Senior Backend Engineer - Energy Management Platform (all genders)

United States Digital Space LLC; Aachen, München; Hybrid; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Remote EU days

30 days vacation

Health + sports allowance

Development budget €1,500

Corporate Benefits

JobRad

Pension plan

Public transport subsidy

Modern workplace Aachen or Munich

Team events budget

Birthday donation

Sabbatical option

Zusammenfassung

gridX is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to own features end-to-end, from analysis through testing, deployment, and observability. You will shape architecture, lead cross-team decisions, and mentor peers while building reliable, scalable cloud services for energy infrastructure.

You will work with Go, Kubernetes, and data infrastructures like Redis and ClickHouse, contributing to resilient distributed systems and clear API designs.

Qualifikationen

• Deep backend engineering background with production systems experience.
• Ability to design scalable, reliable distributed systems.
• Experience with Go and its ecosystem.
• Strong autonomy and ownership in complex projects.

Aufgaben

• Own features end-to-end from analysis to production.
• Identify and solve core technical challenges beyond tickets.
• Investigate and resolve complex distributed system issues and lead incident response.
• Improve system stability, performance, and scalability.

Kenntnisse

Backend engineering

Go

Kubernetes

Redis

ClickHouse

Prometheus

Grafana

Protobuf

gRPC

Tools

Kubernetes

Redis

ClickHouse

Prometheus

Grafana

Protobuf

gRPC

Jobbeschreibung

How you can contribute to gridXDistributed energy resources are transforming the global grid, and our cloud platform sits right at the center of it. Every day, our Cloud EMS and core APIs power tens of thousands of connected systems, serving as the foundational infrastructure that engineering teams rely on to build the future of clean energy. If you thrive on stability, scalability, and high-stakes system design, this is your place to#makeamark.

Atthe company, we build with purpose and live by a clear set of values: we #get shit done, continuously push boundaries to #make a mark, #appreciate with all your heart, and welcome everyone to #come as you are.Ready to power the future of energy infrastructure? Apply now to join our team as aSenior Backend Engineer!

What you'll do

• Own features end-to-end:Turn requirements into impactful solutions, taking them from analysis and implementation through testing, observability, and continuous iteration.
• Solve problems, not just tickets:Identify technical challenges, shape pragmatic solutions, and drive them all the way from idea to production.
• Keep systems reliable:Investigate and resolve complex issues across distributed systems, lead incident response, and turn post-mortems into meaningful improvements.
• Build for scale:Continuously improve system stability, performance, and scalability as the fleet grows and complexity increases.
• Create clarity:Maintain well-defined API specifications and clear component documentation that make systems easier to understand, use, and evolve.
• Shape technical direction:Drive cross-team architectural decisions and help establish scalable, maintainable integration patterns.
• Help others grow:Mentor teammates through thoughtful code reviews, pairing, design discussions, and guidance that builds confidence and autonomy.
• Enable better decisions:Write clear design documents and RFCs that create alignment and enable effective async decision-making across teams.

This is how you and your application stand out

• Deep backend engineering backgroundwith a proven track record of building, scaling, and operating reliable systems in production
• Systems thinkingwith the ability to identify root causes, recognize architectural gaps, and solve underlying problems rather than patching symptoms
• Strong autonomywith the ability to turn ambiguous problems into actionable plans and drive them through to completion with minimal guidance
• Sound technical judgmentwith the ability to make pragmatic decisions while considering long-term trade-offs and implications
• High ownership mindsetwith responsibility for taking work from the initial problem statement through production and ongoing operation
• Focus on clear API design and documentationas first-class aspects of building maintainable and scalable systems
• Experience with Go and its ecosystem, including building and operating production services
• Experience with Kubernetesand operating containerized services in production environments
• Experience with data infrastructure, including key-value stores such as Redis/Valkey and analytical databases such as ClickHouse or similar technologies
• Experience with incident response and post-mortems, with a focus on learning from incidents and improving system reliability over time

Nice to have

• Mentorship experience with a track record of helping engineers grow through code reviews, design guidance, pairing, and constructive feedback
• Experience with energy management systems
• Experience in platform/infrastructure engineering where your users are other engineering teams
• Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Protobuf and gRPC-gateway experience

Why gridXFlexible & mobile working:

• Work remotely for up to 70 days per year from anywhere within the EU & in selected countries outside of the EU.
• Vacation:Enjoy 30 vacation days plus 0.5 additional days off on both December 24th and December 31st.
• Health & sports:Receive a €30 monthly allowance for Urban Sports Club or EGYM Wellpass and benefit from company health management and mental health support offerings.
• Personal development:Access cross-functional coaching, e-learning platforms, and an annual development budget of €1,500.
• Employee discounts:Take advantage of exclusive offers through the company Corporate Benefits.
• JobRad:Stay active, commute sustainably, and save with our bike leasing program.
• Company pension plan: Benefit from a fair monthly employer contribution to your pension plan.
• Mobility support:Receive a €30 monthly subsidy for your public transportation ticket.
• Modern workplace:Work from our offices in the hearts of Aachen or Munich with IT equipment of your choice.
• Team events & culture:Experience the the company culture through regular team events and receive an additional €100 budget per employee for department events.
• Birthday donation:We'll donate €20 to a charity of your choice on your birthday.
• Sabbatical option:Take a break from your daily work routine to pursue personal projects, travel, or further education.*Please note that our benefits may differ for employees working 100% remote.

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