Senior Python Developer

Job Description

Senior Python Developer

 Full-time Business Units: IT - IT

Company Description

Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. Thats what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. Because in the fight against climate change, we dont see renewable energy as part of the solution - we believe it must be the solution. With us, youll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

But theres more work to be done - thats why we need you to join us.

Job Description

Shape portfolio management tools in the Athena team

Statkraft has been making clean energy possible for over a century. Thats what we offer. 125 years of unrivalled expertise in supplying the world with what it needs most. Because in the fight against climate change, we dont see renewable energy as part of the solution we believe it must be the solution. With us, youll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match.

Athena is designed as a modular platform of interconnected systems, serving as a comprehensive compute, data, and integration solution. This platform aims to enhance and modernize current portfolio management workflows, which are often reliant on tools like Excel. By providing a more robust and scalable framework, Athena supports continuous development and improvement of portfolio management capabilities.
Our goal is to develop a best-in-class portfolio management platform that not only drives our current success but also scales with our business as it evolves. Existing solutions are reaching their limits in terms of scalability and effectiveness, particularly with the discontinuation of custom extensions and storage formats, making Athena a critical component for our future growth.

As a developer in the Athena team, you can expect to be a part of a dynamic environment collaborating closely with our quant developers and portfolio managers. With an emphasis on how to leverage technology to optimize portfolio management tools, you will have a unique learning opportunity and sit in the cross section of energy trading and software development. You can expect to be given responsibility to drive features to completion, be a part of planning and development and work closely with our internal customers to understand their needs and ways of working.

Qualifications

We are looking for candidates who are high performing individuals with drive and a clear can do attitude.

You are:

• Pro-active team player who feels responsible and enjoys challenging themselves
• Forward leaning and a fast mover
• Curious to explore new possibilities and opportunities
• Not afraid to fail
• Eager to learn about new trends and technologies
• Experienced in agile way of working.

Your background/skills:

• Energy Markets Experience: This is essential for understanding how to translate business requirements to actionable tasks. We are also looking for candidates coming out of banking, risk analysis or trading with an eagerness to learn how Statkraft interacts with the market.
• Technical Proficiency: Must have experience with Python, git, and timeseries data handling from a software project or product developed by a team of people.
• Communication Skills: Key for effective collaboration and understanding complex concepts. High written and verbal English proficiency is a requirement. German or Norwegian can be an advantage
• Educational background: Bachelors or Masters in Computer science, Mathematics, Statistics, Finance or physics. Do you have another interesting degree you think is relevant? We will welcome your application!
• Experience: This is a senior role

Additional Information

What we offer

A career with Statkraft is a career filled with purpose meaning that every employee is not just making a living, they are making a real difference to the planet, our communities and the future. Together, we work on the front lines of changing the game for renewable energy. From hydrogen development to algorithmic trading and everything in between. We have 125 years of unrivalled expertise in creating the technologies that put ecosystems, communities and our environment first. With us, youll shape a career that is truly forward-facing with many amazing opportunities and offerings to match. This includes:

• Unlimited learning opportunities at various levels of the organisation
• The chance to grow your career alongside a truly global network of experts, leaders, specialists and graduates from different countries and backgrounds
• The opportunity to work somewhere with pride, and to be able to honestly say My work is contributing to saving the planet
• A work culture that puts emphasis on the individual, offering flexible working solutions, and work life balance principles
• Statkraft offers competitive terms of employment and benefits schemes, and were a trusted employer that puts the safety of our people first. We believe that a safe and healthy working environment is a matter of choice, not chance.
• Relocation support if needed.

Statkraft manages critical infrastructure and services in several countries. The applicant must be eligible for security clearance and authorisation.

Statkraft's vision is to renew the way the world is powered. To navigate the complex journey ahead, we need every voice at the table. We therefore work actively to be a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome all applicants regardless of background, gender, age, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnicity, nationality or disability.

We evaluate applications for this role on a rolling basis, so please apply with your CV through our career pages as soon as possible.

Location: Oslo or Düsseldorf.