Software Developer

Habitat Energy; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Personal development opportunities

Hybrid working model

Job summary

Habitat Energy is seeking a Software Developer in Austin, Texas, to contribute to our clean energy initiatives. The role involves collaborating with teams to develop solutions, implementing platform enhancements, and participating in on-call support. Ideal candidates have 3+ years of experience in a technical role, proficiency in Python and Vue.js, with a willingness to embrace accountability and teamwork.

We offer a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for personal development. Join us in supporting the transition to a clean energy future!

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in a technical role.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with Vue.js.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and openly with others.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to understand challenges and define solutions.
• Implement solutions with minimal complexity and fault tolerance.
• Help build and enhance our platform and infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Vue.js

API frameworks (FastAPI, Django, etc.)

Git

Containerization (Docker)

SQL (Postgres)

Orchestration and IaC (ECS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation)

Tools

AWS

SQLAlchemy

Poetry

Job description

About Habitat Energy

Habitat Energy is a fast-growing technology company focused on the trading and algorithmic optimisation of energy storage and renewable assets around the world. Our mission is to deliver outstanding returns to our clients to increase the attractiveness of renewable energy globally and support the transition to a clean energy future. The team of 89 people across Austin, TX, Oxford, UK, and Melbourne, Australia brings together talented people in energy trading, data science, software engineering and renewable energy management.

Position: Software Developer (Austin, Texas)

We are looking for smart, motivated people who share our belief that we can harness advanced technology to create a clean energy future and have fun doing it together. People who are willing to take accountability, build trust, and work innovatively to make this happen.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to understand challenges and define solutions.
• Implement solutions collaboratively with a view towards minimal complexity, reusability, and fault tolerance.
• Help build and enhance our platform and infrastructure to better support our customers and users.
• Participate in rotating on-call support of operations.

Must have skills and experience

• 3+ years of experience in a technical role.
• 3+ years of Python experience.
• Proficiency with Vue.js, API frameworks (FastAPI, Django, etc.), Git, containerization (Docker), SQL (Postgres), orchestration and IaC (ECS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation).
• A positive, open, and honest approach to technical and interpersonal challenges.
• Willingness and ability to collaborate freely with others.

Nice to have skills and experience

• Experience in an energy, power trading or post-trade environment.
• Experience interfacing with SCADA systems via MODBUS, ICCP, DNP3, or OPC UA.
• Experience with AWS.
• Experience with dependency management via Poetry.
• Experience building data pipelines for machine learning.
• Experience with SQLAlchemy.
• Linting experience with mypy.
• Experience with a time-series oriented datastore.

Compensation and Benefits

In return, we’ll give you a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a lot of personal development opportunities. We operate a hybrid working model with at least 2 days in our Austin office.

Company Culture

We value diversity and our environment is supportive, challenging, and focused on the consistent delivery of high quality, meaningful work.