Back-end Developer

Octave is a cleantech scale-up on a mission to deploy cutting-edge energy management and storage solutions. We are seeking an experienced Back-end Developer, proficient in Python.

Your role

• Develop effective and scalable code and contribute to the development of our battery management systems, our energy management systems, and our web applications.
• Build and maintain our cloud platform, handling large data streams from our batteries in the field and executing advanced analytics.

What we are looking for

• Experience in software projects, with a record of shipping top-quality Python code to production
• Experience in building scalable cloud architecture to support our battery analytics and IoT connectivity, ideally in AWS.
• Experience in managing and optimizing SQL database architectures, such as PostgreSQL or Timescale.
• Ability to work independently, have a clear sense of ownership and deliver with highest quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly in English.

With some (or all) of the following points, you have a clear plus

• Experience with data engineering: setting up ETL jobs, ML-Ops, and modelling data for analytics.
• Experience in developing web applications using frameworks such as django, flask, nicegui or streamlit, with some knowledge of front-end programming languages.
• Experience with industrial data protocols, such as Modbus, Canbus and RS485.
• Ability to collaborate with data analysts: creating ad-hoc queries and charts, developing, validating and optimizing algorithms.

What’s in it for you

An incredibly interesting and diverse job in a dynamic and fast-growing cleantech scale-up. We offer the opportunity to create innovative products and have a real impact, create world-class innovations and become a driving force in the transition to a sustainable energy system.

We also offer

• An attractive salary package.
• A nice office at an accessible central location in Mechelen
• Flexible working hours with hybrid working, ideally 2-3 days at the office and 2-3 days to work remotely.
• A supportive and collaborative team environment with huge learning and career development possibilities in a fast-growing scale-up.

Why join Octave

Octave, founded in April 2020, is a Belgian cleantech company specialized in battery energy storage and energy management services for businesses. Octave has sold more than 30 MWh of battery energy storage capacity and operates the largest fleet of behind-the-meter batteries in Belgium. In addition to the support of some private funds, we are also backed by Imec and the EIC accelerator fund of the European Commission. Our project pipeline contains several large and exciting projects at the forefront of technology and sustainability.

How to apply

Are you interested in the role of Backend Developer at Octave? Send your CV today to [email protected]. We will reach out as soon as possible.