Staff Backend Software Engineer
About Our Client
This organization operates in the climate technology industry, focusing on reducing global carbon emissions by enhancing home energy efficiency through smart technologies. Their platform aims to prevent significant carbon emissions annually by integrating high-volume, real-time data systems. The team is composed of experienced entrepreneurs working to create impactful technologies that facilitate energy transformation at scale.
About the Opportunity
The Staff Backend Software Engineer role is critical for expanding the organization's cloud platform capabilities and enabling new product features. The position involves maintaining and scaling high-quality production services while collaborating across multiple disciplines to deliver customer-focused solutions. This role contributes directly to the company's mission by developing robust, scalable systems that support energy efficiency and environmental goals.
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance backend cloud platform capabilities
- Maintain and scale production services with high availability and performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineers, product managers, and engineering managers
- Work alongside embedded engineers to integrate systems with hardware platforms
- Engage with partners and customers to ensure project success
- Analyze and resolve production issues using metrics and logs
- Lead projects from design through deployment and maintenance
- Advocate for engineering best practices and team collaboration
- Apply AI coding practices as relevant
Requirements
- Over 8 years of professional software engineering experience with relevant educational background
- Proficiency in Java, Linux, and AWS
- Experience designing REST APIs and integrating with partner systems
- Strong knowledge of security and data privacy principles in engineering
- DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering experience in production environments
- Familiarity with Cassandra, MySQL, Kafka, and Python is a plus
- Experience in energy industry or climate tech is beneficial
- Authorization to work in the US
Pay
$180,000 to $200,000 annually
Benefits & Perks
- Health care plan including medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plans such as 401(k) and IRA
- Life insurance (basic, voluntary, and AD&D)
- Paid time off including vacation, sick leave, and public holidays
- Family leave including maternity and paternity leave
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Training and development opportunities
- Work from home options
- Free food and snacks
- Wellness resources
- Stock option plan