Vattenfall

Energy

SoftwareEngineer

€65–85k ~AI est. Hamburg, Germany FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Software Engineer at Vattenfall. Skills: Software development, Low-latency systems, Trading systems. Build high-performance trading systems. Design low-latency applications”

Industry & Context.

Energy
Problems you'll solve

Analytical thinking; Structured approach; Problem-solving

Eligibility Requirements

Pre-employment screening

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Relevant degree or comparable experience, Experience in software development, Interest in building production systems, Fluent English

Nice to Have

Experience with Linux, Knowledge of trading protocols, Exposure to trading systems, Exposure to energy markets, Exposure to high-availability systems, Kubernetes experience a plus, Azure is a plus

What You'll Do.

Build high-performance trading systems

Design low-latency applications

Develop low-latency applications

Improve low-latency applications

Ensure system reliability

Contribute to system availability

Contribute to system stability

Contribute to system performance

Improve system operations

Evolve monitoring processes

Evolve alerting processes

Evolve deployment processes

Develop risk-aware solutions

Contribute to engineering best practices

Contribute to testing

Contribute to documentation

Contribute to knowledge sharing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with traders; Collaborate with quant developers; Collaborate with data scientists; Collaborative team environment; Work with business colleagues; Work with tech colleagues

Full Job Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20.000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. Right in the heart of Vattenfall, at Business Area (BA) Markets , you will find an inspiring international environment, with a culture of care and personal growth, enabling you to be who you are, having fun, building strong relationships and learning every day. Find out what our colleagues think about our culture: [https://youtu.be/-9qGrDUCptA](https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F-9qGrDUCptA&data=05%7C02%7Celiasmaximilian.erdmann%40vattenfall.de%7Cbf9e08872b8b4589876608ddb7e0d737%7Cf8be18a6f6484a47be7386d6c5c6604d%7C0%7C0%7C638868898486192534%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pQBaNHUUK3yMzKIAW8vd15xCXrZO79NPad61mxUCQ94%3D&reserved=0) We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom to drive the energy transition together. Our role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging, and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. In BA Markets the mission of the Unit OU Operations is to drive the digital transformation. OU Operations consists of diverse and highly skilled employees from more than 20 countries. We work internationally from our locations in Stockholm, Hamburg and Amsterdam.. Help us build and run the

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