Tech Recruiter - FTC

What we do. Electric Car Leasing

Why we do it. Greener. Fairer. Future.

We're a hiring a Technical Recruiter on an initial 6 month fixed term contract basis. You will join our in-house Talent team of 3 and own our technical hiring across Software Engineering, Product, Data and Design, though majority of your hiring will be within engineering. Our Technical stack is React, TypeScript, GraphQL and Python.

You will partner closely with our new Head of Engineering who has just joined and will be ramping up the capacity of existing teams as well looking at the structure of our technical organisation.

We share ideas and look to continually evolve the way we do things to improve candidate experience and help our hiring managers hire amazing people. We're super passionate about attracting amazing talent to join us on our exciting journey of decarbonising the planet and fighting climate change.

This role is well suited to someone who can either start immediately or in 1 month max.

• Source, screen and progress candidates through the interview pipelines - hiring London based or UK remote software engineers (full stack, backend and frontend)
• Build proactive sourcing strategies for strategic technical roles - be innovative with sourcing techniques to identify passive candidates e.g. networking, events etc.
• Partnering closely with stakeholders to provide an 'executive search' experience
• Build great relationships with candidates, with a view of short and long term hires
• Constantly provide an amazing candidate experience and look to always improve this across the team
• Work collaboratively across the wider recruitment team
• Take a consultative approach to recruitment - focusing on speed, quality and diversity

• Minimum 2 years in an in-house technical recruiting role, in a high bar environment. We don't use agencies, so candidates will come from sourcing and applications
• Experience hiring software engineers in London, you are familiar with the best tech houses and have a good candidate network
• Super organisation skills, and an ability to prioritise
• You love to work with all kinds of people - you’ve got no functional shoulder pads - it’s not ‘my team versus other teams’, it’s ‘we’re all working together to change the energy system globally, and I’ll lend anyone a hand’
• You'll need to interview candidates, so previous experience screening and assessing candidates across a variety of roles for both hard skills and cultural qualities is needed

• 💰 Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• 🎉 Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! 🎁 Visit our perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits
• 🏆 Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy Group, won the Sunday Times best company to work for in 2024. We were named 6th out of the top 100 start-ups to work for by Tempo in 2025 and on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022. Our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership

About us

The electric revolution has arrived - and from 2035 you’ll no longer be able to buy a new petrol or diesel car in the UK. 

We’re building a whole new way for drivers to join the electric charge and not only learn about and shop for their EV online, but experience a 'lease for life' through an industry changing customer experience. This is the chance to join one of the UK’s most exciting start-ups – making it easy for individuals and businesses to go electric by getting their car, charger and energy all in one cracking deal.

Octopus Electric Vehicles launched in 2018 to make it seamless to switch to cleaner, greener driving. Our mission is to drive sustainable change, decarbonise the planet and provide our customers with fair pricing and a fantastic experience. 

We're an Octopus Energy company—an innovative new energy supplier. We are part of the Octopus Energy Group, which seeks to improve the lives of millions of people by transforming the industries we operate in. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Healthcare, Octopus Investments, Octopus Property, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs.

Please note we use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you.

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. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll 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 Octopus, we're 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. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.