Senior Python Developer

**Excited to work for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape?**:
The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this? As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country.

Side-by-side with your talented colleagues, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint.

Only together can we make the biggest impact possible We believe in the power of diversity: we are convinced that an inclusive and diverse work environment leads to more innovation, creativity and better results.
- Senior Python Developer
- Requisition ID: 10156
- Posting Start Date: 25/08/2025

**Function**:
For Elia’s Group’s Chapter Development community, an environment that brings together developers from across the organization, collaborating on a variety of technology stacks, we are looking to hire a **Senior Python Developer**.

The core of the platform consists of monitoring and alerting engines both developed in Python along with all related monitoring scripts. Your skills and experience will be pivotal to the ongoing evolution and reliability of this solution.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define software specifications.
- Engage with customers to address service request and ensure effective resolution.
- Implement best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment (CI/CD).
- Mentor junior developers and conduct code reviews.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex technical issues.
- Work with DevOps and data engineering teams to ensure seamless integration and performance.Ensure security, scalability, and maintainability of solutions.

**Key Stakeholders**:

- Other software development teams, Product Owners & Business Analysts, Data Engineers & Architects, IT Operations, And Business stakeholders

**Your Profile**:

- Bachelor or master in an IT or tech-related degree
- **Min. of 6 years of experience**in Development.
- **Min. of 3 years of experience**using Python**.
- Strong understanding of IT security requirements and their implementation ideally in the context of critical infrastructure
- Proficiency in Python for backend services, preferably with FastAPI or similar frameworks.
- Proficiency with data validation lib as Pydantic.
- Experience with: AsyncIO, SQL, databases like MSSQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ
- Strong understanding of service-based architectures and event-driven systems
- Solid conceptual knowledge of software design patterns, scalability, and continuous integration practices
- Knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g Selenium)
- Solid understanding of software design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to mentor and provide technical leadership.
- Experience working in agile environments.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Azure cloud is a plus.
- Experience in NoSQL solutions is a plus.
- Ability to work with legacy code and participate to refactoring initiative.
- Familiarity with containerization using Docker and deployment pipelines in a CI/CD environment is a plus.
- **Fluent in English**with good knowledge of French OR Dutch. German is a plus.

**Offer**:

- **Salary**:a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year-end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€8 per working day), eco-vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
- **Insurance**:group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
- **Vacation**:You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long-service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment).
- **Social fund**:Year-end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs.
- **Communication**:you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement.
- **Discounts**:you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill.
- **Mobility**:we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
- **Elia shares**:Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price.

**Location**:
Hybrid: Emperor (close to central station) and remote

**There’s something electric in the air with this job offer**:
In exchange for your work and dedication, you enjoy the following benefits:

- **A job full of variety with a top employer**: Elia encourages innovation and collaboration. Within our company yo