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Data Platform Engineer I
Kraken
Location
United Kingdom
Work Mode
Unclear
Type
Full-Time
Sector
Tech
First Seen
2026-09-03
Source
arbeitnow
United Kingdom IT Communications Engineering Design Deadline Unclear
Job Description
<p style="min-height:1.5em">Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe!</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://kraken.tech/"><u>Kraken</u></a> powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We create the technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system of the future. By optimising renewable generation, building a more intelligent grid, and empowering utilities to deliver an exceptional customer experience, our operating system is transforming the industry worldwide.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in energy. Join us on our mission to improve the lives of ONE BILLION humans within the decade and shape a cleaner, better future for everyone.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">At Kraken we’re looking to revolutionise the energy system to make power cheaper, greener and better for people around the world. Our tech platform is already licensed to support 60 million customer accounts in 17 countries, and we aim to serve 100 million globally by 2027.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our technology team has grown extremely quickly as a result. With this rapid growth, we are looking for Platform Engineers to join our team.<br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">The data platform team works across the whole customer domain, handling everything from natural language understanding of our customer communications to processing billions of smart meter readings every day to support clients in creating customised and market leading smart energy tariffs.<br /><br />As the volume, scope, and geographical range of our data offerings rapidly expand, we're looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join the team to help us build and maintain our platform, pipelines and data sources.<br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're passionate about building great technology to change the way customers use, and think about, energy for the good of the planet. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with us on data problems that genuinely move us closer to Net Zero, and support the energy transition.<br /></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We employ software engineering best practices to design, test, and deploy our data platform and services.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>What you'll have...</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">First and foremost, we want our Platform Engineers to have a passion for writing high quality code and building lean processes. It would be helpful to have experience/expertise/knowledge in the following (in rough priority order):</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">AWS</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Terraform/OpenTofu IAC</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Postgres</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">CDC syste
Skills
Tech Development