Octopus Energy tech stack

Octopus Energy builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript. Its stack also includes Rest-Assured, Databricks, AWS, Django. Python is named in 49 of the 87 job postings Octopus Energy published in the last 12 months (56%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Octopus Energy, updated Oct 24, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Oct 24, 2026
Technologies in use
121
Postings analysed
87
Open now
37
Modernity
86 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Octopus Energy use?

Python is named in 56% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by SQL (34%), JavaScript (18%), TypeScript (11%).

Python 49 56% required in 90% · 20 open now · since Apr 2025
SQL 30 34% required in 90% · 13 open now · since Mar 2026
JavaScript 16 18% required in 44% · 7 open now · since Apr 2025
TypeScript 10 11% required in 40% · 3 open now · since Apr 2025
Apex 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Go 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
Node JS 1 1% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
PHP 1 1% required in 100% · since Jul 2026
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Ruby1
Kotlin1
Swift1

What frameworks and libraries does Octopus Energy use?

Rest-Assured is named in 25% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by Django (17%), Next.js (14%), React.js (14%).

Rest-Assured 22 25% required in 73% · 11 open now · since Jul 2024
Django 15 17% required in 73% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
Next.js 12 14% required in 58% · 3 open now · since Apr 2025
React.js 12 14% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Apr 2025
Streamlit 8 9% required in 75% · 5 open now · since Mar 2026
Celery 5 6% required in 60% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Playwright 5 6% optional · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
FastAPI 3 3% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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HTMX2
Vue.js2
Vitest2
Angular1
Django REST Framework1
Flask1
Matplotlib1
NumPy1
Plotly1
Remix1
Tailwind CSS1
ESP-IDF1
Jest1
Kotlin Multiplatform1
MSW1
Scikit-learn1
SwiftUI1

What databases does Octopus Energy use?

PostgreSQL is named in 16% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by Delta Lake (3%), Google BigQuery (1%), Snowflake (1%).

PostgreSQL 14 16% required in 43% · 3 open now · since Apr 2025
Delta Lake 3 3% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
Google BigQuery 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Snowflake 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Amazon Aurora 1 1% optional · since Sep 2026
DynamoDB 1 1% optional · since Aug 2026

What cloud and platforms does Octopus Energy use?

Databricks is named in 21% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by AWS (20%), Kubernetes (11%), GitHub (8%).

Databricks 18 21% required in 89% · 9 open now · since Mar 2026
AWS 17 20% required in 71% · 4 open now · since Apr 2025
Kubernetes 10 11% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
GitHub 7 8% required in 71% · 3 open now · since Jun 2025
Spark 7 8% required in 57% · 1 open now · since Mar 2026
Figma 6 7% required in 83% · 2 open now · since Feb 2026
Vercel 6 7% required in 33% · 1 open now · since Apr 2026
Datadog 6 7% required in 17% · since Jul 2026
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Airflow5
GCP3
Okta3
Power BI3
GitHub Actions3
Amazon S33
Anthropic2
Looker2
Windows2
Zscaler2
API Gateway2
Amazon EKS2
Linux2
RabbitMQ2
Azure1
FreeRTOS1
Grafana1
Metabase1
Microsoft Entra ID1
OneSignal SDK1
RTOS1
Tableau1
Webflow1
AWS Lambda1
Apollo1
Sentry1

What developer tools does Octopus Energy use?

Terraform is named in 16% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by Git (14%), Octopus Deploy (14%), GraphQL (14%).

Terraform 14 16% required in 36% · 4 open now · since Mar 2026
Git 12 14% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Jul 2026
Octopus Deploy 12 14% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
GraphQL 12 14% required in 50% · 3 open now · since Apr 2025
dbt 11 13% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
Rest API 8 9% required in 100% · 4 open now · since Jul 2026
Microsoft Excel 7 8% required in 100% · 5 open now · since Sep 2026
CircleCI 6 7% required in 33% · 3 open now · since Mar 2026
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Docker5
Copilot3
Model Context Protocol3
Claude Code2
PSCAD2
PSS/E2
PowerFactory2
PLEXOS2
Adobe After Effects1
Adobe Photoshop1
Cursor1
DNP31
ETAP1
IEC 618501
Prometheus1
WordPress1
Storybook1
Zigbee1
pySpark1

What AI and ML technologies does Octopus Energy use?

