(Senior) Backend Engineer (f/m/d)

THE ROLE

At envelio, we are proud to have been named as one of the hundred most innovative clean technology companies in the world. And we want to achieve even more with our shared vision of driving forward the energy transition with the help of our highly innovative products. The two web-application platforms support grid operators to digitalize and automate their processes.

envelio at a glance: “Game changing, innovative & full of learning” – that’s how our colleagues describe working at envelio. We were founded in 2017 and have been pursuing a common goal ever since, we want to change the energy system sustainably.

As (Senior) Backend Engineer (f/m/d) you will be part of an engineering squad with strong knowledge of coding, database and architecture. Together, you drive the scaling of our products and have an impact on our users, our organization, and our engineering practices.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• You are part of a cross-functional team (backend and frontend developers, design, and product manager) and develop user-friendly applications which bring effective customer value
• You conceptualize and develop professional backend solutions to continuously evolve envelio's core products in an agile working environment
• You design and interact with APIs, both in external interaction as well as communication with the product’s frontend
• You develop strategic pathways for evolving the product's tech stack to state of the art solutions
• You have ambitious quality objectives and accompany the entire process, from concept over implementation through testing to go-live

Our methods:

• Agile working method with Kanban in interdisciplinary squads
• Continuous integration / Continuous delivery
• Clean (and simple) code, documentation
• High unit test coverage and regular code reviews
• Knowledge sharing sessions between developers
• “You Code it – You Own it” – Squad responsibility for certain functional areas of the product

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• You have + 1 year(s) of relevant experience in the development of backend of web applications
• You have extensive experience with Python, ideally in the context of designing or interacting with APIs, and have experience in significant parts of our tech stack
• You have experience with SQL databases for data modeling and query design
• You are a teamplayer and passionate about working with talented and inspiring people.
• You are looking for technical challenges and pride yourself in finding smart and creative solutions
• You are business-fluent in English (Level C1)

Our tech stack:

• Python, incl. additional packages/frameworks e.g., FastAPI, SQLAlchemy and Celery
• PostgreSQL
• RabbitMQ, Redis
• Docker, Kubernetes

WHY ENVELIO

• Flexible working mode within Germany: hybrid, remote from home or in our beautiful office in Cologne - you can decide which mode suits you the best!
• Option for working from abroad (up to 3 months per year)
• State of the art technology and modern tech stack
• Excellent hardware equipment (15 zoll MacBooks, 2 screens at your workplace)
• Time and budget for individual development
• 30 vacation days + 3 corporate holidays
• envelio pension plan
• Support for health through discounts for sport memberships

What else?

• Dynamic and multinational team (already 18 nationalities)
• Meaningful work which drives forward the energy transition and supports a sustainable future