[Hiring] Software Engineer (Full Stack) @Octoenergy

Role Description

We are launching our EV (electric vehicle) leasing business in Germany and need a Software Engineer (Full Stack) to help build it from the ground up.

This role is perfect for a full-stack developer who is excited by the challenge of quickly shipping minimum viable solutions and directly enabling business growth.

• Build Fast, Deliver Impact.
• Prioritize business impact and rapid validation over technical perfection.
• Proactive, self-starter who identifies problems and proposes technical solutions.
• Comfortable working independently within a small, resource-constrained team.
• Decide the right balance of security and maintainability vs insights and speed.
• Able to translate high-level business goals into prioritized, deliverable technical tasks.
• Bias for shipping minimum viable solutions rapidly.
• Comfortable with ambiguity that comes from entry into a new market.
• Work in a paired environment while adhering to technical guidelines provided remotely by the UK team.

Qualifications

• Native/C2 German and Professional English fluency.
• Strong experience with Typescript, React, Node.js, SQL/noSQL.
• Proven delivery of modern, responsive, and reusable frontends; fast, secure, scalable backends and APIs; and integrating with 3rd party services.
• Experience with deploying and maintaining own systems on cloud hosting providers.
• Strong understanding of modern development workflows, including Git, CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to work independently and proactively with excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with rapid prototyping, unit testing, and agile development cycles, using GenAI or low-code tooling where appropriate.

Requirements

• Developing modern, responsive, and reusable frontends with React and TypeScript.
• Building fast, secure, and scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js, integrating with SQL and noSQL databases and 3rd party APIs.
• Deploying and maintaining your own systems on cloud hosting providers.
• Engaging in rapid prototyping, unit testing, and agile development cycles, using GenAI tooling where appropriate to accelerate delivery.
• Working in a paired environment as the senior engineer, while adhering to technical guidelines provided remotely by our UK team.

Benefits

• Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024.
• Named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025.
• Voted 50 best places to work in 2022 on Glassdoor.
• Unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quicker.
• Work with autonomy alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners.