Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Software Engineer (Back-End)

at ICAP Energy AS

🏢 About ICAP Energy AS

ICAP Energy AS is a leader in sustainable energy and commodities brokering, driving market innovation. Their focus on technology to support internal and external clients makes them a unique blend of financial services and software engineering, offering impactful work in a mission-driven environment.

About This Role

As a Senior Back-End Engineer, you'll design and deliver critical software for broking operations and client solutions, owning features end-to-end. Your work directly enables efficient trading and data-driven decisions, leveraging modern .NET and cloud technologies.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day starts with a stand-up to align with the Agile team, then you dive into coding a new feature for the trading platform, perhaps using .NET Core and AWS Lambda. After lunch, you mentor a junior dev on best practices, review a PR, and troubleshoot a production issue. You end the day documenting design decisions for an event-driven microservice.

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🎯 Who ICAP Energy AS Is Looking For

  • Proven 5+ years as a Senior Software Engineer in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment, ideally in financial services or commodities.
  • Deep expertise in .NET (C#) across .NET Framework and .NET Core, with hands-on experience in WPF, event-driven architectures, and relational databases like MS SQL Server or MySQL.
  • Experienced with cloud platforms (preferably AWS), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub/GitLab), and Agile methodologies, with a track record of mentoring junior engineers.
  • Comfortable using AI-enabled development tools to enhance productivity and championing engineering best practices.

📝 Tips for Applying to ICAP Energy AS

1

Highlight specific .NET Core projects you've delivered end-to-end, especially those with WPF or event-driven design, and quantify impact (e.g., reduced latency by X%).

2

Emphasize any experience in energy/commodities or financial services; if lacking, draw parallels from other complex, high-volume transaction systems.

3

Mention specific AWS services you've used (e.g., Lambda, SQS, RDS) and how they fit into event-driven architectures.

4

Showcase your mentoring experience with concrete examples, like leading code reviews or improving team velocity.

5

Tailor your CV to include keywords from the job description: 'business-critical', 'ownership', 'CI/CD', 'Agile', and 'AI-enabled'.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Express enthusiasm for driving sustainable markets through technology, aligning with ICAP Energy's mission.", 'Detail a major project where you owned design through deployment, emphasizing business impact and post-release support.', "Describe how you've championed engineering best practices and used AI tools to boost productivity.", 'Mention your experience with .NET Core and AWS, and how you can apply it to improve the broking platform.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Understand ICAP Energy's role in energy and commodities brokering, including recent news or market trends.
  • → Familiarize yourself with the company's technology stack mentioned in job postings or on sites like Stack Overflow.
  • → Research how the company uses AI in development—look for blog posts or talks by their engineers.
  • → Check the company's culture and values on their website or Glassdoor to align your answers.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you designed a scalable event-driven system; what patterns did you use and why?
2 How would you migrate a legacy .NET Framework WPF app to .NET Core? What challenges do you foresee?
3 Explain how you've used CI/CD to improve deployment frequency and reliability in a past role.
4 How do you mentor junior engineers while meeting tight delivery deadlines? Give a specific example.
5 Discuss your experience with AWS services (e.g., SQS, Lambda, RDS) and how you've used them in distributed systems.
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus only on front-end or full-stack experience; stress back-end depth in .NET and databases.
  • Avoid generic statements about being a 'team player'; provide specific mentoring or leadership examples.
  • Don't underestimate the importance of event-driven architectures; be ready to discuss patterns like CQRS or messaging.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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