Senior Platform Engineer
Octopus Energy
incident response
automation
platform ownership
ci/cd
observability
mentorship
As a Senior Platform Engineer within this newly created team you’ll be able to take ownership of key platform areas, shaping how we build and operate infrastructure across the Octopus Energy Group. You’ll design and implement scalable solutions, mentor engineers and collaborate closely with teams to understand their needs and translate them into platform capabilities - from cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines to observability and developer experience.
Our Global Platform Engineering team is responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining the core infrastructure, tooling, and services that enable our engineering teams to deliver at scale safely and reliably.
- Support incident response, participate in retrospectives, and contribute to improving operational practices
- Contribute to technical decisions that affect multiple teams, balancing long-term vision with pragmatic delivery
- Collaborate closely with engineering teams, communicating technical concepts clearly and constructively
- Proactively identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and scale platform services
- Provide guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers, sharing knowledge and best practices
- Take ownership of key technical areas, influencing design and implementation for platform services used across the group
- Deliver platform services and improvements through the whole software delivery lifecycle, including coding, peer reviews, testing, and deployments
terraform
aws
docker
kubernetes
python
postgresql
You’ll bring a strong bias towards automation and scale, with a deep understanding of modern cloud infrastructure best practices, balancing pragmatism with long-term thinking. Thriving in an environment that welcomes continuous improvement and new ideas, your communication skills and attention to detail will be indispensable as you turn complex challenges into simple, scalable solutions that strengthen the foundation for all engineering teams.
By combining world-class tech with brilliant humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and earlier this year, we became Britain’s largest energy supplier.
We would prefer someone who can work in our London office but will consider remote candidates. However, you do need to be able to work in the UK.
- Great communication skills, working effectively with developers, product managers and other business stakeholders to understand, design and deliver impactful projects and reliability improvements
- Awareness of security, compliance, or reliability considerations in regulated industries
- Terraform or a similar infrastructure-as-code tool
- Experience working in environments where shared platform services support multiple teams or products
- Experience with a Linux distribution
- Datadog, or a similar logging/monitoring tool
- Proficient using AWS; we use a lot of different AWS services and not just the standard few
- Previous experience working in small, highly-autonomous teams
- PostgreSQL, or a similar RDBMS
- Some exposure to data-heavy systems (analytics, telemetry, IoT) and how to build infrastructure to support them
- Experience working with geographically distributed teams
- Messaging queues, event-driven async processing or similar technologies - we use RabbitMQ
- Docker and Kubernetes; we use Amazon EKS in production
- Python development experience or equivalent
- Networking and DNS
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!
At Octopus Tech, you’ll have real ownership, variety, and the chance to shape products that make a tangible difference in people’s lives – lowering bills, enabling greener living, and delivering experiences customers genuinely love. You’ll work side by side with teams across marketing, operations, and data, and see the impact of your work in the real world, fast.
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- Founded with a mission to disrupt the energy sector with clean and affordable solutions.
- Revolutionized the way consumers access renewable energy by making it easier and cheaper to switch to green energy.
- A leader in the UK’s transition to renewable energy, specializing in solar, wind, and other clean technologies.
- Through innovative technology and a customer-first approach, the company scales up energy solutions for homes and businesses.
- Operates in multiple countries, providing both residential and commercial clients with green power and smart energy services.
- Created a cutting-edge energy platform, Octopus Energy Power, that optimizes energy use and reduces costs.
- Focuses on using technology to simplify energy management and reduce carbon footprints for consumers worldwide.
- In addition to supplying energy, Octopus invests heavily in infrastructure to drive the future of energy generation and storage.
- Has an impressive portfolio of projects that span across solar and wind farms, creating a large impact on the renewable energy landscape.
- Known for a commitment to reducing reliance on fossil fuels while maintaining reliable and cost-effective energy solutions.
- Be humble and stay curious. Let go of ego. Seek to learn, always.
- Level up the team. Invest in others. Celebrate wins. Share the credit.
- Communicate directly, and with anyone. Be clear, candid, and kind—regardless of title.
- Aim for the greater good. Act in service of the team, the company, and our mission.
- Make it happen. Take ownership. Be resourceful. Deliver.
- Listening to our customers, over following market trends.
- Helping each other, over being efficient individual contributors.
- Doing the right thing by our customers & team, over short‑term gain.
- Doing a smaller number of things at high quality, over trying to do everything or arbitrary deadlines.
- A bias for action, over risk aversion, or the pursuit of the perfect plan.
- Encouraging straight‑forward, honest and transparent communication.
- Nurturing a culture of autonomy, empowerment and trust.
8,300 Employees
Global Workforce
Approximately 8,300 employees across the globe.
50% Female
Gender Representation
Approximately 50% of global staff identify as female, with 45% representation in tech roles, according to third-party data sources.
100% Remote
Field Roles
All field roles are available for remote work.
- Equal-opportunity employer; hire, promote and treat people based on merits and abilities.
- Engagement platforms: internal via Officevibe and external via Glassdoor.
- All permanent staff own shares or share options.
- Flexible working arrangements including remote work and hybrid models.
- 'Family Dinner' weekly global meetings with CEO and staff for open Q&A.
