Senior Engineer, Backend - Market VPP (Remote, US)

Renew Home; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Renew Home seeks a backend developer to enhance our virtual power plant operations across North America. The role involves building robust backend services, optimizing systems, and integrating cloud technologies, contributing to our mission of promoting energy efficiency and sustainability. Join a fully-remote, innovative environment that values work-life balance and offers competitive benefits.

Benefits

Remote work environment with home office setup allowance

No pre-set vacation limits

Parental leave benefits

Competitive benefits package

401(k) plan with employer contributions

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of industry experience building backend software services.
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency with SQL databases.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain backend services for energy markets.
• Develop software for virtual power plants and lead small projects.
• Execute software projects with security, privacy, and testing considerations.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

PHP

Ruby

Leadership

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Who We Are

Renew Home is on a mission to change how we power the world by making it easier for customers to save energy and money at home as part of the largest residential virtual power plant in North America.

We partner with industry-leading brands to better manage residential energy for users by prioritizing efficiency, savings, and comfort — and cleaner energy for everyone.

We are an Equal Opportunity employer striving to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment where everyone feels that they have a voice that is heard.

We strongly encourage candidates to check out our website at www.renewhome.com to learn more about the world-changing work we are doing.

What You Will Do

• Build and maintain backend services that allow Renew Home to seamlessly communicate with and operate in energy markets throughout North America.
• Develop and support the software that operates our virtual power plants, including as a design lead on small projects.
• Execute software projects in a predictable and timely manner, taking into account necessary ancillary components like security, privacy, and testing.
• Rearchitect and optimize existing systems to support 5x to 10x user growth.
• Work closely with development teams to integrate cloud services into the broader system architecture.
• Work with cross-functional teams consisting of engineering, product management, business development, operations, and marketing.
• Work on many aspects of our stack: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Prefect, AWS/GCP (CDK, ECS/EKS, RDS, Redshift, S3, SQS, SES, or equivalent in GCP), Ubuntu, Apache, Redis, Git, Jira.
• Participate in our agile development process - regular team updates, standup meetings, 1-on-1’s, and peer code reviews.
• Improve code quality and contribute to team growth through design and code review.

• 4-8 years of industry experience building backend software services.
• Bachelors/Masters degree in computer science or demonstrated experience in the software industry.
• Strong SQL skills, proficiency with SQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift, etc.).
• Strong software engineering background and proficiency in one or more of Python, Java, PHP, Ruby.
• Ability to break down complex work into manageable deliverables.
• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to design, build, and ship features.
• Track record of collaborating within engineering and without.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail; ability to independently debug complex issues, diagnose issues or gaps, propose solutions, and escalate appropriately.
• Bonuses:
• Experience with scalable distributed data processing.
• Experience with AWS Lambda/Cloud functions, pub/sub, AirFlow, Prefect.
• Experience with cloud automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK.
• Experience in the electric power industry.

What You'll Get

• A full-time position, with a competitive salary based on experience. The base salary for this role is: $150k - $200k.
• Fully remote work environment with home office set-up allowance.
• Real and lived work-life balance - Company perks include no pre-set vacation limits (with a top-down culture of taking meaningful PTO every year!), parental leave benefits, and a corporate value of working sustainably and putting families first.
• Competitive benefits package that includes numerous health and wellness benefits.
• 401(k) plan, with employer contributions to the same.
• Opportunity to work with amazing people who are passionate about their mission, thriving in a fully-remote work environment, and learning and growing every day.

Not eligible for visa sponsorship.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Individuals seeking employment at Renew Home are considered without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identification, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.