AWS/Python Software Engineer

Are you passionate about building great products? We're looking for mid-level and senior Backend Software Engineers to join our team. If you're enthusiastic, resourceful, and eager to work with Python and AWS, we'd love to hear from you!

Now is the time more than ever to revolutionise the energy industry to ensure its stability, affordability, and sustainability. If you have a passion for creating innovative products that can transform the way we think about and use energy, we'd love to have you join our team!

We are a dynamic team at the leading edge of technology, building and maintaining full-stack solutions across multiple business areas. On the server-side we mainly use Python, giving us access to a wide variety of libraries such as the Django framework. We stand by a serverless first approach and thus take advantage of the multitude of services from AWS such as Lambda, DynamoDB, RDS, AppSync, and many more to complete our tech stack. We are proud of our tech stack and with the help and guidance of all our software engineers, we want to keep it that way by always being open to new innovative ideas.

Our solutions are hosted in AWS and are deployed through fully integrated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab Cloud, which helps us keep our cycle times short and enables us to adhere to our agile principles.

If this sparks your interest, then we want to hear from you!

Here's a taste of what you'll be doing:

• You'll play a crucial role in the backend engineering team, helping to build full-stack cloud apps.

• You'll be using AWS Cloud services with Python and its frameworks such as Django on the backend.

• Use a Server-less first approach to application design Work in an agile team with other backend engineers and product designers.

• Plan, build, test, and release new features and experiments.

• Work in a team through pair programming and code reviews.

• Help solve the challenges that come with large-scale systems and lots of data.

• Work closely together with our Product, Data, Front-end, Platform, and security teams

Are we the perfect match?

We know what's important to us at E.ON Next, we're looking for ambitious and proactive people for our Engineering team.

We understand that these lists can sometimes be a bit intimidating and we don't mean it to be like that. If you are eager to learn and have open mindset, send us your CV. We would rather chat through your experience than put you off because you don't tick every one of these boxes.

• Experience working with Python as your main language, or willing to adapt.

• Experience working with RESTful APIs and/or GraphQl.

• Experience using version control tools e.g. git.

• Good understanding of development best practices such as pair programming, TDD.

• The desire to work with new technologies and design solutions with the team from the ground up using effective communication skills that encourage collaboration and teamwork.

• Excellent software design, problem-solving skills and debugging skills.

• The desire and enthusiasm to make constant improvements to code, and learn from others.

Here's what else you need to know:

• Role may close earlier due to high applications.

• Competitive salary

• Location - London - E.ON Next, 47-53 Charterhouse Street, Farringdon, London, EC1M 6PB - with travel to our other sites when required.

• Excellent parental leave allowance.

• Award-Winning Workplace - We're proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16-34-year-olds

• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings

• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We're open to discussing how flexibility can work for you

• Inclusive & Diverse - We're the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We're also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year-recognising our inclusive, people-first culture

• Support at Every Stage of Life - We're Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone

• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process

• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we'll support your growth every step of the way

• For all successful candidates.? Due to the nature of this role your employment will be subject to a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check being carried out by ourselves via a 3rd party service provider