Software Engineer

Hydro Global Business Services (GBS) is an organizational area that operates as an internal service provider for the Hydro group. Its ultimate purpose is to deliver relevant IT, financial and HR business services to all business areas within the company.
In this position, the efforts will primarily be directed towards supporting Hydro Energy, one of Norway’s top three operators of hydropower and one of the world’s largest purchasers of renewable power through long-term agreements. Capturing emerging opportunities in the power markets requires speed, adaptability, and a strong digital foundation, making software development and modern technology solutions important for Hydro Energy’s continued development.

What we offer you

• A competitive total compensation package, including salary, bonus and share programs, pension, insurance, and other benefits
• A flexible workday, with the option of partial home office
• Opportunities to influence and develop processes, solutions, and ways of working
• Good internal career opportunities, both in your area of expertise and in leadership roles
  
  

What you will be doing

• Build and maintain backend services and APIs, translating business requirements into robust and reliable system logic
• Write clean, maintainable code with clear separation of concerns, and contribute to consistent data models and predictable system behavior
• Ensure data integrity, safe transactions, and controlled state changes in all solutions
• Develop and maintain tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) to ensure high-quality and production-ready code
• Review code for correctness, edge cases, and alignment with requirements, and ensure changes are safe and backward-compatible
• Monitor systems, identify performance issues, and resolve production incidents through logging, diagnostics, and root cause analysis, while ensuring secure handling of sensitive data
  
  

What will make you successful?

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience
• Strong backend and API development experience using Python and modern web frameworks
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and its application in real systems
• Experience with databases and data modelling, building stable and scalable solutions, and the ability to turn business requirements into clear, working logic
• Experience working in Agile (Scrum) teams, with exposure to cloud platforms (preferably Azure); familiarity with testing, CI/CD
• Experience building business-facing applications, combined with a strong system development mindset, critical thinking, curiosity, and a willingness to learn and take ownership of technical decisions
  
  

Advantages:

• Degree in a relevant field
• Experience in Frontend technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, React)
  
  

Equal opportunities
At Hydro, we believe diversity makes us stronger. We welcome diverse experiences and perspectives, and invite all qualified candidates to apply. We review every application fairly and strive to provide equal opportunities for everyone to grow and succeed.
Apply before: 07 June 2026

If you have any questions, please contact:

Hiring manager
Ferenc Igaz
[email protected]

Recruiter
Gemma Scipioni
[email protected]