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Frontend Developer

Evolve Energy

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Software Engineering

London, UK

Posted on Friday, February 9, 2024

Kraken is the technology tentacle of the Octopus Energy Group.

Kraken Technologies licences the Kraken software and its associated operating model to clients.

Current clients are both the Octopus Energy Retail businesses around the world as well as external energy clients such as Good Energy, Origin, EDF, E.ON, Eni Plenitude & Queensland Energy - with many more expected to join over the next few years!

We’re looking for a talented front end developer to join our team to help us build, maintain and optimise the client facing website for the brand.

We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about code, curious, and eager to learn.

You’ll be working closely with (and learning from) our team of front end developers alongside other talented people in the tech department as well as our global Kraken marketing team. You’ll solve problems with technology to make us, and the industry, smarter and better for customers.

What you'll do...

Can write solid, semantic HTML and have experience writing SASS
Have experience with JavaScript frameworks, particularly the React stack.
Have experience in crafting mobile-first responsive sites for a range of devices
Know how to develop websites that meet AAA accessibility guidelines.
Can create code that works consistently across different browsers and platforms
Can take Photoshop/Figma designs and bring them to life in code
Experience with the Django templating language a plus

What you'll need...

React
Next
GraphQL & Apollo
Styled components & SASS
Jest & React Testing Library
Webpack
TypeScript
Django/Python (server-side and templating)

Why else you'll love about us

Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
Octopus Energy is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we we're voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people
Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

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.

We're very excited to be growing our team. We're looking for skills and experience to help shape and define the future of not only our team, but the wider business at a global scale. If you're reading this and grinning, please apply! There are huge challenges to tackle, and we need amazing people who are keen to get stuck in.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.