Software Engineer Backend

Software Engineer Backend

Application Deadline: 16 March 2026

Department: Tech

Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time

Location: Oslo

Description

Location: Oslo, Norway

You will be joining our team as a software engineer and will play a key role in developing our ocean and air freight intelligence products. Xeneta is a dynamic company and appreciates diversity, accountability, teamwork, initiatives and innovation.

What you will be doing

• Develop and maintain our Ocean and Air applications using Python, working closely with a collaborative engineering team.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and business logic leveraging DBT, SQL, and Snowflake to drive insights and automation.
• Apply cloud-native development practices with a strong focus on security, scalability, and performance — using tools like Terraform to manage infrastructure as code.
• Collaborate with engineers, DevOps, QA, and data scientists to deliver reliable and efficient solutions across the tech stack.
• Work cross-functionally with teams across Xeneta to understand customer needs and translate them into impactful features.
• Embrace Agile principles to plan, iterate, and continuously improve both product and process.

Your profile and experience

• You have 4+ years of experience as Backend (or Full-stack) Software Engineer using Python stack.
• You have good understanding of software development foundations (SOLID principles, patterns, big O notation, data structures, etc).
• You have good understanding and experience in SQL including optimization and performance aspects, injections, clustering.
• You care about quality, and you know what it means to ship high-quality code.
• You are a team player; you enjoy learning and improving the team around you and yourself and can work independently if needed.
• Fluent in English, oral and written.

Nice to have

• Relevant higher education.
• Experience using AWS services for building data processing and/or web applications.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code like Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Experience with Snowflake and Docker.
• Experience with client-side browser technologies and frameworks like TypeScript, ReactJS.

Xeneta is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Looking forward to hearing from you!

What we offer

• We will help you grow your career: We help you identify areas of growth for you, whether you want to grow as a specialist in your field or eventually want to go into a leadership/management role.
• We have a transparent and open work environment where everyone is empowered to make an impact and encouraged to voice their ideas.
• Keeping true to our value, “Xeneta is one”, we regularly bring colleagues together across locations. We organize an annual global company trip, and we aim to create opportunities for people to meet in person from time to time.
• You will receive an individual education budget and can educate yourself during work hours: you can spend several hours each month attending courses, reading books, or getting involved in communities.
• We value work-life balance and want to make sure you can spend quality time with your family or enjoy your hobbies when your workday is over.
• We have flexible working hours (core time with meetings is 10:00 to 15:00, the rest is up to you).

Why you will love it here

• Our Impact: We’re category leaders digitalizing the way ocean and air freight is procured bringing on-demand actionable data to all industry stakeholders. We’re moving fast.
• Our Technology: Deep data analytics and integrations coupled with a scalable, sleek and beautiful user interface.
• Our Team: Shipping, consulting and tech all-stars on our roster.
• Our Values: Xeneta is One. Transparency builds trust. Ownership drives Impact. Modernization through data. Diversity is our Superpower.

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