Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Data, Back End
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Hamburg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you develop high-performance, low-latency systems for algorithmic trading, closely collaborate with experts, and design reliable, robust applications in dynamic energy markets.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Help us build and run the core infrastructure powering algorithmic trading in live energy markets - contributing directly to a more efficient and sustainable energy system.
- In this role, you'll design and operate low-latency, highly reliable systems that influence trading decisions in real time.
- You'll collaborate closely with traders, quant developers, and data scientists, working at the intersection of technology, markets, and risk.
- Build high-performance trading systems.
- Design, develop, and continuously improve robust, low-latency applications together with traders and quantitative experts.
- Ensure reliability together as a team.
- Contribute to the availability, stability, and performance of our systems across the full stack, supported by experienced colleagues.
- Improve how we operate systems.
- Help evolve monitoring, alerting, and deployment processes to ensure stable and scalable trading operations.
- Explore and introduce new ideas.
- Stay up to date with developments in technology and algorithmic trading, and bring your perspective into the team.
- Develop risk-aware solutions.
- Support the implementation of safeguards, monitoring, and controls to ensure secure and compliant trading.
- Shape how we work.
- Contribute to engineering best practices such as testing, documentation, and knowledge sharing.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- A relevant degree, vocational training, or comparable practical experience.
Qualifications
- Interest in building and operating production systems.
- Familiarity with distributed systems and/or cloud technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Azure is a plus).
- Analytical thinking and a structured approach to problem-solving.
- Good communication skills and a team-oriented mindset.
- Fluent English (written and spoken).
- Knowledge of trading protocols (e.g., FIX).
- Exposure to trading, energy markets, or other high-availability systems.
Experience
- Experience in software development (ideally with C#).
- Experience or interest in CI/CD and automated deployments.
- Experience with Linux environments.
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What we offer
- Your development is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets.
- Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams.
- To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.
- Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent.
- We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies.
- Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing.
- In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time.
- Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.
- Your health is important to us.
- We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.
- Your colleagues will be another highlight.
- We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds.
- Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.
- You can find our new state-of-the-art office next to Elbbrücken.
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Vattenfall
Vattenfall is a European energy company with around 20,000 employees. We produce heat and electricity from six different energy sources: Wind, hydro, biomass, nuclear, coal and gas.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Power Sector, Economy
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Software Engineer Algorithmic Trading
- Location
- Hamburg
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
