Back End Developer

Location: Hub based! Bristol, London, Glasgow or Remote! (But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best)Team: OVO XSalary banding: £60,000 - £80,000Experience: Mid-level or SeniorWorking pattern:Full-TimeReporting to: Software Engineering ManagerSponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.This role in 3 words: Experienced, Engineer, LeanTop 3 qualities for this role: Driven, Mastery, CollaborationEveryone belongs at OVOAt 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 gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.Teamworking for the planetEverything 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:Working within our Accelerator Team (OVO X), you’d join other Back End and Full Stack Engineers building amazing products for OVO Customers across our estate. We currently have a vacancy for a Back End Engineer specialist with a desire to go full stack, so if you have a passion for taking ownership, learning new skills, solving challenging problems and building amazing products which all of our customers love and use daily, we want to hear from you!You’re the right person for us if: Genuinely passionate about developing products that will positively impact over a million people and also our environmentLove working in teams and collaboratively building features that impact customersYou're motivated by owning products, from inception to continuous improvementYou understand building quality is essential and you value automation and continuous deliveryLove building scalable, resilient solutionsSeeking learning opportunities to deepen your expertise or broaden your knowledgeBuilt or contributed to a variety of systems, ideally in different technologiesKnowledge of the best engineering practices and continuous deliveryExperience building highly performant applicationsYou’re a lean thinker, always considering the optimal approach to iterating valueYou have a desire to go full-stack with React on the front endYou’ll be a successful Back End Developer at OVO if you have…Experience with PythonExperience with FastAPI and/or DjangoExperience with cloud based platforms and technologiesAn eye for designing solutions that are resilient and scalableAttention to detail and focus on securityPassion for technical excellenceFamiliarity with Test Driven development is beneficialDriven and focused self-starter, great communicator, amazing follow-throughLet’s talk about what’s in it for youWe’ll pay you between £60,000 and £80,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!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. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor your home Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargersFor your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loansWant 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 BelongingTo 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..
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