Staff Software Engineer

Lunar Energy; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative energy firm in the UK is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to build and optimize data processing platforms while contributing to green technology solutions. The role is fully remote and offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salary, medical insurance, and training budget. Ideal candidates have strong experience in software engineering, IoT, and functional programming.

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock options

Private Medical Insurance through BUPA

Wellbeing and lifestyle benefits

5% employer contributions pension

Life assurance & income protection

£1,000 training budget annually

Cycle To Work scheme

Mental Health Support platform

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

25 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays

Remote work allowance bonus

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Working experience in renewable energy sector is beneficial.
• Ability to manage own workload and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Build platform infrastructure to process large data streams.
• Solve complex optimization problems using machine learning.
• Design APIs and UI interfaces using functional programming.

Skills

Experience with typescript or Rust

Experience working with IoT devices

Experience with UNIX operating systems

Machine Learning in Python

Experience with AWS and serverless technologies

Functional programming paradigm

Strong optimization problem solving

Job description

Overview

At Lunar Energy, we're on a mission to transform the way we power our homes by building an ecosystem of all-electric products, starting with a next-generation home battery system and a cloud PaaS to manage large fleets of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) assets. Comprising a team of visionary entrepreneurs and dedicated technology and industry experts, we're united by our shared vision of deploying and building products to electrify homes that are connected through an integrated software platform.

We’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our talented team of Software Engineers in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Building the required platform infrastructure to ingest and process big streams of data in real time, using AWS primitives
• Solving complex optimisation problems, using machine learning and other often bespoke algorithms
• Designing and implementing the business logic to expose our functionality via APIs and UI interfaces, using functional programming and serverless computing
• 8+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience in strongly typed languages, such as Typescript, Rust or others
• Experience working with IoT devices in the cloud
• Working experience with Unix operating systems
• You enjoy working in a smaller team where you can see the huge impact of your work
• You value learning and approach new information with an open mind, willing to reconsider your opinions when presented with compelling evidence
• You are autonomous and enjoy managing your own workload and deadlines
• Experience with the functional programming paradigm
• Experience using AWS, serverless technologies and infrastructure as code
• Experience with Machine Learning in Python
• Professional experience in the renewable energy sector, or an interest in green tech

Joining us gives you

• A competitive salary and stock options package
• Access to a private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded)
• A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash
• 5% employer contributions pension matching
• Life assurance & income protection schemes (available after 12 months of service)
• A budget of £1,000 per financial year for work-related training and an allowance of 4 training days.
• Cycle To Work scheme and Workplace Nursery benefit.
• A £200 bonus upon joining for remote work setup.
• Access to Spill - a Mental Health Support platform.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• 25 days of annual holiday entitlement plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• Fully remote working within the UK

Details

Duration: Full-time

Location: Fully remote work within the UK. You're also welcome to work from our office in Liverpool Street, London (UK), as frequently as you desire.

Inclusivity

Lunar Energy is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from individuals regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, or social background. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, and we do not filter applications by university background, welcoming those who have taken alternative educational and career paths.