Senior Front-End Developer - KrakenFlow

11 days ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Remote · Berlin, BE, DE... more
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 Customer

What we do: Build the most AI-driven, innovative, forward-thinking platform for energy management. From optimizing resources to delivering cost-effective, exceptional customer experiences through advanced Customer Information Systems (CIS), billing, meter data management, CRM, and AI-driven communications, Kraken is powering the next wave of innovation in the energy industry.

Why we do it: Future energy will not look like energy as we know it today. We need to not just think about our future, but build for it. Now.

Kraken Technologies

Help us make a big green dent in the universe.
We're on a mission to drive the global renewable energy revolution, and we need loads more people to help us make our vision a reality.

Kraken Technologies is a company within Octopus Energy Group who are licensing the Kraken platform and operating model to clients across the world. Current clients are both the Octopus Energy retails businesses around the world as well as external clients such as Good Energy, Origin, EDF, E.ON & Queensland Energy - with many more expected to join over the next few years!

Our team
While Kraken Technologies is written and maintained by a 800+ people strong, multi-discipline engineering team, you’ll be part of a new, early stage product division within: KrakenFlow.

KrakenFlow is a young team, <20 people in size, and responsible for the development of an end-to-end business process management platform. The new web-based tool allows internal teams and clients to configure, execute, and track their business processes, with a drag-n-drop workflow builder at its core. This is a unique opportunity to marry early-stage challenges with the benefits of the highly successful scale-up that is Kraken.

We work agile and use tools like Notion, Asana, and Figma to specify & plan our work; Github, CircleCI and Terraform Enterprise as part of an immutable-infrastructure, continuous delivery pipeline; Sentry and CloudWatch to measure performance and monitor production.Some of our coding conventions are open-source. Kraken is a great place to learn, work with some talented engineers and level-up your skills.

Our technology
For the KrakenFlow web app, client-side we use NextJS (React), TypeScript, Zustand, and React Query to connect to our OpenAPI internal REST API, which is fully typed incl. code-gen for type generation.
Server-side, we mainly use Python & Django.
We use AWS heavily, employing most of the "Hashistack" (eg Packer, Consul, Terraform) as part of a continuous deployment pipeline.

What you'll do
You’ll be a core contributor to the KrakenFlow workflow management experience, delighting users with powerful features around our drag-n-drop workflow builder, form builder, as well as management & analytics pages that are part of the user-facing platform.

You’ll love this role if you’re excited about coding a lot, in close collaboration with your highly experienced peers as part of a truly global team. You’ll ensure clean software design, choice of right technologies, and participate in building an application to very high standards that is designed for tremendous global impact.

As the team will grow, you’ll onboard other team members, ensure good documentation, clean code and contribute to establishing a great developer experience.

You'll be working for a company that’s fighting climate change.


As a supplier, we're helping people to use greener technology and renewable energy, all helping move the energy market towards a lower carbon future.

What you'll have
We're looking for someone with a passion for software engineering and problem-solving; a diligent and thoughtful collaborator, with an eagerness to build outstanding software.




It would be helpful to have experience/expertise in the following (in rough priority order):

  • typescript
  • react (nextjs)
  • styled components
  • playwright
  • react testing library
  • depending on role at least 4 years of experience in front end development
  • full stack experience, big bonus if professional Python experience
  • bonus: you can attend our 2 on-site days per week at the Berlin office

Why you will love working with us

  • Wondering what the salary is for this position? Ask us! During our initial contact, this is something we always bring up, because we really want to match your experience with the right salary. The reason we don't talk about it here is that we have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!

  • Octopus Energy has a unique culture: we won the award for Best Company to Work For in 2022, on Glassdoor UK we were voted one of the 50 Best Places to Work in 2022 and our CEO, Greg, recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our employees. In 2023, we were named one of the 100 best companies to work for in the Sunday Times.In France, we were awarded the Happy at Work label, and ranked eighteenth out of a total of 1,675 structures in the category of companies where employees find the most meaning.

  • We are an organization where people learn, decide and build faster. Where they work autonomously, with extraordinary people, on innovative projects.

    • At Octopus, we're looking for people who are genuinely caring and empathetic. Equal opportunities are important to us, and we're committed to providing an inclusive and fair working environment. We invite you to apply, whatever your age, gender, marital status, color, disability, pregnancy or parenthood, origin, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you. 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. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we're looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.