Jobs, fresher vacancy - Senior/Lead Backend Engineer • UK

Company: Fuse Energy

UK

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy - fast. We're combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $100M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the Co-Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more.We’re creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass on savings to customers.But we’re not stopping there. We’re also building the Energy Network: a decentralised platform of smart devices that rewards users in Energy Dollars for electrifying their homes, shifting usage to off-peak hours, and helping balance the grid. This network strengthens grid stability - a critical foundation for scaling AI data centers and other energy-intensive industries.ResponsibilitiesIn this role you will work closely within product to build the core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company. You will use your experience to engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none.You'll be working across the back-end:Constructing a real-time digital twin of our renewable generation and customer demandDeveloping messaging interfaces with our third-party providersBuilding high-volume pipelines for processing customer energy consumptionBuild the backend of a world class energy appFor this role, you should be able to think on your feet and adapt to new business needs as well as take ownership of projects and drive change.RequirementsDemonstrable excellence as a Software EngineerIdeally 2+ years experienceProven ability to define and build complex systemsHands-on experience shipping highly-available production systemsClear communicationBonusExperience with infrastructure as code (e.g. AWS CDK)Experience in the Energy sectorExperience shipping consumer-facing productsBenefitsCompetitive salary and an equity sign-on bonusBiannual bonus schemeFully expensed tech to match your needsPaid annual leaveBreakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees