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Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python)

Octopus Energy Group • London, UK

Salary

£51k – £51k

Posted

20 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Octopus Energy Group is hiring a Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Python) in London, a full-time it role. The advertised salary is £51k – £51k. Octopus Energy Group holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

About Octopus Electroverse We’re making electric vehicle ownership as smart and as simple as possible, by building the giant, virtual charging platform of the future. In just five years, Octopus Electroverse has grown to become one of the largest eMobility players globally, with over 1,400,000 connected electric vehicle chargers and a customer ecosystem spanning web, iOS, Android, CarPlay, Android Auto & Automotive OS, and more. But it’s just the start: we’re busy expanding internationally, wor…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Octopus Energy Group — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £51k – £51k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £60,000 median across 1,664 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 388 other live it roles in London — browse them
Posted: 20 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.