Octopus Energy
Backend Engineer
Remote Backend Engineering role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJul 20, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalMiddle
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
Spain
Role overview
Backend Engineer
Requirements and responsibilities
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🧠 What you’ll do
- Collaborate internationally: Work closely with Octopus Energy ES and various global teams to develop and integrate new features for our website and mobile app.
- Own key product modules: Contribute directly to the private area, bill management, saving sessions, customer onboarding optimization, and marketing dashboards.
- Drive fast-paced impact: Deliver code that directly impacts customers. Our priorities adapt to real-world needs, meaning the pace is fast and the feedback cycle is satisfyingly quick.
- Thrive in an agile culture: Enjoy flat hierarchies and an open environment that fosters innovation, flexibility, and creativity.
⚙️ As a Backend Engineer in this team, you will:
- Collaborate internationally: Work closely with Octopus Energy ES and various global teams to develop and integrate new features for our website and mobile app.
- Own key product modules: Contribute directly to the private area, bill management, saving sessions, customer onboarding optimization, and marketing dashboards.
- Drive fast-paced impact: Deliver code that directly impacts customers. Our priorities adapt to real-world needs, meaning the pace is fast and the feedback cycle is satisfyingly quick.
- Thrive in an agile culture: Enjoy flat hierarchies and an open environment that fosters innovation, flexibility, and creativity.
🎯 What you’ll need to thrive
- Strong professional experience building backend applications with Python.
- Solid experience with Django (or equivalent robust web frameworks).
- Deep understanding of Domain Modelling and software architecture.
- Strong expertise designing and integrating GraphQL & REST APIs.
- Proven experience writing robust, fault-tolerant, and scalable software.
- Experience with Celery and asynchronous task processing.
- Solid handling of relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead complex issues from concept to production.
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure (AWS, Terraform, Packer, or Consul).
- Familiarity or exposure to frontend technologies such as React and Next.js.
- Familiarity with logging and metric aggregation platforms (DataDog).
On the technical side, you should have:
- Strong professional experience building backend applications with Python.
- Solid experience with Django (or equivalent robust web frameworks).
- Deep understanding of Domain Modelling and software architecture.
- Strong expertise designing and integrating GraphQL & REST APIs.
- Proven experience writing robust, fault-tolerant, and scalable software.
- Experience with Celery and asynchronous task processing.
- Solid handling of relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lead complex issues from concept to production.
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure (AWS, Terraform, Packer, or Consul).
- Familiarity or exposure to frontend technologies such as React and Next.js.
- Familiarity with logging and metric aggregation platforms (DataDog).
🧲 Nice to have:
- Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure (AWS, Terraform, Packer, or Consul).
- Familiarity or exposure to frontend technologies such as React and Next.js.
- Familiarity with logging and metric aggregation platforms (DataDog).
💜 Why Join Us? Here’s What We Offer
- 📍 Location: Remote (Spain)
- ⏰ Full-time (40 hours/week)
- 💰 Octopus Energy share options
- 🏥 Flexible benefits (meal vouchers, transport, childcare, private health insurance...)
- 🚘 Support for electric vehicle purchases
- 🏦 Pension plan
- 🎓 Training and professional development
- 🎉 Fun, inclusive and collaborative team culture
- 🍽️ Regular team events (like our “Family Dinners”)
💚 Why You’ll Love Working Here
- At Octopus Energy, we do things differently. We believe in a workplace where you can be yourself, grow professionally, and feel part of a team that genuinely wants to change the world.
- 🏆 We’re a Great Place to Work! On Glassdoor, we’ve been recognized as one of the Top 50 Best Places to Work, and our culture has been highlighted time and again.
- 🎙️ Want to learn more about how we work? Listen to our CEO in this podcast where he talks about our culture and values.
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