Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Utilities (Python / Django) The Kraken Utilities team is in a very exciting growth phase, and has already signed six key clients: Severn Trent, Leep, Portsmouth Water, Essential Energy, TalkTalk, and Cuckoo. We are currently 120+ people strong globally. With our increased focus on the Australian market, we are building a dedicated APAC Utilities team. While this is a new squad, you will be joining an established hub: Kraken already has over 200 engineers in Australia, so you’ll be part of a vibrant, existing tech community from day one. This role will be located in Melbourne where our main office is. Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy. We’re a technology company focused on creating a smart, sustainable energy system. From optimising renewable generation, creating a more intelligent grid and enabling utilities to provide excellent customer experiences, our operating system for energy is transforming the industry around the world in a way that benefits everyone. It’s a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better, more sustainable future. Kraken Utilities Our tech platform ‘Kraken’ is already licensed to support 55 million customer accounts globally, and we aim to serve 100 million by 2027. Kraken is the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimising resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications. We’re now charging the Kraken platform to other utility industries (Water and Broadband) and have created a new team called - Kraken Utilities. Over the last 3 years we have built this team from scratch to re-architect, design, and develop our Kraken software platform to solve complex industry wide problems within the water and broadband sectors (such as customer experience & water leak detection). The Kraken Utilities team is in a very exciting growth phase, and has already signed six key clients: Severn Trent, Leep, Portsmouth Water, Essential Energy, TalkTalk, and Cuckoo. We are currently 120+ people strong globally. With our increased focus on the Australian market, we are building a dedicated APAC Utilities team. While this is a new squad, you will be joining an established hub: Kraken already has over 200 engineers in Australia, so you’ll be part of a vibrant, existing tech community from day one. This role will be located in Melbourne where our main office is. What you'll do We have lots of difficult design challenges to solve. The UK utilities market is complicated, outdated and process-heavy - there's an awful lot of domain modelling that we need to get right. Strong attention to detail is essential Help build and scale the Kraken utilities team by embedding an engineering, problem solving, and customer-first culture. Architect & develop new components of the Kraken platform to serve other utilities. We have challenging technical problems to solve; like processing tens of millions of meter readings a day. We need the right technology in place to handle this smoothly as well as feeding data into a machine learning pipeline that models and predicts consumption. Or thinking about how we adapt Kraken to improve other utilities like water and broadband There's a great opportunity for disruption in the UK water and broadband markets. The landscape is changing as we move to more dis-aggregated forms of generation, with less predictability, more dynamism and smarter technology You'll be working for a company that’s fighting climate change. Our generation arm is the largest investor in solar generation in the UK, and is funding wind and anaerobic digestion. As a supplier, we're helping people to use greener technology and renewable energy, all helping move the UK towards a lower carbon future What tech stack you'll have (in rough priority order) Python Django (or equiv. web framework) Domain modelling HTTP and REST APIs Writing robust and fault-tolerant software Celery and async processing Postgres Plus experience in the following would be a bonus: AWS Terraform, Packer, Consul React and Redux We would prefer someone who can work in our Melbourne office on a hybrid remote policy of 1-2 days a week onsite. You need to have full working rights to work in Australia. We're very excited to be growing our team. We're looking for skills and experience to help shape and define the future of not only our team, but the wider business at a global scale. If you're reading this and grinning, please apply There are huge challenges to tackle, and we need amazing people who are keen to get stuck in. Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and Australia. In the UK we are one of the Best Workplaces on Glassdoor with a score of 4.7. Check out our Welcome to the Jungle site (FR/EN) to learn more about our teams and culture. Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. If you have any specific accommodations or a unique preference, please contact us at and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic Seniority level Not Applicable Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Utilities and Environmental Services Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 week ago #J-18808-Ljbffr