Data Platform Engineer

Overview

Octopus Energy is a global energy leader revolutionizing the way people use energy. We are not just an energy supplier; we are a tech company building a cleaner, smarter energy future. The Global Energy Markets team ensures we have the electricity and gas we need to power our customers’ homes and businesses, while supporting the grid to accelerate the transition to Net Zero. Our global team is made up of five specialist areas:

• Forecasting - predicting energy demand and generation
• Trading - hedging and shaping our trading positions
• Risk - tracking and reporting ongoing risk to Octopus
• PPA - increasing the share of energy we buy directly from generators
• Engineering - building and running the global technical platform that makes it all work

Our Engineering sub-team is the glue that keeps everything running. We maintain the global tech platform that powers these processes, and we’re always looking for ways to innovate and improve. Building better tools, streamlining workflows, and creating robust systems that keep trading operations running like clockwork.

We’re looking for an experienced Data Platform Engineer to join us. You’ll be comfortable jumping into different tasks to support each team, using a variety of coding languages across our platform setup. You’ll enjoy working with colleagues across the company, explaining technical processes clearly, and building scalable solutions that support our data growth. We’d be especially excited to meet someone who has worked with trading systems, data flows, and teams across EU electricity and gas markets, experience that will help us grow internationally. This is a role that blends complex data engineering, platform infrastructure, and business-critical problem-solving, all while helping transform the energy industry for the better.

What you will be doing

• Maintaining and developing our data platform infrastructure, helping team members debug and resolve live issues while growing a self-service suite of monitoring tools
• Driving long-term robustness and scalability of trading processes supporting global growth
• Setting up and maintaining processes for capturing, preparing and loading valuable new data into the data lake
• Helping trading, forecasting, risk and PPA teams to optimise key operational pipelines while taking responsibility for process maintenance
• Developing automations and alerts to quickly debug where these pipelines are failing or showing unprecedented trends
• Working with international teams across the Octopus Energy Group to ensure everyone shares the best possible practices and code is standardised where possible

What you'll have

• Strong experience in platform infrastructure development with Kubernetes, AWS, Terraform/OpenTofu IAC, Postgres, CDC systems and Docker
• Passion for enabling self-service platform monitoring using Datadog, Grafana and Prometheus
• Expertise with SQL and Python as core data languages
• Solid experience with Django and WSGI would be highly desirable
• Experience with other data products such as Airflow, Spark, dbt, Jupyter is beneficial
• Skilled at shaping needs into a solid set of requirements and designing scalable solutions
• Team player with ownership across multiple projects and tools
• Passion for driving towards Net Zero
• Drives knowledge sharing and documentation for a more effective platform
• Open to travelling to Octopus offices across Europe and the US

Why you'll love it here

• Salary is discussed on a call with a recruiter to match your experience and is flexible; we focus on finding the right fit
• Octopus Energy Group has a unique culture where people learn, decide, and build quickly. Autonomy and co-ownership are common, with projects that break new ground
• Perks that matter to you and recognition of hard work
• We were recognised as a top company to work for in 2022 by Glassdoor and have other leadership accolades

Benefits

• Stock options
• Monthly contributions toward local transportation
• Monthly contributions toward meals
• Company pension plan

Family

• Advice and support with childcare via HeyNanny
• Monthly childcare contribution
• Parental allowance bonus: top-up for 3 months

Health & wellness

• Contributions to fitness programs via Wellpass
• Support for mental well-being with Open Up
• Bike leasing

Learning & continuing education

• Continuing education and career opportunities
• Free language courses via Busuu

Extra goodies

• Birthday voucher

Note: For this role we are looking for someone who would be happy to work in the Munich office 2-3 days a week.

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll flex around what works for you. You’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. If you have questions, you can email for assistance.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. If you require specific accommodations or have a preference, let us know and we’ll try to tailor the interview process for comfort and success.

Studies have shown that some groups, like women, are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage you to apply if you’re interested. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on protected attributes. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.

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