Software Engineer (Part-Time)

Salary Competitive

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for this role is a curious and technically driven individual who enjoys building and maintaining software that interacts with data. You should have some hands-on experience with Python, data pipelines, databases, and data migrations. A strong interest in developing data-centric software is essential. Additionally, you should be genuinely enthusiastic about the opportunity for long-term part-time work, allowing you to balance professional responsibilities with other activities you might be engaged in.


Key Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of our back-end software stack, primarily using Python.

  • Write clean and modular code according to the provided Contribution Guidelines.

  • Be generous and detailed while writing suites of unit tests for your code.

  • Help building and maintaining data pipelines.

  • Help to properly package and integrate data-related proof-of-concept (POC) code coming from other colleagues, such as data scientists.

  • Be meticulous and proactive in spotting data inconsistencies and issues.

  • Actively contribute to our Product Development Team and work closely with your colleagues on a daily basis.

  • Support the team in deploying and using the backend services you are responsible for.

  • Collaborate on integrating data solutions into internal and customer-facing tools.


Requirements

  • Residing within commuting distance of our Copenhagen officeno remote, no relocation, no outsourcing.

  • A genuine preference for part-time work as a key factor in your decision to apply for this position.

  • Excellent communication skills in English (Danish or other languages are a plus).

  • Some hands-on experience with Python, databases, data pipelines, and data migrations.

  • Strong interest in developing data-centric software and working with data.

  • Committed to documenting all software products and processes.

  • Ability to work collaboratively with a team and towards the common goal to make a small company succeed.

  • Ability to work with a high degree of independence.

  • Ability to take initiative and meet deadlines.


Good To Have

  • Some degree of knowledge of one or more of these applications: Git, Jira (or equivalent issue tracking tool), Confluence, Office, Google Suite.

  • Some degree of knowledge of REST APIs, CLI tools, SQL and microservices.

  • Awareness of clean architecture, unit testing, and Agile development.

  • Familiarity with cloud providers such as AWS.

  • A public GitHub (or similar) portfolio showing your software work.


What We Offer

  • A part-time, in-office position (80h/month, 2.5 days per week) with some degree of flexibility about the working days within the week.

  • A professional, informal and positive working environment.

  • A great opportunity to learn and kickstart your professional career!

  • A cozy office close to public transportation (Nørrebro St.).

  • The possibility to be mentored by experienced professionals.

  • The possibility to work in an environment that genuinely awards pro-activeness, meritocracy and ideas.

  • Being incentivized to develop your own toolset and processes.


How To Apply

Please apply with your resume in English and in PDF format thru The Hub. Only candidates who apply thru The Hub will end up in the candidate pool. Applications via email will be discarded. The email address is provided only for asking questions or requesting additional information.

For more information or questions please contact us at ruben@oktogrid.io

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Near public transit
Near public transit

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Maternity / paternity leave
Maternity / paternity leave

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

Work life balance
Work life balance

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Oktogrid

Oktogrid™ is helping electricity providers bring the grid online for higher reliability and a safer energy transition. The future will be electric, Oktogrid™ is giving the insights needed to keep the power flowing. We are a dedicated team working with industry heavyweights in optimising the usage of the electrical grid and making sure that the electrification of our society remains sustainable.

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