Principal Software Engineer

Yotta Energy; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Yotta Energy in Austin, TX is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across our platform, guiding architecture decisions to improve reliability, performance, observability, and security, while mentoring the team and shaping reusable patterns that span firmware, hardware, and cloud services.

You will architect web, cloud, and device‑integrated solutions for a distributed Linux fleet, design state machines and device controls, and drive end‑to‑end quality from

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years owning software architecture and distributed systems design decisions at scale.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js, Python, or Go.
• Experience managing and troubleshooting distributed fleets of Linux machines.
• Strong troubleshooting and cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions improving reliability, performance, observability, security, and operational excellence across our product ecosystem.
• Be the engineering lead on projects. Working from ideation to implementation to rollout.
• Architect web, cloud, and device-integrated solutions across our distributed Linux fleet as part of a unified product experience.
• Design state machines, device controls, command/acknowledgment flows, and fail‑safe behavior for connected devices.
• Build reliable, fault‑tolerant systems that gracefully handle connectivity loss, retries, device failures, and offline operation.
• Conduct design and code reviews.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to solve complex business and technical challenges.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads, and drive adoption of architectural best practices.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to troubleshoot issues spanning cloud, network, gateway, and device layers.

Skills

Software architecture

Distributed systems

TypeScript/Node.js

Python

Go

Linux

Leadership

Tools

Docker

CI/CD

SQL

Telemetry data

Job description

About Yotta Energy

AI is driving explosive growth in data center demand, and the electricity grid that powers it is undergoing its biggest transformation in a century. Meeting that demand while accelerating the shift to clean energy will take more than new generation - it will take smarter, more flexible infrastructure that can balance supply and demand in real time.

Yotta Energy is building that infrastructure. We design and deploy the hardware and software behind commercial-scale distributed energy resources (DER), and we're now aggregating that fleet into Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) - networks of batteries and solar assets that act as a single, intelligent resource for the grid. It's a direct, tangible way to support the clean energy transition: turning distributed storage into grid-scale flexibility, unlocking new value for our customers, and helping the grid absorb the load growth AI itself is creating.

About the Role

We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer to provide technical leadership across our platform, from architecture decisions that improve reliability, performance, observability, and security, to hands‑on mentorship that raises the bar for the whole team. You'll help design shared services and reusable patterns that keep our products interoperable and consistent, while staying close to the firmware, hardware and systems that make our platform work in the real world.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architectural decisions that improve reliability, performance, observability, security, and operational excellence across our product ecosystem
• Be the engineering lead on projects. Working from ideation to implementation to rollout
• Architect web, cloud, and device-integrated solutions across our distributed Linux fleet as part of a unified product experience
• Design state machines, device controls, command/acknowledgment flows, and fail‑safe behavior for connected devices
• Build reliable, fault‑tolerant systems that gracefully handle connectivity loss, retries, device failures, and offline operation
• Conduct design and code reviews
• Evaluate emerging technologies and apply them to solve complex business and technical challenges
• Mentor engineers and technical leads, and drive adoption of architectural best practices
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to troubleshoot issues spanning cloud, network, gateway, and device layers

Required Qualifications

• 10+years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years owning software architecture and distributed systems design decisions at scale

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js, Python, or Go
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, networking, concurrency, Linux, and event‑driven architectures

• Experience managing and troubleshooting distributed fleets of Linux machines
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, network, gateway, and device layers
• Strong technical leadership, mentoring, and cross‑functional communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React and building complex, stateful web applications
• Experience with AWS, cloud‑native architectures, serverless, and modern integration patterns
• Experience with IoT/edge systems and hardware communication protocols (MQTT, Modbus, or similar)
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD, SQL, and time‑series/telemetry data
• Experience with automated testing, observability, and production deployments
• Energy, ESS, solar, inverter, EV charging, DER, SCADA, or industrial IoT experience preferred but not required

Who May Not Be a Fit

• Prefer to work independently without collaborating across teams
• Struggle with ambiguity, competing priorities, or tight deadlines
• Aren’t willing to roll up your sleeves and help wherever needed
• Avoid accountability or have difficulty receiving and acting on feedback

What We Offer

• Competitive salary up to $175,000 annually, based on experience
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off and company holidays
• A collaborative, mission driven culture where every team member makes an impact
• The opportunity to work on innovative clean energy technology
• Career growth and professional development opportunities
• Exposure to cutting edge energy storage systems, power electronics, and cloud‑connected technologies

Work Authorization

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a full‑time basis. Yotta Energy is unable to provide current or future employment visa sponsorship for this position.

Why Join Yotta Energy?

At Yotta Energy, you'll do more than fill a role you'll help build technology that's changing the future of commercial solar and energy storage. We're a growing company where ideas are encouraged, initiative is recognized, and every employee has the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution.

You’ll work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about solving complex challenges and bringing innovative products to market. Because we’re a lean, collaborative organization, you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership of your work, expand your skills, and see the direct impact of your contributions.

If you’re looking for a place where you can grow your career while helping accelerate the transition to cleaner, more reliable energy, we’d love to hear from you.