Senior Data Engineer

Kraken Technologies, part of Octopus Energy Group, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their innovative team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on data problems that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero and support the energy transition.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be responsible for building and maintaining the data platform that powers Octopus Energy and other retail energy businesses worldwide. Your work will span across the entire customer domain, from natural language understanding of customer communications to processing billions of smart meter readings daily.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building new data sources and pipelines to deliver key insights to the business
• Collaborating with data science and analytics teams to maintain and develop central data models in dbt
• Implementing testing and documentation frameworks for data sources
• Scoping and delivering new data engineering projects
• Maintaining and enhancing existing data infrastructure and tools
• Supporting the internationalization of data infrastructure for global growth

The ideal candidate will be a great software engineer with a passion for writing high-quality code. Experience with Python, SQL, Spark, and data modeling (preferably using dbt) is highly valued. Familiarity with data quality assurance and deploying data services in cloud environments (ideally AWS) is also beneficial.

Octopus Energy offers a unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quickly, with autonomy and alongside amazing co-workers. They were voted the best company to work for in 2022 and offer competitive salaries and perks that employees actually care about.

While they prefer someone who can work in their London office, they will consider remote candidates within the UK. The company values diversity and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, regardless of background.

Join Octopus Energy to help shape a better, more sustainable future in the exciting field of energy technology!