Software Engineer at OVO Energy
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Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jan, 26

Salary

72000.0

Posted On

22 Oct, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Typescript, React, Next.js, NET, AWS, GCP, Microservices, CircleCI, ArgoCD, K8s, Test Driven Development, Python, React Native, Collaboration, Attention to Detail, Technical Excellence

Industry

Utilities

Description
Role OVO-View Team: Home Services Salary banding: £50,000 – £72,000 Experience: Mid-level Working pattern: Full-Time Reporting to: Delivery & Growth Lead Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. This role in 3 words: Experienced, Quality, Collaborative Top 3 qualities for this role: Driven, Mastery, Collaboration Where you’ll work: Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life. Everyone belongs at OVO At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us. Teamworking for the planet Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how: We’re hiring world-changers. Every role we’re hiring plays their own part in our mission; our role is to find those people and bring them on our Zero Carbon journey. Across OVO we have around 350 Software Engineers all with varying backgrounds and levels of experience. One key thing that all of our engineers have in common is a desire to develop brilliant, industry redefining products as well as their own skills. This role in a nutshell: Home Services is the Insurance part of OVO Energy providing repairs and servicing to our policy holders. We have a modern platform which manages all aspects of our business with some integrations to the wider organisation. This means that the majority of our work is directly supporting new insurance products and the growth and success of this business with high levels of engagement from stakeholders. Working within a squad, you’d join other engineers building amazing products for OVO Customers across our estate. Your key outcomes will be: Features developed to a high standard and supported with appropriate tests. Modular, reusable code adhering to internal coding standards and best practices. Active and constructive participation in ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and technical design discussions. Identification and prevention of technical debt, leading to simplified maintenance and faster future development. Systems: AWS, GCP, .NET, Typescript, Git, Microservices, CircleCI, ArgoCD, K8s You’ll be a successful Software Engineer here at OVO if you have… Experience with modern Javascript technologies - Typescript, React, Next.js. Experience with .NET. Experience with cloud based platforms and technologies - AWS or GCP. Experience in SoA or microservice architecture design. An eye for designing solutions that are resilient and scalable. Strong attention to detail and a focus on security. A passion for technical excellence. Familiarity with Test Driven Development is beneficial. Great communication, amazing follow-through and are a driven and focused self-starter. Python or React Native experience would be a bonus. Let’s talk about what’s in it for you We’ll pay you between £50,000 and £72,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission. You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal. We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash. Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your health With benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more For your wellbeing With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations For your home Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers For your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know. For your Belonging To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you. Oh, and one last thing... We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes, yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you! If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible.
Responsibilities
You will develop features to a high standard and support them with appropriate tests. You will actively participate in ceremonies and technical design discussions while identifying and preventing technical debt.
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