LLM is named in 7% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by Claude (5%), DALL-E (1%).

LLM 6 7% required in 83% · 3 open now · since May 2026
Claude 4 5% required in 75% · since Aug 2026
DALL-E 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does Octopus Energy ask for?

CI/CD is named in 16% of job postings at Octopus Energy, followed by Machine Learning (13%), ETL/ELT (6%), A/B Testing (5%).

CI/CD 14 16% required in 64% · 4 open now · since Jun 2025
Machine Learning 11 13% required in 91% · 5 open now · since May 2026
ETL/ELT 5 6% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Mar 2026
A/B Testing 4 5% required in 75% · 3 open now · since Jul 2026
AI Agents 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
FinOps 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
RAG 2 2% required in 50% · 1 open now · since Jul 2026
Agentic Workflows 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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DHCP1
Data Vault1
Embeddings1
Incident Management1
LLM Guardrails1
Platform Engineering1
Wi-Fi1

What does each Octopus Energy team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Backend

13 postings
Python12
Django7
GraphQL5
PostgreSQL5
Next.js4
React.js4

Analytics

11 postings
SQL10
Python9
Git4
dbt4
GCP3
AWS2

Data Science

9 postings
Python8
Databricks7
SQL5
dbt5
AWS4
Spark4

Industrial Engineering

7 postings
Python6
SQL5
LLM3
Anthropic2
Databricks2
Streamlit2

Finance

7 postings
Microsoft Excel4
Rest-Assured3

Operations

6 postings
SQL3
Databricks2
Python2
Rest-Assured2
Windows2

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How is the Octopus Energy stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
PLEXOSSep 2026
PSCADSep 2026
PSS/ESep 2026
PowerFactorySep 2026
Claude CodeSep 2026
Microsoft ExcelSep 2026
HTMXAug 2026
Amazon S3Aug 2026
Rising
Streamlit0% → 10%
Microsoft Excel0% → 10%
Databricks13% → 21%
TypeScript6% → 13%
Figma0% → 7%
CircleCI0% → 7%
Claude0% → 6%
FastAPI0% → 4%
Falling
Terraform31% → 10%
AWS31% → 15%
Datadog19% → 4%
PostgreSQL25% → 15%
Django25% → 16%
Octopus Deploy19% → 10%
Celery13% → 4%
Machine Learning19% → 12%

How modern is the Octopus Energy stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 86/100

Octopus Energy scores 86 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Octopus Energy stack in its industry?

Share of the 615 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Python47%
SQL40%
Rest-Assured1%
Databricks13%
AWS25%
JavaScript26%
Django3%
PostgreSQL19%
Next.js3%
React.js12%

What sets Octopus Energy apart

Rest-Assured1%
Django3%
Next.js3%
Streamlit1%
Datadog4%
Vercel1%
Airflow1%
Celery1%
Delta Lake3%
FastAPI4%

Questions about the Octopus Energy tech stack

What programming languages does Octopus Energy use?

The languages named in Octopus Energy job postings are Python (56%), SQL (34%), JavaScript (18%), TypeScript (11%), Apex (1%), as a share of the 87 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Octopus Energy use Rest-Assured?

Yes. Rest-Assured is named in 22 of 87 job postings (25%) and required in 16 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Octopus Energy use?

The cloud and platforms named in Octopus Energy job postings are Databricks (18), AWS (17), Kubernetes (10) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Backend job at Octopus Energy?

Backend postings at Octopus Energy most often require Python (12), Django (7), GraphQL (5), PostgreSQL (5), out of 13 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Octopus Energy tech stack changing?

Yes. PLEXOS, PSCAD, PSS/E, PowerFactory first appeared in Octopus Energy job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Octopus Energy tech stack?

Octopus Energy scores 86 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Octopus Energy tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Octopus Energy publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 87 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Oct 24, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Octopus Energy tech stack: 121 technologies from 87 job postings", as of Oct 24, 2026. https://alion.io/company/octopus-energy/technologies

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