Software Engineer, German Energy Market Processes

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Romania.

📋 Description

• Design and develop platform components for German Grundversorgung and associated processes.

• Implement contract and supply-status logic, including implicit contracts related to move-ins, Ersatzversorgung, and various Grundversorgung states and transitions, as well as supply start/end, move-outs, terminations, and specific termination rights.

• Develop billing and pricing mechanisms for general tariffs, price adjustments, notification deadlines, Abschläge, periodic and final invoices, taxes, levies, and Konzessionsabgabe.

• Create market communication workflows for GPKE / GeLi Gas, WiM, and MaBiS.

• Process and generate EDIFACT messages like UTILMD, MSCONS, INVOIC, REMADV, APERAK, and CONTRL.

• Map Prüfidentifikatoren to domain events and stay updated with BDEW format releases.

• Automate handling of exceptions such as rejected registrations, missing meter readings, switching conflicts, and disconnection orders.

• Convert regulations into precise domain models and tests in collaboration with domain experts.

• Take ownership of features from design through to production within a small, self-sufficient team.

• Monitor and troubleshoot live issues affecting customers.

• Enhance reliability and performance at scale.

• Contribute through code reviews, collaborative work, and sharing domain knowledge across teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Hands-on engineering experience with German Grundversorgung processes, including experience in building or maintaining systems for a Grundversorger, energy supplier, or utility platform.

• Ability to articulate the differences in data and logic between Grundversorgung and Ersatzversorgung.

• Over 3 years of professional software development experience with a strong emphasis on backend development.

• Working knowledge of German market communication standards: GPKE / GeLi Gas, WiM, MaBiS.

• Experience in handling EDIFACT messages.

• Familiarity with billing or contract systems within the energy sector.

• Strong fundamentals in clean domain modeling, relational databases, testing, and collaborative codebases.

• Proficient in English.

• Nice to have: Proficiency in German.

• Nice to have: Experience with Python and Django.

• Nice to have: Knowledge of PostgreSQL, GraphQL, and AWS.

• Experience migrating a German utility's customer base between systems like SAP IS-U, Schleupen, or Wilken.

• Exposure to smart metering (iMSys, MsbG), §14a EnWG, or dynamic tariffs.

• Experience with event-driven or message-based integration and high-volume batch processing.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance: Your health, and that of your family, is our highest priority. You are fully covered.

• Holiday flat available in Valencia.

• Gifts for special occasions, including Easter, Women's Day, Father's Day, and more.

• Anniversary gifts for your 1st, 5th, and 10th work anniversaries.

• Team-building events.

• Year-end celebrations.

• A day off on your birthday.

• Community and social initiatives.

• Unlimited access to thousands of Udemy courses.

• German language courses.

• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through masterclasses, courses, and training.