Platform Engineer

OverviewHelp us use technology to make a big green dent in the universeKraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy.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.At Kraken weve developed a data platform that is used by Octopus Energy and our other clients retail energy businesses around the world. The platform empowers users with self-service data analytics and automates data processing workflows ranging from simple ETL jobs to ML training and prediction. 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. As the volume scope and geographical range of our data offerings rapidly expand were looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to join the team to help us build and maintain our platform pipelines and data sources. 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. We employ software engineering best practices to design test and deploy our data platform and services. What youll haveFirst 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) :AWSTerraform / OpenTofu IACPostgresCDC systemsKubernetes (EKS)PythonDockerAn interest or experience in data / network security would be a nice-to-haveDatadog / Grafana / PrometheusData related products (Airflow Jupyter Spark dbt etc)The projects will be varied and were looking for someone who can work autonomously and proactively to scope problems and solve and deliver pragmatic solutions Our tech stackPython as our main programming languageTerraform for our infrastructure definitionKubernetes for data services and task orchestrationArgo CD for application deploymentsAirflow purely for job scheduling and trackingCircleCI for continuous deploymentParquet and Delta file formats on S3 for data lake storagePostgres / Aurora for our relational databasesSpark for data processingdbt for data modellingSparkSQL for analyticsStreamlit for data applications 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 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 Kraken were 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. U.S. based candidates can learn more about their EEO rights here. Our (i) Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Notice (ii) Website Privacy Notice and (iii) Cookie Notice govern the collection and use of your personal data in connection with your application and use of our website. These policies explain how we handle your data and outline your rights under applicable laws including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Depending on your location you may have the right to access correct or delete your information object to processing or withdraw consent. By applying you acknowledge that youve read understood and consent to these terms Key SkillsKey Skills: Apache Hive, S3, Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, AWS, Apache Pig, NoSQL, Big Data, Data Warehouse, Kafka, Scala Employment Type: Full-TimeExperience: yearsVacancy: 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr