Full-Stack Engineer

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Engelhart is hiring a Full-Stack Engineer in Berlin for the Technology, Trading and Commercial team to shape trading and data platforms used by traders and clients in the renewable energy market. You will own frontend and backend, delivering React with TypeScript and Hooks and Python microservices, with data processing in a cloud-native setup. The role emphasizes collaboration, code reviews, test-driven development, and end-to-end ownership. Essential skills include strong React/JS (ES6) or TypeScript, Python REST APIs, experience with databases, and a DevOps mindset. To apply, tailor your CV to show real-time data workflows, cross-functional collaboration; highlight AWS or Docker experience and a proactive, inclusive approach aligned with Engelhart's four values be bold be collaborative be proactive be your best in the Berlin hybrid setup.

About Us

Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company. Our business model is “asset light” and highly diversified – giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions. We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities.  Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence. We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.

In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company. The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients’ renewable power. The acquisition also expanded Engelhart’s capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.

Our talented and experienced individuals work together according to its four company values: be bold, be collaborative, be proactive, be your best.

Full-Stack Engineer – Berlin, Germany
Full-Time | Permanent | Hybrid Work Pattern

About the Role

As a Full-Stack Engineer within our Technology – Trading & Commercial team, you will help build and evolve our core trading and data platforms used by traders and external clients in the renewable energy market. You will work across the full technology stack, developing user-facing web applications in React as well as backend services in Python, and contribute to scalable, reliable systems that support real-time trading and data workflows.

This role will own the following responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain our trading web-app and microservices to manage and visualize metering, trading and master data of renewable electricity assets for traders and external clients.
• Build and maintain backend services and APIs in Python to support data processing, business logic and integrations.
• Stay up to date with the latest trends in technology and continuously improve our code base, systems and processes.
• Collaborate with teammates and guard code quality through code reviews.
• Work in a cross-functional team with engineers, business analysts, traders, data engineers and data scientists.

About You

This person will be a hands-on, collaborative full-stack engineer who enjoys building high-quality products in a fast-moving, data-driven trading environment and takes ownership of features from design through to production.

The following education, experiences and skills are essential for application:

• Strong experience developing responsive web-apps (PWAs) with JavaScript (ES6) / TypeScript in a React framework using React Hooks.
• Solid backend development experience using Python, including building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• A passion for delivering clean, maintainable code and working with a test-driven mindset.
• Experience working with relational and/or time-series databases and data-intensive applications.
• Experience using component libraries such as Material UI, HighCharts and DevExtreme is a plus.
• DevOps mindset with appreciation for working in a cloud-native and container-driven environment (partly on-premise and partly on AWS).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or another technical field, and/or proven relevant industry experience.

In addition, the following skills and experiences are not required, but highly desirable for this role:

• Experience in energy, commodities, trading or other data-driven / time-critical environments.
• Experience building products used by commercial users (e.g. traders, analysts, operations teams).
• Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Exposure to scalable, microservice-based or event-driven architectures.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation and participation in Engelhart’s discretionary bonus plan.
• 28 days of annual holiday entitlement plus Berlin public holidays.
• €3,000 per year contribution to a private pension scheme on your behalf.
• €20 monthly subsidy towards BVG tickets.
• €25 monthly subsidy towards ClassPass membership.
• A subsidy for German language courses to help you immerse yourself in the local culture.
• A sociable working environment with an open, international culture.

We believe in inclusivity and are therefore dedicated to ensuring all employees – across gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, life experience, background and more – feel welcome and included in the company. We promote diversity because we believe it is essential to our ability to think holistically.