Software Engineer

About Pod

Pod is a pioneering UK electric vehicle (EV) charging provider trusted by over 250,000 customers, enabling more than 5 million miles driven every day. Originating in 2009 as Pod Point, the company has evolved into a leader in smart energy solutions, now part of EDF, the UK's largest zero-carbon electricity generator. In 2026, Pod expanded by acquiring EO Charging, enhancing its commercial fleet and energy management capabilities to support logistics and operational fleet electrification at scale.

Pod is dedicated to shaping a sustainable energy future by managing energy flow to be accessible, affordable, and beneficial to society. With a growing customer base, Pod focuses on powering homes, vehicles, communities, and promoting social progress in the UK’s increasingly electrified landscape.

Role Summary

As a mid-level Software Engineer, you will develop and maintain the core platform systems powering Pod Rewards, including functionalities such as orders, subscriptions, rewards, payouts, and associated APIs. This key position demands attention to reliability, scalability, and thoughtful engineering practices. You will collaborate closely with product teams, take end-to-end ownership of features, and contribute to foundational systems critical to Pod's operations.

Responsibilities

• Work within an agile squad through pair programming, code reviews, testing, story writing, and defining technical specifications alongside tech leads, product engineering managers, and product managers.
• Develop and maintain core software products in line with product and architectural roadmaps, ensuring scalability, resilience, and alignment with long-term company goals.
• Produce high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code, adhering to sustainable and collaborative engineering standards.
• Independently architect and deliver solutions from design through to deployment, optimizing reuse of existing approaches.
• Promote quality assurance by writing and maintaining unit and integration tests and contributing to continuous integration pipelines.
• Engage actively in team ceremonies and broader engineering community events to share knowledge and foster learning.
• Mentor junior engineers and new team members through pairing, guidance, and constructive feedback.
• Continuously invest in personal skill development and growth plans with your line manager to enhance your impact.

Essential Requirements

• Strong backend software development skills with proficiency in building applications using TypeScript on Node.js.
• Firm testing mindset with experience in unit, integration, and functional testing emphasizing quality.
• Hands-on experience within the AWS cloud ecosystem including services such as ECS, RDS, Lambda, and SQS.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or similar.
• Solid foundation in engineering principles such as object-oriented design, software design patterns, API design, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Experience practicing modern software methodologies, including agile, lean development, CI/CD pipelines, and test-driven development.
• Collaborative work style, openness to feedback, and a continuous improvement mindset within agile teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts clearly.
• Proactive problem-solving attitude with enthusiasm for learning and advancing engineering craftsmanship.

Bonus Skills

• Experience developing high-volume transactional systems.
• Exposure to payments, rewards, subscription management, or financial workflow domains.
• Experience contributing to shared platform or core services development.
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and production support best practices.

Benefits and Perks

• Access to the 'UnMind' wellbeing platform for you and up to five family or friends.
• Provision of a Podpoint Charger.
• Discounted energy tariffs via Pod Power or the EDF Employee Programme.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
• Opportunity to work abroad up to 20 days annually.
• Family and friends discount scheme.
• 25 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays.
• Generous parental and family leave policies.
• Pension scheme with a matched contribution of 4.5%.
• Eyecare scheme.
• Life insurance coverage up to four times your annual salary.
• Access to virtual GP consultations through HealthHero.
• Employee Assistance Program support.
• Free mortgage advice.
• Discounted gym memberships.
• Cycle2Work scheme to encourage sustainable commuting.

Additional Information

Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the UK. Pod values diversity and encourages candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Candidate privacy is treated with importance and handled according to privacy policies.