Software Engineer

Heron Power Inc.; Scotts Valley (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Heron Power is seeking a Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer to join our software team. You will build the systems that power our factory floor, internal tools, data infrastructure, and deployment pipelines, delivering scalable backend services and data flows.

You will own features end-to-end, especially as a Senior, guiding architecture, mentoring peers, and collaborating with hardware, manufacturing, and operations to translate real-world needs into reliable software in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/engineering or related field.
• 2+ years for Software Engineer level; 5+ years with ownership of production systems for Senior level.
• Experience building and operating backend services in production.
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS or equivalent) and containers; familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling for reliable shipping.
• Observability, security, and operational best practices knowledge.
• Strong written and verbal communication; cross-team collaboration.
• Track record delivering projects end-to-end; seniors lead ambiguous cross-functional projects and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services, data pipelines, developer tooling, and cloud deployment infrastructure.
• Write production code and design scalable systems from early production to volume manufacturing.
• Own features and services end-to-end; seniors tackle larger, more ambiguous problems and mentor others.
• Collaborate with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain and operations to translate real-world requirements into robust systems.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and raise engineering bar through code reviews.

Skills

Data modeling

APIs

System design

CI/CD

Observability

Security

Mentorship

Written communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Ownership of features

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer

About this job

What to Expect

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.

Our first focus goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron Power's leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.

We understand that no one individual knows everything. We will all learn a lot together and from each other. We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth. You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems.

Job Overview

As a Software Engineer/Senior Software Engineer, you will be a core member of the Software team, building the systems that run Heron Power from the full-scale Build platform that powers our factory floor and supply chain to the internal tools, services, and data infrastructure our engineers and operators depend on every day. You will build software across the stack: backend services, data pipelines, developer tooling, and the cloud and deployment infrastructure underneath them.

This is a hands-on role. You will write production code and design systems that scale from early production into volume manufacturing. Depending on your level, you will own features and services end-to-end and, as a Senior Engineer, take on larger, more ambiguous problems, contribute to architecture, and help raise the engineering bar through code review and mentorship.

You will work shoulder-to-shoulder with hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams, translating real-world requirements into systems that perform. Your impact grows through the quality of what you ship, the technical judgment you bring, and how you help the engineers around you.

What You Will Bring

We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, solid technical range, and the judgment to know what to build, what to buy, and what to leave alone.

Must-Have Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered.
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience for the Software Engineer level, or 5+ years including ownership of production systems for the Senior level.
• Experience building and operating backend services in production, with solid fundamentals in data modeling, APIs, and system design.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent) and containers; familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling that let teams ship reliably
• Working grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices, monitoring, alerting, access controls, and secrets management.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to collaborate across teams and drive technical decisions.
• A track record of delivering projects end-to-end; for Senior candidates, a track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects and mentoring other engineers.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems).
• Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup.
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing.
• Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data.
• Strong comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling.
• Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions.

If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power.

Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The base salary range for this role is from $130,000 to $150,000.