Software Engineer - Backend

Our mission is to provide innovative services critical to society, unlocking a cleaner, better and more profitable future. Working towards this goal, Volue has become a leading technology supplier and enabler of the green transition, helping energy companies simplify and optimize everyday operations.

We are now looking for a Software Engineer – Backend to join the Volue Insight team. 

At Volue Insight, we empower our customers to make informed decisions based on data. This includes developing pricing models for their energy products, determining optimal times to buy energy, and making strategic investments in renewable power plants or power-consuming industries.

The Development department in Volue Insight builds and operates a self-serve data platform for efficient storage, modelling, and distribution of substantial amounts of time series data.

Volue Insight works with an agile mindset, and we are continuously working to improve our way of work. We run all our infrastructure on Google Cloud using Kubernetes. Most of our software is written in Python, with Django serving as the framework for our web applications. As a Software Engineer in Volue Insight, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of technologies and collaborate with talented colleagues to develop our SaaS offerings.

What you will be doing to make a difference:

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  Improve Our Applications: Collaborate closely with our team to enhance our applications, leveraging your expertise to implement robust solutions that meet our evolving needs.
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  Collaborate with Product Managers: Work alongside product managers to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
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  Participate in Technical Projects: Contribute to the design and implementation of critical technical projects spanning multiple teams and departments.
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  Stay Updated: Keep up to date with the latest technologies, frameworks, and best practices to continually improve our development processes and drive innovation.

What you need to succeed:

• BSc Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Solid knowledge of Python and familiarity with design patterns
• Experience in using and designing distributed systems, data pipelines, databases and APIs
• Being a Code Quality Advocate: you are capable of writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code, with a focus on ensuring the overall quality of the codebase.
• Modern Development Methodology: experience with modern development practices, including automated testing, peer code review, GitHub flow, continuous integration, and deployment.

Extra candidate points for:

• Django: all our backend python applications are built with Django as a framework.
• Cloud Platform: familiarity with modern cloud architectures and platforms such as Google Cloud would be a significant advantage
• gRPC Knowledge: gRPC is our framework of choice for service-to-service communication.
• Frontend Technologies: basic understanding of frontend technologies, such as JavaScript/TypeScript and frameworks like Next.js.
• GitHub Actions: experience with GitHub Actions for automating workflows in the software development lifecycle.

Reasons to join Volue team and what we offer:

• Large degree of influence in shaping & developing the role further
• Great colleagues in one of Europe’s most exciting green tech companies with innovative and international work environment
• Creative and up-to-date working environment with great learning opportunities and self-learning budget.
• Flexible working hours & competitive compensation package
• 6th week of vacation for employees based in Norway
• Defined compensation for training expenses and subsidised cantina

We are looking to hire for Volue office in Oslo, Arendal or Berlin but will be ready to consider other locations for the right candidate.

In Volue, we cherish each employee’s competence, ideas and personality. Let your skills and talent be a part of our team – and let us leave our mark on the world together!

Company Culture

In Volue, we believe that in order to be a successful company, we need to bring everyone to the table.

We look at diversity as a competitive advantage. A diverse workforce enables better decision-making and creates more value. By inclusion, we refer to the sense of belonging and being part of a community at work. We want the people of Volue to feel welcome, valued and not least encouraged to bring their whole, unique selves to work.

Volue is about people. From staff to client, people are at the center of all our operations, and we always strive for a flat structure where everyone feels included, appreciated and recognized for their individual efforts. Or as we call it "ONE Volue". We hire talented individuals, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, cultural background or religious beliefs.