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Location: Flexible in the UK, occasional gathering in Bristol or London (But you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best)Team: Energy TradingSalary banding: £64,000 - £92,000Experience: ExpertWorking pattern: Full-TimeReporting to: Software Engineering ManagerSponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.This role in 3 words: Cross-collaboration. Ownership. Autonomy. Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication. Collaborative. Attention to Detail.

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:

Working within the dynamic and fast paced environment of OVO’s Energy business line, this role is for a senior engineer who can pick up a complex domain and be able to contribute to development quickly. With transactions processed of £4bn per annum, it is critical that our systems supporting Trading decisions are robust to ensure our Trading activities are effectively handled, monitored and controlled.

This role in a nutshell:

Being a Scala Engineer means being at the forefront of building innovative solutions that drive the sustainable energy revolution. As a part of our talented team, you'll collaborate on cutting-edge projects, tackle complex challenges, and make a meaningful impact in creating a greener future. Join us and unleash your Scala expertise to transform the energy industry and pave the way for a sustainable tomorrow.

What experience you’ll need:

• A hands-on engineer ideally with expertise in Scala or another functional language and a strong match with the Energy Tech stack
• Comfortable with Terraform for defining infrastructure
• You have built or contributed to a variety of systems, ideally in different technologies
• Knowledge of the best engineering practices and continuous delivery
• Experience building highly performant applications
• Experience of monitoring and alerting frameworks
• Experience of cloud environments (especially GCP)
• Experience of mentoring more junior engineers
• Comfortable communicating to non-technical stakeholders

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

• Are genuinely passionate about developing products that will positively impact millions of people and also our environment
• Love working in teams and collaboratively building features that impact customers
• Are motivated by owning products, from inception to continuous improvement
• Believe strongly in test driven development and continuous delivery
• Love building scalable, resilient solutions
• Naturally take a lead in developing engineers and team standards
• Seek learning opportunities to deepen your expertise or broaden your knowledge
• Thrive amongst ambiguity and change. The energy market is rapidly evolving, and you’ll be meeting the dual challenge of building quality software that can be flexed in future.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £64,000 and £92,000, depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

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 moreFor your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donationsFor 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 chargersFor your commute Nab 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..