js on Vercel (required)

- Backend Python, Django (required)

- Testing infrastructure (Playwright, vitest, MSW), observability (Datadog, Sentry), CI (Github, CircleCI) (required)

- GraphQL w/ Tanstack Query (desirable)

- PostgreSQL, Celery, and asynchronous background processing (desirable)

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 were named the UK's top company to work for in 2025, and we ranked in the top ten in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026. 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
 
If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you, tell us what you care about, why Octopus feels right and most importantly, bring us the real you! Applying for jobs can be a bit scary so have a nose through some of our tips first🚀
 
P.S. 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 [email protected] and we’d love to help!
 
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!
 
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