Senior Backend Engineer Electrical Engineering
Senior Backend Engineer Electrical Engineering at envelio
Requirements
Perfection is a myth! We’re more interested in the human behind the screen, so think of these criteria as helpful directions — we're excited to see how your unique skills might fit in.
- You have a background in electrical engineering, with a profound knowledge of the electrical distribution system and its structure and equipment modeling (e.g. conductor modeling, transformer modeling, earthing concepts & equipment, ideally also asymmetric elements like center-tapped/split-phase transformers and transformer banks)
- You have profound knowledge about calculation methods for grid calculations (power flow, short-circuit/fault calculations, reliability calculations). Ideal is additional knowledge about state estimation and general optimization problems.
- You have practical experience in programming - 3 years or more - in the context of electrical engineering and mathematical algorithms (Python, ideally also C++, Go or Rust), software design and architecture principles.
- You see yourself as a generalist who enjoys writing code, interacting and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders and educating others in the field of power systems engineering
- You are able to communicate complex topics in power systems engineering clearly and effectively, and can translate sophisticated customer problems into actionable product requirements, especially in the area of utilities and electricity DSOs.
- You are a team player 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)
- Ideally you are familiar with parts of our tech stack, with current software design principles and are looking forward to keeping up with current industry best practices
Scope of Work
As Senior Backend Engineer Electrical Engineering (all genders) you will be part of an engineering squad with strong knowledge of electrical engineering, coding, databases, and software architecture. Additionally to your software engineering work, you will be acting as an expert for electrical power systems towards internal and external stakeholders, especially regarding general domain knowledge of electrical grids and relevant calculation methodologies. Together with the team, you drive the topics surrounding electrical power system engineering and electrical/mathematical models and algorithms, have an impact on the experience of our users, our organization, and our engineering practices.
- You are part of a cross-functional department and team (backend, frontend, DevOps developers, design and product owner) and develop state of the art electrical engineering related applications which bring effective customer value
- You design, enhance and implement electrical engineering workflows and mathematical solvers in accordance with the current state of technology and best practices
- You are part of the conceptualizing and developing of professional backend solutions to continuously evolve our product in an agile working environment together with internal and external stakeholders
- You demonstrate expert knowledge in the area of power grids and associated calculation methods towards internal and external stakeholders and enable them to utilize the software in an optimal way
How we develop Software
- Agile working method with Kanban in cooperation of all 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” – Team responsibility for certain functional areas of the product
Our Tech Stack
- Python, incl. additional frameworks, Pytest and Celery
- Modern C++20 for computationally intensive tasks
- PostgreSQL
- RabbitMQ, Redis
- Docker, Kubernetes
Benefits
- Join us fully remote or at our lovely office in Cologne in a hybrid working mode
- Option for remote work from abroad (up to three months per year)
- State of the art technology and modern tech stack
- Excellent hardware equipment (16 inch MacBooks, 2 screens at your workplace)
- 30 holidays + 3 corporate holidays
- Support for your health through sports membership cooperations
- Flexible use of a monthly mobility budget (e.g. Jobrad, public transport)
- Time and resources for individual growth
- envelio pension plan
- Regular company and team events
Applicant Location Requirements
About envelio
envelio is a company from Cologne, Germany developing software for the digital transformation of energy grids.
Distribution grid operators’ existing IT systems and processes are not ready for the challenge of integrating millions of new renewable generators into the grid. envelio has developed the Intelligent Grid Platform (IGP) to support distribution system operators in their future challenges and the mass integration of renewable energies and EV charging points into the grid. The IGP is a modular digital and flexible assistance system with three main application areas:
1.) Data quality: Create validated digital grid models with machine learning algorithms
2.) Grid planning: Automate and accelerate processes and workflows of grid planners
3.) Grid operation: Analyze the grid state and avoid congestions in real-time
The IGP is already implemented at various European distribution grid operators including i.a. Iberdrola S.E., one of the biggest utilities in Europe and Westnetz GmbH, the biggest German distribution grid operator.
Why envelio?
- A blame-free and analytic feedback culture throughout all levels of the company
- Autonomous and cross-functional teams
- Remote and hybrid work setup
If this feels like the workplace you are searching for, you are the ideal candidate for an engineering position at envelio!