Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Full Time
23-04-2025
Job Specifications
Description
Leading the way in electric vehicle charging, we've been at the forefront of adoption in the UK since 2009. With over 250,000 charge points installed so far, out of a total of 1 million in the UK, we make EV ownership simple and affordable.
Partnering with top automotive brands like Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Kia, as well as energy leaders such as EDF and Centrica, we’ve earned accolades such as the 'Which? - Trusted Trader' award and 'Best for Value, Home EV Chargers - What Car?'
With our international expansion, we aim to transform the EV charging landscape not just in the UK, but now across Europe.
Our Ways of Working
We’re all about flexibility, community and a healthy work-life balance. Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office working. When you'll be in the office depends on your role, but you can expect to work from our London office between 8-12 days per month.
To support this, the successful applicant should be within a reasonably commutable distance to our office (Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB).
Join The EVolution
We're searching for a seriously talented Software Engineer to join our incredible Software department within our “Grid” team. You’ll be joining an established department with a mix of engineering backgrounds, and a friendly team of experienced engineers keen to spearhead your career development.
You’ll Be Responsible For
Continuously collaborating with your agile squad via pair programming, peer code reviews, helping QA with testing, or story writing & defining tech specs with project managers and product owners.
Developing and supporting software products in line with product and architecture roadmaps.
Demonstrating strong, sustainable and collaborative software development practices that are focused on delivering high quality, readable, maintainable and appropriate code and other artefacts.
Actively participating in team and community events.
Ensuring the high quality of delivered solutions through the development and maintenance of unit and integration tests and associated pipelines.
Collaborating with your line manager to identify opportunities and areas of growth.
Electrify Us With Your Skills
We think the role would be great for somebody who is:
Proficient at writing Typescript applications deployed on Node.js runtime
Good experience of unit, integration and functional testing
Good experience within the AWS ecosystem including, ECS, RDS, Lambda, SQS and Streaming services
Familiarity with Terraform and/or other IaaS models
Good understanding of OOP principles, design patterns, API design and event-driven architecture
Strong experience in modern development practices, such as agile, lean and continuous delivery
Perks That Spark Joy
Access for you and up to 5 family/friends to the 'UnMind' wellbeing platform
Flexible hybrid working model
Work abroad for up to 20 days per year
Salary Sacrifice EV Scheme and free Pod Point
Family & friend discount scheme
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
Very generous parental and family leave
Pension scheme with a 4.5% matched contribution
Eyecare scheme
Life insurance covering up to 4x your annual salary
Virtual GP provided by HealthHero
Employee Assistance Program
Free Mortgage Advice
Discounted Gym Memberships
Cycle2Work Scheme
Important Information
You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Your privacy is important to us, all information shared will be handled according to our Candidate Privacy Notice.
Pod Point is the UK's leading electric vehicle (EV) charging provider. Since 2009, we've provided over 250,000 chargepoints, leading the UK's transition to electric cars and making EV ownership easy and affordable for everyone.
We're partnering with automotive giants like Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Jaguar Land Rover and BMW, as well as energy leaders Centrica and EDF. Our focus includes innovative ventures like advanced smart charging solutions and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Additionally, we collaborate with Taylor Wimpey, Redrow and Barratt Developments to establish EV charging infrastructure in new homes.
Oh, and did we mention that we proudly hold the "Which? Trusted Trader" stamp, and in a recent "What Car?" survey we earned the title of the top-rated home charger provider. Quick service, high satisfaction – that's Pod Point for you!
Excited? So are we! Apply now. Superstars, we make room for you!
About the Company
Pod Point are the UK's leading provider of electric vehicle charging. Since forming in 2009, we have installed over 250,000 chargepoints and provided 2.5 billion kilometres of electric driving. At Pod Point, we’re not just about building our balance sheet - we’ve got a much bigger goal than that. We believe driving shouldn’t cost the earth, and owning an EV should be easy and affordable for everyone, so we’re leading the UK in its transition to electric cars. We know this can be difficult which is why our contact line is op... Know more
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