# Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python) at Octopus Energy

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> Responsibilities: - Develop and improve pricing, discounting

- **Company:** Octopus Energy (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/octopus-energy)
- **Location:** London, GB, United Kingdom
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 2–5 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Python, Django, Celery, AMQP, Git, CI/CD, Payments, Subscriptions, Billing, KYC/KYB, Financial reporting, Security practices
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-10-31
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-01
- **Listed until:** 2026-12-30
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/octoenergy/ce379206-47ec-4e86-a30d-6daa2ad80527/apply?lever-source=LinkedIn (the employer's own application page)
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## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Develop and improve pricing, discounting and subscription features for the Electroverse platform.
- Improve accuracy of financial reporting and payment success rates across payment providers.
- Build reliable backend services that scale, with attention to observability, retry and rollback strategies.
- Work in a small, cross-functional team to deliver high-quality features and support operations and finance queries.
- Monitor, debug and resolve payment-related incidents; collaborate with Ops to reduce customer impact.
- Contribute to design discussions, testing, CI/CD and documentation.

Requirements:
- Experience (approx. 3+ years preferred) writing backend services in Python; Django experience is desirable.
- Familiarity with asynchronous processing (AMQP, Celery), monitoring and debugging production systems.
- Practical knowledge of Git, CI/CD, security best practices and testing.
- Experience or interest in payments, billing, subscriptions, and financial reporting workflows (nice-to-have: KYC/KYB, international tax).
- Strong collaboration, communication skills and a pragmatic, customer-focused mindset.

## Responsibilities

Develop and improve pricing and discount mechanisms; enhance financial reporting and payment reliability; expand the charging subscription offering; collaborate within a small cross-functional team to deliver high-quality backend features and support Operations and Finance teams.

## Requirements

3+ years of software development experience, preferably with Django or Python; experience with monitoring, debugging, and asynchronous processing (AMQP, Celery); strong understanding of security practices, Git, and CI/CD; nice-to-have experience with subscriptions, billing, international tax, and KYC/KYB workflows.

## FAQ

- **Is this Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-10-31 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Octopus Energy's application page before applying.
- **Does Octopus Energy offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Octopus Energy's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as London, GB, United Kingdom. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Python, Django, Celery, AMQP, Git, CI/CD, Payments, Subscriptions, Billing, KYC/KYB, Financial reporting, Security practices.

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