Role overview

Salary banding: £58,000 to £90,000. Experience: Senior. Working pattern: Full-Time. Reporting to: Delivery and Growth Lead. Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Build, Collaborate, Deliver. Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, Delivery Expertise, Amplification.

Where you’ll work

Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London.

Teamworking for the planet

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll own the end-to-end development of complex systems and features that are core to our business.

This role in a nutshell

You will lead technical initiatives, make critical design decisions, and mentor engineers to elevate the team's capabilities. Your expertise will be the driving force that ensures we build scalable, high-quality software that pushes our company forward.

Your key outcomes will be

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: Drive the architectural vision for key features, designing robust, scalable systems and contributing to the technical roadmap.
• Engineering Excellence & Quality: Champion best practices by writing clean, efficient code, leading rigorous code reviews, and implementing comprehensive automated testing.
• Mentorship & Team Growth: Lead and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration.
• Project Execution & Delivery: Translate complex projects into clear, executable tasks within an Agile framework.
• Community & Knowledge Sharing: Actively contribute to the wider engineering community by leading discussions and sharing expertise.

You’ll be successful here at OVO if you…

• Professional Experience: Significant hands-on experience developing software in an agile environment, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, clean code.
• Backend & Architecture: Expertise in designing and building scalable microservices-based architectures using languages like Node.js, Python, and TypeScript.
• Cloud & DevOps: Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern CI/CD practices.
• Frontend Development: Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks such as React.js and/or React Native.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.
• Collaboration & Problem-Solving: Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to thrive in a high-ownership, collaborative team environment.

What’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £58,000 and £90,000. You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We also offer 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary. You’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays) plus a wide range of green benefits and progressive policies including healthcare, wellbeing support, lifestyle perks and home energy discounts.