Senior Frontend Engineer

• 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.

Requirements

• Deep and profound experience with modern JS frameworks (Next.js, Remix, Vue, etc.)


• Expertise in the architecture of scalable web applications using modern patterns (server-side rendering, server components, etc.)


• Experience taking problems, rather than strict guidelines, and developing well fitting solutions, collaborating with others where necessary


• A keen eye for and expertise in accessibility — it\'s an integral part of your workflow, not an afterthought


• Clear thoughts on how to spend your time in the most impactful way. There’s always enough to do, but not everything is equally important


• Excellent proactive communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders


• Conscious and responsible use of LLMs (Large Language Models) to assist with coding: you stay in control — AI is your tool, not the other way around


• English (C1 or above): Required for day-to-day collaboration with international engineering teams, code reviews, technical documentation, and participation in cross-team discussions


• German (C1 or above): Required for effective communication with local stakeholders and business partners


• Nice to Have


• Python knowledge — our language of choice in the backend


• Experience in the energy sector


• Experience in adjacent fields (Backend, Infrastructure, UX Design etc.)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in modern JavaScript frameworks such as Next.js and Vue, with a strong focus on scalable web application architecture and accessibility. Proficient in English and German for effective communication in diverse teams and stakeholder engagement.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Modern JS Frameworks


• Scalable Web Application Architecture


• Accessibility Expertise


• Proactive Communication Skills


• Large Language Models (LLMs) Usage

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Next.js


• Remix


• Vue


• Server-Side Rendering


• Server Components


• Python

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving


• Collaboration


• Time Management

Industry Keywords

• Energy Sector


• Backend


• Infrastructure


• UX Design