Asset Optimisation Manager/Software Engineer

At Vattenfall, we don’t just “do energy”, we exist to help our customers power their lives in ever climate smarter ways and free from fossil fuel within one generation. If you are looking for interesting challenges and the opportunity to be part of this change, then join our diverse and talented team and make a difference!

Do you want to help creating a fossil free future? Join us and take part in shaping the smart energy system of tomorrow!

BA Markets is now looking for the right person to very exciting and challenging position as

Asset Optimisation Manager/Software Engineer

to strengthen our Hamburg-based team. In this hybrid role, you will combine strong software engineering skills with a deep interest in asset optimisation and operational decision-making.

You will help design, build, and continuously improve digital optimisation solutions that support the short-term planning of Vattenfall’s energy assets – including hydro, batteries, wind, and solar – across Continental Europe. Your work will directly contribute to balancing supply and demand, increasing portfolio flexibility, and supporting the stability of the European power system

You will be welcomed by a very engaged and diverse team that values cooperation, in an environment where both business and employees thrive.

In this position you will have the opportunities to make an impact to our business success and be part in our digital transformation journey, while learning first-hand about the energy transition and deepen your programming knowledge.

As Asset Optimisation Manager/Software Engineer you have the following key responsibilities:

• You will be part of the regular operational short term optimisation shift, for about 50% of your time, where you will be responsible for bidding our power production into the energy markets, developing commercial strategies and using models to optimize the value of our power production
• You will also be part of an agile team that develops micro services for the optimisation tool landscape
• You will maintain and improve the optimisation tools as part of the agile team
• Act as a bridge between technical development and asset optimisation, ensuring that optimisation logic, constraints, and business requirements are correctly reflected in software solutions.

Required experience and competencies:

• You hold a relevant quantitative university degree (e.g. Engineering, Science, Economics, computer science)
• You are a quick learner with a structured mindset, keeping good judgement while working with tight deadlines
• Willingness to take part in operational shift work, incl. weekends, is a prerequisite
• Strong analytical mindset and interest in optimisation, asset performance, and operational decision support
• You are working equally well in a team as well as on your own
• Hands on experience in software development using Java (17) or Kotlin, preferably with modern backend frameworks such as Spring Boot
• Practical experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks for building user-facing optimisation tools or dashboards.
• First experiences with event-driven architectures, streaming platforms (e.g. Kafka), cloud technologies, and Kubernetes is an advantage.

Benefits

Your development is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.

Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.

Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.

Your colleagues will be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken.

More information 
We welcome your application in English, no later than 15th of May 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Maryana Halushko via e-mail maryana.halushko@vattenfall.de. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called DISA. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.
 

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Within Vattenfall, Business Area (BA) Markets maximizes the value of Vattenfall’s portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging and sourcing for Vattenfall's assets and sales positions. We offer power purchase agreements to operators of wind or solar parks, optimize 3rd party batteries and enter into origination deals within the B2B segment. We serve as Vattenfall’s single market access to energy commodity markets trading in electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. We are responsible for generating profits by taking positions within defined risk mandates and limits. We are active across Europe with more than 560 professionals working from Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and The UK.

In Business Unit (BU) Assets we maximise the value of all Vattenfall assets through optimal planning, bidding and dispatching of our conventional and renewable generation. In addition, we are responsible for the development and execution of the hedging strategy for the overall exposure of Vattenfall.

Our Operational Unit Operations drives digital transformation within BA Markets, working in international, cross-functional teams based in Stockholm, Hamburg, and Amsterdam.