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Senior Software Engineer - AI Solutions

octoenergy
London, GBR
Full-time
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
PythonDjangoBackend engineeringSystem designDeveloper experienceSystem reliability
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About Octopus Energy Group

Octopus Energy Group is a global energy transition collective working across four continents on energy transformation.

The organization combines technology and human expertise to support fair customer protections and the renewable energy transition.

Role overview

Join as a founding member of a new AI team.

Build a safe, scalable, and lightweight AI capability to replace ad-hoc AI experimentation.

Build central developer tools and production gates while working directly with business teams across Software Engineering, Operations, Services, and Finance.

What you'll do

  • Embed temporarily within cross-functional business teams to co-build high-impact AI features inside their domain codebases.
  • Design and build internal developer tools, standard templates, and Python pipeline gates for security, technical standards, tone, and performance.
  • Establish guardrails, security standards, and production pathways for secure, scalable, well-architected AI systems.
  • Map operational problems with technical and non-technical stakeholders and design practical AI-augmented workflows.
  • Collaborate with the Data team to ensure secure and effective data flows into front-facing AI tools and applications.
  • Provide pairing, mentorship, and technical guidance so local teams can maintain and expand delivered technology.
  • Feed insights from embedded deployments into central prototyping tools, patterns, and frameworks.

What you'll need

  • Strong backend engineering background with deep fluency in Python and Django.
  • Understanding of system design, developer experience, and system reliability.
  • Hands-on familiarity with modern AI toolchains, LLM integrations, retrieval patterns, and rapid prototyping frameworks.
  • Ability to audit AI-generated code.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication across technical and non-technical partners.
  • Pragmatic builder mindset focused on fast, practical value.
  • Collaborative coaching skills, including pair programming or mentoring experience.
  • Comfort with a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment and context-switching between projects.

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