Senior Software Engineer - AI Foundations

Job description

Help us use technology to make a big green dent in the universe! Kraken powers some of the most innovative global developments in energy. We create the technology that redefines utilities and unlocks a new energy system of the future. By optimising renewable generation, building a more intelligent grid, and empowering utilities to deliver an exceptional customer experience, our operating system is transforming the industry worldwide. It’s an incredibly exciting time to work in energy. Join us on our mission to improve the lives of ONE BILLION humans within the decade and shape a cleaner, better future for everyone. AI is a key investment area for Kraken Technologies. A crucial part of this is building the shared foundations that let every team use AI well and move faster on our mission. You'll work in AI Foundations . We build the platform that lets teams across Kraken build and run AI agents. Our work covers four areas: Access: connecting people and systems to approved AI models and tools Context: grounding AI in trusted Kraken knowledge, data and systems Enablement: reusable building blocks for AI-powered workflows and products Governance: permissions, safety, quality, cost and visibility across the lifecycle 🏡 Where you'll fit in We're hiring Senior Software Engineers to join one of our three squads: Context: Build the Kraken-specific knowledge layer to make LLMs useful. This covers our internal AI assistant, a structured "client brain" that captures client context and decisions, and pipelines that collect knowledge from tools like Notion, Slack and GitHub. Tooling: deliver LLMs into people's hands. We run the AI Hub (usage insights, MCP gateway, self-serve and specialist agents), the LiteLLM gateway behind Claude Code, Codex and Claude Desktop, and secure cloud dev boxes for AI-assisted engineering. Evals & Observability: covers skill evals, internal benchmarking, agent safety and guardrails, and observability for live AI runs. Squads are flexible: when priorities shift, people move. This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role. With your squad lead and the wider team, you'll own large parts of our platform, turn ideas into production systems, shape architecture decisions and help raise the engineering bar. 👾 What you'll own Build shared AI platform services: Design, build and run Python services that other teams rely on, such as gateways, ag…