Software Engineer (Data and AI Platform)

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Team: Data Platform

Location: Hub Based - Hybrid for all

Salary banding: £45,000 - £60,000

Experience: Mid-level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Delivery & Growth Lead

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

This role in 3 words: Technical, Excellence, Collaboration

Top 3 qualities for this role: Technical Problem-Solving, Collaboration, Ownership

 

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. Here’s how:

As a Software Engineer, you will be a core contributor to the design, development and maintenance of our data platform. The team is building data platform tools and processes to be used across OVO. This work ensures that all the data needed to make smart, strategic decisions about energy and sustainability flows reliably.

 

This role in a nutshell:

In this role, you’ll use your strong understanding of engineering principles to contribute to the design and deployment of features at OVO. You will take full ownership of your work, collaborating within an agile team to build high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions that contribute to our Data Platform. Your contributions will directly improve our platform's functionality, performance, and the experience for our users.

 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Software Design and Development: You'll help build new features by taking user stories from concept to completion. This includes writing clean code, contributing to system design, and developing automated tests.
  
  
• Problem Solving and Debugging: You’ll analyse and resolve complex software defects and performance issues. This means using debugging tools to find root causes and implementing effective solutions to ensure our software remains stable and reliable.
  
  
• Code Reviews and Collaboration: You will actively collaborate by participating in code reviews, offering and receiving constructive feedback. You’ll also join team discussions and work closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders.
  
  
• Software Maintenance and Deployment: You'll maintain and support existing applications through bug fixes and enhancements. You will also participate in deploying releases, monitoring their production performance, and helping improve our CI/CD pipelines.
  
  
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: You will create and maintain clear technical documentation. You’ll also share your knowledge with teammates through presentations and workshops and help build our internal tools.
  
  
• Community of Practice: We support your growth through our Communities of Practice (CoP). You’ll be encouraged to engage with your role's CoP, participate in discussions, and contribute to the community's shared goals

 

You’ll be a successful Software Engineer here at OVO if you…

• Experience with modern programming languages such as Python, or Typescript.
• A good understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Familiarity with relational databases or data warehouse technologies (e.g. Postgres, BigQuery).
• Familiarity with data processing patterns (streaming or batch data) or tools (SQL).
• Proficiency with version control systems, like Git.
• Experience with cloud platforms (we use GCP, but AWS experience is also welcome).
• Experience deploying cloud infrastructure with code (e.g. Terraform).
• Kn