Senior Mobile Engineer

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!

Were 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.

Its a really exciting time in energy. Help us make a real impact on shaping a better more sustainable future.

About Kraken Field

Were making converting homes to green electrons as simple as possible by building a platform to allow engineers to install smart meters solar panels heat pumps EV chargers and more.

Were busy launching in new countries working with ever more engineers and tech partners building exciting new features at scale and creating the integrated solution to retrofit homes across the world - all in the name of making it as easy and cheap as possible for customers to go green.

Kraken Field is a multifunctional multinational team made up of product backend design mobile web and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in green home installations. And were looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen.

Who you are:

• Youll be someone who thrives on uncertainty and loves to make an impact
• Youll be passionate about what you do and that shows through your enthusiasm and communication
• Your values will align with that of the companys youll care about sustainability and creating a better future for our planet
• Youll enjoy contributing across the whole development process including design product management and stay on top of upcoming technologies that could benefit the business
• The home retrofitting industry and Kraken Field as a product are rapidly expanding and are a hugely important part of decarbonising the planet - youll have big responsibility from day one and really help influence how we scale the technology to make that happen
• Be able to discuss vision and features within a team and propose creative solutions
• Be proficient with Kotlin and have experimented with other programming languages
• Have a good knowledge of Jetpack Compose having used it in a professional environment
• Be passionate about app architecture and can talk about the benefits and drawbacks of various patterns (MVC MVVM Redux)
• Be passionate about great app design and user experience
• Have used GraphQL or are interested in learning
• Have knowledge of reactive libraries offline storage API integration and testing
• Be familiar with source control best practices and continuous integration
• Be excited to explore cross platform code sharing solutions (whilst keeping the UI 100% native)

What the role involves:

• Kraken Field is a multifunctional team made up of product backend design mobile web and more - all focused together on making Octopus the go-to name in green home installations. And were looking for smart individuals with an interest in the space who can help us make it happen
• As well as being part of Kraken Field youll be part of a large team of mobile developers across Octopus with projects spanning Electric Vehicles Energy usage flexibility Energy accounts Smart home devices Acquisitions and Engineer solutions
• All our apps are built with declarative UI frameworks (Jetpack Compose & SwiftUI) all our APIs are built in GraphQL and we use a modern selection of libraries and software development techniques
• We have projects in pure iOS/Swift others in pure Android/Kotlinand we also use Kotlin Multiplatform in larger projects to share code between native codebases

Kraken is a certified Great Place to Work in France Germany Spain Japan and 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 well do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!

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Required Experience:

Senior IC