Vacant job

Do you want to work with socially vital infrastructure and contribute solutions for Sweden's energy supply? At Svenska kraftnät, you have the opportunity to influence technology and architecture in a constantly growing system, together with a competent and engaged team.

About the role

As a backend developer with a focus on Python, you will join a development team responsible for the further development and maintenance of an application for collecting and analyzing data from various operational environments.

The system is transitioning from a project phase to maintenance during 2026, and the team will be built up gradually. You will have the opportunity to influence technical choices, working methods, and architecture at an early stage.

The team currently consists of several roles, including developers, architects, UX designers, and testers, and works agilely and closely together.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will among other things:

• Participate in sprint planning and ongoing development work.
• Develop solution proposals together with the team.
• Develop and further develop backend functionality in Python.
• Write robust, testable, and readable code of high quality.
• Implement and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Contribute to joint architectural decisions and technical guidelines.
• Work with debugging, improvements, and further development in maintenance.

Technology and working methods

The work includes among other things:

• Backend development in Python (FastAPI).
• Databases (relational databases such as PostgreSQL or similar).
• Authentication and authorization solutions for web applications.
• Logging, traceability, and audit logging.
• CI/CD and pipelines in Azure DevOps Server.
• Container technology (Docker, preferably Podman).
• Code quality and analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube).

About you

We are looking for you who thrive in a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment, and who are motivated by contributing to solutions with high quality and long-term sustainability.

You are structured in your approach, take responsibility for your deliverables, and have an interest in architecture and a holistic perspective.

You must also adhere to the Swedish public sector values (https://www.statskontoret.se/kunskapsstod-och-regler/forvaltningskultur/den-statliga-vardegrunden/).

In this recruitment, we place great emphasis on your personal qualities.

We are looking for you with a university or college education in IT, or equivalent experience as assessed by Svenska kraftnät.

Other requirements for the position

• At least 5 years of work experience in Python development for backend applications.
• Experience with database development (relational databases).
• At least 3 years of experience with agile working methods, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Experience with tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub, or GitLab.
• At least 2 years of experience with: authentication solutions for web applications, logging and traceability (application and/or audit logging), unit and integration testing.
• Good ability to communicate in Swedish and English, both verbally and in writing.

Meritorious experience includes

• Python development within data analysis or data processing.
• Building CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps.
• Code quality tools such as SonarQube.
• Test automation.
• Work within the energy market.
• Industrial communication protocols.
• Facilitating agile work (e.g., Scrum Master).

Good to know

• The position is located in Sundbyberg.
• The position is a permanent employment.
• The last day for applications is 2026-08-21.
• Instead of attaching a cover letter to your application, you answer a number of questions in the application form.
• Individual salary setting applies and takes place in accordance with the central wage agreements RALS/RALS-T.
• Read more about our benefits: svk.se/benefits (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/var-arbetsplats/formaner/).

For questions, please contact the following people:

• Sofia Liljeblad, recruiting manager, 010 489 2102
• Carl Isaksson, responsible recruiter, 010 489 2028
• Annika Ingeborn, union representative SACO, 010 475 87 72
• Erica Midfjäll, union representative ST, 010 475 87 31

You can also reach us via email: [email protected].

www.svk.se/jobba-har (https://www.svk.se/jobba-har/)

We decline direct contact with staffing and recruitment agencies as well as salespeople in connection with the recruitment, as we have procured agreements that apply to Svenska kraftnät as a government agency.

Additional information

We have high demands on our employees' security and confidentiality awareness. Prior to employment, a security clearance is conducted in accordance with the Security Protection Act (2018:585), which includes a basic investigation. If the employment concerns a position in a security class, the security clearance will also include a register check. For employment at Svenska kraftnät, Swedish citizenship may be a requirement for certain positions. The employment includes an obligation to be placed in wartime assignments. For more information about personnel security at Svenska kraftnät: svk.se/personnel-security (https://www.svk.se/sakerhet-och-beredskap/sakerhetsskydd/personalsakerhet).