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Senior Software Engineer – Team Lead (Python/Django)
KrakenRemote, ITRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Apr 2025
About the role
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.
Kraken Customer:
What we do: build the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimizing resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications, Kraken is powering the next wave of innovation in the energy industry.
Why we do it: future energy will not look like energy as we know it today. We need to not just think about our future, but build for it. Now.
Our team:All technology is written and maintained by a multi-discipline engineering team of around 1500 people globally. Our engineers work in ‘super teams’ which are focused on key areas of our platform as well as other innovative products. This includes client-side, server-side, and mobile engineers working closely with product experts, copywriters and designers.
Teams are empowered to choose a way of working that works for them, often opting for a Kanban-like approach. Notion and Asana are then used to specify and manage work. Client-side, we use React, Next.js, Typescript, htmx and SASS; our mobile apps are built using native code or React Native. On the server-side, we mainly use Python. Most of our websites are powered by Django, Django-REST-framework and GraphQL (Graphene). Github, CircleCI and Terraform Enterprise are used as part of an immutable-infrastructure and continuous delivery pipeline. Datadog, Sentry and Cloudwatch are used to measure performance and monitor production.We're passionate about building great technology to change the way customers use, and think about, energy for the good of the planet. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with us on problems that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero, and support the energy transition.
About this role: You'll be joining to build and lead a team of engineers on the Meter Data Dashboard product - with close support and collaboration from the wider Kraken team.
Your main focus will be to build a global, self-serve, meter readings dashboard in our support site, used by thousands of energy specialists all over the world, to help clients quickly debug issues without needing direct support from Kraken’s Meter Data Management product teams. The Meter Data Dashboard integrates its functionality where users need it most, with features embedded in account pages for energy specialists, whilst providing a dedicated dashboard view for meter data managers who need oversight on the entire customer base for a client.
As a Tech Lead, you will have management responsibilities of your team. We are looking for someone with prior lead/manager experience who is comfortable with the people management side of the job, as well as still being very technically hands on. There will also be significant work with other products or teams who interact with meter data, including reading ingestion, validation and estimation teams.
Together with the rest of the team, you will bring the same revolutionary customer experience, operational excellence and speed of innovation that Kraken is powering across energy retailers to other sectors.
Some of our coding conventions are open-source. Kraken is a great place to learn, work with some talented engineers and level-up your skills.
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.
Kraken Customer:
What we do: build the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimizing resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications, Kraken is powering the next wave of innovation in the energy industry.
Why we do it: future energy will not look like energy as we know it today. We need to not just think about our future, but build for it. Now.
Our team:All technology is written and maintained by a multi-discipline engineering team of around 1500 people globally. Our engineers work in ‘super teams’ which are focused on key areas of our platform as well as other innovative products. This includes client-side, server-side, and mobile engineers working closely with product experts, copywriters and designers.
Teams are empowered to choose a way of working that works for them, often opting for a Kanban-like approach. Notion and Asana are then used to specify and manage work. Client-side, we use React, Next.js, Typescript, htmx and SASS; our mobile apps are built using native code or React Native. On the server-side, we mainly use Python. Most of our websites are powered by Django, Django-REST-framework and GraphQL (Graphene). Github, CircleCI and Terraform Enterprise are used as part of an immutable-infrastructure and continuous delivery pipeline. Datadog, Sentry and Cloudwatch are used to measure performance and monitor production.We're passionate about building great technology to change the way customers use, and think about, energy for the good of the planet. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with us on problems that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero, and support the energy transition.
About this role: You'll be joining to build and lead a team of engineers on the Meter Data Dashboard product - with close support and collaboration from the wider Kraken team.
Your main focus will be to build a global, self-serve, meter readings dashboard in our support site, used by thousands of energy specialists all over the world, to help clients quickly debug issues without needing direct support from Kraken’s Meter Data Management product teams. The Meter Data Dashboard integrates its functionality where users need it most, with features embedded in account pages for energy specialists, whilst providing a dedicated dashboard view for meter data managers who need oversight on the entire customer base for a client.
As a Tech Lead, you will have management responsibilities of your team. We are looking for someone with prior lead/manager experience who is comfortable with the people management side of the job, as well as still being very technically hands on. There will also be significant work with other products or teams who interact with meter data, including reading ingestion, validation and estimation teams.
Together with the rest of the team, you will bring the same revolutionary customer experience, operational excellence and speed of innovation that Kraken is powering across energy retailers to other sectors.
Some of our coding conventions are open-source. Kraken is a great place to learn, work with some talented engineers and level-up your skills.
What you will do :
- You’ll be responsible for leading a team of engineers. This team is expected to grow in size over time.
- This role will involve line management duties, as well as being hands on and close to the code.
- Your team will be standardising a way to surface meter reading related data that pertains to a customers’ experience. This team will work hand-in-hand with five other product teams in the Meter Data Management umbrella, including reading ingestion, validation and estima
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