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Team: In-Life DomainSalary banding:  £64,000 - £80,800Experience: ExpertWorking pattern: Full-TimeReporting to: Paul Teale (Software Engineering Manager)Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.This role in 3 words: Enabler, Ownership, ExpertTop 3 qualities for this role: Technical Leadership, Full stack experience, Mobile Development Expertise

Closing date: 11th March 2024

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 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:

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:

Leading a team of 3 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 solve one of the world's biggest challenges.

Your key outcomes will be:

• Tech leadership for the Enablers Platform team to deliver current work
• Work closely with you line manager(SEM) 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
• Demo app - Develop an app that helps customer support teams understand customers viewpoints to assist them better with their transition to green energy
• Redux to React Query - To speed up team workflow, simplify code and make customer login faster

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 Lead Software Engineer here at OVO if you…

• Are an expert in JavaScript / TypeScript / Web Technologies / React Native
• Are an expertised lead developer and feel comfortable delegating tasks
• Are experienced in mentoring junior developers to help them grow their skills
• Experienced with Node.js would be a bonus
• Have experience working on a frontend platform team
• 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.

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!"

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £64,000 and £80,800, 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 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..