Staff Software Engineer (Core Tech API Platform - Customer)

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Team: Core Tech API Platform - Customer

Location: Hub Based - Hybrid for all

Salary banding:  £80,000 - £100,000

Experience: Expert

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Delivery & Growth Lead

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: Technical, Excellence, Influence

Top 3 qualities for this role: Communication, Delivery Expertise, Amplification

 

Where you’ll work:

Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. 

You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.

 

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:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you are more than a coder; you are the technical cornerstone for a major product area. You will define the roadmap and technical vision, guiding your team to build elegant, scalable, and high-impact solutions.

Your role is pivotal in shaping not just the architecture, but the engineering culture itself. You'll lead by example, mentoring engineers, driving best practices, and fostering an environment where innovation and excellence can thrive. This is an opportunity to solve complex challenges, align technical strategy with business goals, and deliver work that truly matters.

 

This role in a nutshell:

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will take technical ownership of a core product area. You will define the architectural vision, guide your team through complex challenges and champion engineering excellence to deliver high-impact solutions that meet our business objectives. This is a key leadership role for an engineer who loves to strategise, code and mentor.

 

Your key outcomes will be:

• Lead, Mentor & Develop: Lead a talented team of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture while supporting their career growth through mentorship, feedback, and performance reviews.
  
  
• Drive Technical Excellence: Take ownership of the team's technical direction, leading the design and architecture of scalable, high-quality software solutions and championing best practices through code reviews and automated testing.
  
  
• Innovate & Evaluate: Continuously assess and recommend new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance development efficiency and keep our solutions at the cutting edge.
  
  
• Collaborate & Influence: Partner closely with product managers, designers, and key stakeholders to align technical strategy with business objectives, acting as the key technical voice in project planning.
  
  
• Communicate with Impact: Clearly articulate complex technical concepts, challenges, and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
  
• Champion Improvement: Proactively identify and implement process improvements to boost team productivity and drive a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
  
  
• Build the Community: Actively contribute to our engineering Community of Practice, sharing your expertise and helping to advance our collective craft across the organisation.

 

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

• Project & Team Leadership: Extensive professional experience in software development, with a proven track record of leading teams and successfully delivering complex projects.
• Software Architecture & Development: Expertise in designing and building microservices-based architectures using languages like Node.js, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, and React.
• Cloud & DevOps: Proficiency with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD automation.System Design & Data: Strong command of database systems, data modeling, software architecture, and design patterns.
• Mentorship & Stakeholder Management: Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to mentor engineers, manage stakeholders, and drive technical consensus.
• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen: A strategic problem-solver with a strong ability to balance technical trade-offs with business requirements.

 

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

We’ll pay you between £80,000 and £100,000, 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. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: 

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

For your health
With 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 wellbeing
With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more

For your lifestyle
With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home & tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home 
Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, smart thermostats and EV chargers

For 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.