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Team: In-Life Domain
Salary banding: £60,000 - £70,000
Experience: Mid to Senior
Working pattern: Full-Time
Reporting to: Software Engineering Manager
Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.
This role in 3 words: Enabler, Ownership, Expert
Top 3 qualities for this role: Backend expertise, Full stack experience, Mobile Development Expertise

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

"Our work is at the core of the user experience at OVO. We bring the very systems and best practices that allow our teams to build great UIs, engaging products, and make sure our customers can enjoy their interactions with our platforms. We're passionate about frontend and UX, but also the developer experience of the teams using our platforms!"

Where you'll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

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 gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Team Working 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:

Core UI team is part of In-Life domain, whose mission is to build amazing customer journeys to create a seamless and enjoyable user experience to power our Plan zero mission. The CoreUI team enables other front end teams by creating UI components and platforms that are scalable, re-usable, bug-free and intuitive.

This role in a nutshell:

We are looking for a skilled Full Stack developer with a strong emphasis on backend development to join our dynamic team. The ideal person will have experience in backend technologies, API development, and database management, while also possessing the ability to work on front end tasks when required.

You will work in a team of 6 engineers covering front end, back end and dev ops work in the Core UI platform team. You’ll work closely to support our delivery driven teams and product managers where needed. We have a very strong engineering culture that’s all about empowerment and ownership: all to tackle one of the world's biggest challenges.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Work closely with the Software Engineering Manager to help drive the roadmap for future work
• Align work with the other teams in the domain to support them
• Align work with any product requirements from the business

Systems:

• A/B testing services (Optimizely)
• Error reporting services (BugSnag/DataDog)
• Hosting platforms (Vercel/Netlify/AWS)
• CMS platforms (Netlify CMS, Contentful)

• Feedback services (Qualtrics)

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

• Are an expert in JavaScript / TypeScript / Web Technologies / React Native
• Have strong experience working on backend with TypeScript designing and implementing robust, scalable and secure backend systems
• Experience with RESTful API design and implementation
• Experienced with Node.js would be a bonus
• Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Love writing scalable, resilient, performant code
• Have familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

• Have experience with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices.

  Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £60,000 and £70,000, depending on your specific skills and experience.

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more
For your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and moreFor your lifestyleWith extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home Get up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers
For your commuteNab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..