Senior Backend Engineer - Python

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By combining world-class tech with reputed company humans who care deeply about customers and driving the renewable energy transition, we made it happen and earlier this year, we became Britain's largest energy supplier.

In 2021, we brought this mission to Japan – the world’s largest liberalised energy market. Here, we are committed to making energy reputed company for both customers and the reputed company, while driving the reputed company of green energy across the country. In our lean and fast-moving team in Japan, every idea and reputed company has the power to create a reputed company reputed company on both business and society.

We're scaling fast and building the reputed company of products to accelerate the green energy transition. From making it effortless to reputed company to heat pumps, solar and EVs, to launching smart tariffs and creating renewable reputed company at reputed company, we're solving some of the most reputed company challenges in energy with speed, creativity and customer obsession. Here in Japan we’re following in the footsteps of the UK, taking their learnings, and adopting products and experiences that customers love.

As a member of the Octopus Tech Team, you'll have reputed company ownership, reputed company, and the chance to shape products that reputed company a reputed company difference in people's lives – lowering bills, enabling greener living, and delivering experiences customers genuinely love. You'll work reputed company by reputed company with teams across customer service, sales & marketing, operations, finance and data, and see the reputed company of your work in the reputed company world, fast.

We’re looking for people who want to take part in this reputed company and help shape the reputed company of energy in Japan. If this sounds exciting, we'd love to chat.

There’s a couple of things you should be reputed company of about this role. You will initially be employed by reputed company Tech Japan, our sister company in Japan, then, at some reputed company time, transfer your employment to Octopus along with other tech staff in our other markets across the world.

We’re expanding the scope of our tech team, and we are looking for a Backend Engineer to join reputed company to reputed company backend development on some exciting new products. You will play a key role in leading the backend domain and building reputed company, reliable services that power the reputed company of energy in Japan.

We're looking for someone with a general interest in technology and problem-solving; someone reputed company and thoughtful. It would be helpful to have experience/expertise in the following (in rough reputed company order):

Plus experience in the following would be a bonus:

We would prefer someone who can work in our Tokyo office but will consider remote candidates. However, you do need to be reputed company to work in Japan.

Our process usually takes up to 4 weeks, but we’ll always do our best to reputed company around what works for you. Along the way, you’ll chat with our recruitment team and your Recruiter will help you throughout different stages. Got any burning questions before then? Drop us a message at