About this role

▸about Kraken — company background

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!

Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.

We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone.

It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future.

Our team

Our technology is built and maintained by a multi-discipline engineering team of around 800 people. This collaborative environment includes server-side, client-side, and mobile engineers working closely with UX experts, copywriters, and designers.

We utilize tools such as Slack, Notion, Google Docs and Asana for communication, work specification and management. Our development pipeline emphasizes continuous delivery and immutable infrastructure, leveraging Github, CircleCI, and Terraform Enterprise. To ensure performance and stability in production, we use Loggly, Sentry, and DataDog for monitoring and measurement.

Kraken is committed to fostering growth and provides an excellent environment to learn and work alongside talented engineers, offering significant opportunities to level up your skills. We also believe in transparency, and some of our coding conventions are open-source.

Our technology

On the server-side, we mainly use Python. Most of our websites are powered by Django, Django-REST-framework and GraphQL (Graphene). We use Kubernetes & AWS heavily, employing Github, CircleCI, ArgoCD & Spacelift as part of a continuous deployment pipeline.

What you'll do...

This is a unique chance for software engineers to shape the technical direction of a critical new product group within Kraken. You'll be at the forefront of applying modern technologies to a historically underserved sector, directly contributing to a more sustainable energy future while working on challenging and impactful projects from the ground up.

🚀 What you’ll own

Defining and driving the technical direction for new software capabilities on the Kraken platform to support distribution network needs.

Designing and developing scalable and resilient software solutions that integrate with and extend the core Kraken platform.

Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including global product teams, to align development efforts and support changes to the underlying product.