Staff Software Engineer (Mobile/Web)

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Team: Engineering – Mobile & Web Platform

Salary banding: £95,833 - £138,000

Experience: Expert

Working pattern: Full time

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Pragmatic. Enabling. Hands-on.

Top 3 qualities for this role: Systems thinking. Technical leadership. Delivery excellence.

 

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; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

 

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

 

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. 

 

This role in a nutshell:

As a Staff Mobile/Web Engineer, you’ll be a hands-on technical leader across one or more teams. You’ll shape and deliver architecture within your domain, raise engineering standards, and mentor engineers to multiply impact. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, and Backend teams, contribute to our design system and shared libraries, and help the Community of Practice drive consistent, modern front-end practices across squads.

 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Own the end-to-end technical delivery for complex initiatives, balancing architecture, quality, and speed.
• Contribute to and evolve our mobile/web architecture within your domain (design system adoption, shared libraries, cross-platform patterns).
• Set and uphold engineering standards for performance, accessibility, observability, security, and reliability across apps and web properties.
• Influence API and BFF design to optimise client–server contracts and reduce complexity at the edges.
• Reduce tech debt with clear, measurable plans; guide teams through refactors and incremental modernisation.
• Mentor and grow engineers (pairing, design reviews, talks), building a strong pipeline of future staff engineers.
• Contribute to hiring through calibrated interviews and fair, skills-based assessments.
• Support incident response and own the operational excellence of your services.

 

Within your first 6 months month you’ll:

• Be recognised as a trusted leader and advisor across multiple teams and in the Mobile/Web Community of Practice.
• Co-lead architectural reviews within your area/team, author ADRs, and drive adoption of agreed patterns; partner with Principals on org-wide standards.
• Define and own performance & accessibility targets for your domain.
• Act as the primary technical counterpart to Product, Design, and Backend for your team, planning work, aligning roadmaps, and unblocking cross-team dependencies.
• Level up the craft through mentoring, design/code reviews and pair programming.
• Play an active role in hiring top talent into the mobile/web engineering teams.
• Drive discussions and contribute in the Mobile/Web Community of Practice, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across the organisation.

 

You’ll be a successful Staff Mobile/Web Engineer at OVO if you…

• Bring deep expertise in mobile/web engineering, including TypeScript/Javascript, React.js, React Native, Swift and/or Kotlin is a plus.
• Have a track record of technical leadership, leading complex projects across squads—aligning stakeholders, unblocking teams, and shipping reliably.
• Are passionate about performance, UX, and accessibility, and know how to measure and improve them in production.
• Are an excellent communicator and mentor, raising the bar around you.
• Thrive in innovation, exploring and applying emerging frontend technologies.
• Are hands-on, actively contributing to design, code, and ar