Lead Backend Engineer - Low Carbon Tech (LCT)
Octopus EnergyLocation not specified
Full Time
Posted June 12, 2026
£27k - £29k· Est.
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Job Description
Octopus Energy started with a bold idea: to build Britain’s first truly digital energy supplier.
Key Responsibilities
- Take ownership of core initiatives and missions, bringing cross-functional alignment and technical clarity while supporting your team to deliver high-impact features effectively.
- Partner closely with Product to drive quarterly goals, offer valuable contributions to roadmap planning, and proactively structure workloads to reduce operational noise for your team.
- Build your leadership capability by guiding and mentoring others, supporting team responsibilities, onboarding new colleagues effectively, and creating a psychologically safe environment where people can thrive.
- Guide technical discussions, unblock day-to-day delivery dependencies, and use your influence to shape not just the technical output, but also the collaborative culture that makes Octopus an incredible place to work.
Requirements
- 5+ years experience of robust backend development with deep expertise in systems design, database optimisation (PostgreSQL/MySQL), and cloud execution.
- You don't necessarily need years of formal management experience, but you do need to show leadership potential and a sincere enthusiasm for supporting a team. You are excited to guide others and help shape a collaborative team culture.
- Excited by the possibilities of integrating AI tools into your workflow to iterate quickly, combined with the discipline to rigorously check and ensure code quality.
- Clear communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical constraints and architectural risks cleanly to non-technical stakeholders (compliance, operations, business development).
- A genuine curiosity about the green technology landscape. You won't be expected to dive into physical engineering or device-level software, so you don't need to be a hardware expert, we’re just looking for someone who shares our passion for getting clean energy into millions of homes.
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