Senior Software Engineer, Solar Design (Remote)

Aurora-Solar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

WFH Stipend

Coworking Stipend

Energize Fridays

Connectivity Stipend

Learning & Development

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Job summary

Aurora Solar in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the System Design Pod to build the next generation of PV and storage design tools. You will lead features from discovery to release and push simulation and optimization forward.

You'll work at the intersection of software engineering and applied math, translating complex physical models into reliable software used by thousands of installers and homeowners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend foundation.
• Academic background or equivalent skillset in computational mathematics, optimization, linear algebra, control theory, or numerical algorithms.
• Hands-on experience with simulation or optimization.
• Experience designing and building APIs, microservices, or data pipelines at scale.
• Sharp algorithmic thinking with focus on performance, correctness, and edge cases in computational systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the backend systems and computation engines behind Aurora's solar and electrical design workflows.
• Advance our simulation and optimization work across PV and battery storage system layout, component selection, and electrical configuration.
• Partner with product managers, designers, research engineers, and fellow engineers to turn complex physical models and engineering constraints into reliable, scalable software.
• Shape the architecture of our simulation and computation infrastructure so it stays correct, fast, and maintainable as it grows.
• Write clean, well tested code and raise the engineering bar through the patterns you establish.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to technical discussions, code reviews, and design documents.
• Own the services you build end to end, including on-call rotation.

Skills

Backend engineering

Computational mathematics

Optimization

Linear algebra

Control theory

Numerical algorithms

Education

MS/PhD in CS or applied math or related field

Tools

C++

Python

Ruby

Job description

Aurora Solar in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the System Design Pod to build the next generation of PV and storage design tools. You will lead features from discovery to release and push simulation and optimization forward.

You'll work at the intersection of software engineering and applied math, translating complex physical models into reliable software used by thousands of installers and homeowners.