The Company

We are excited to partner with a fast-growing grid-resiliency company in San Francisco. They exist to enhance and protect the mother of all networks: the electrical grid. The grid touches everything grinds to a halt, and the consequences can be dire: wildfires burn, land is destroyed, property is damaged, progress stops, and lives are lost.  

Their team of engineers has built an advanced sensing system to continuously analyze both the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. Utilizing high precision sensor arrays, the system identifies and allows preemptive mitigation of faults. The technology has been proven with utilities to bolster safety, reliability, and reduce customer outage durations. The demand for power will only increase. They protect the grid of today while we build the grid of tomorrow.

They are privately held and backed by the best climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. They are headquartered in the Bay Area in northern California.

Your Impact (Responsibilities)

The Principal Software Engineer is responsible for designing and developing robust, scalable software systems that process real-time data from grid monitoring sensors. This role involves full-stack development, including front-end user interfaces and backend services, to deliver seamless experiences for utility customers.

• Design and implementation of systems to support concurrent command and control of millions of devices
• Design and implementation of systems enabling in-depth observability of the health, behavior, and history of our distributed device fleet
• Design and implementation of both customer-facing features and internal tools
• Collaborate closely with firmware engineers, manufacturing engineers, data team, and product designers to deliver software that advances our systems and acts as a multiplier for the rest of the company
• Contribute to improving development workflows and best practices
• Thrive in a tightly integrated, lightning-paced team of high-energy and deeply committed individuals

About You

• 5+ years’ experience with Python backend development
• Experience building scalable, distributed applications on one of the major cloud providers (AWS preferred)
• Experience working with event driven architectures and data streaming frameworks such as Kafka, Kinesis, SNS/SQS
• Proficiency with SQL and experience with GraphQL
• Proficiency with React and Typescript
• Proficiency with observability tooling such as New Relic, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Demonstrated ability to construct scalable ingestion pipelines and APIs
• Comfortable developing in Linux environments with an understanding of networking, filesystems, and scripting
• Knowledge of version control, automated deployments, and testing pipelines
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker / ECS / Kubernetes
  

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