Senior Software Engineer / Full Stack Engineer

Gridware exists to enhance and protect the mother of all networks: the electrical grid. The grid touches everything, and when it grinds to a halt, the consequences can be dire: wildfires burn, land is destroyed, property is damaged, progress stops, and lives are lost.

Our team engineers an advanced sensing system to continuously analyze both the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. Utilizing high-precision sensor arrays, the system identifies and allows preemptive mitigation of faults. The technology has been proven with utilities to bolster safety, reliability, and reduce customer outage durations. The demand for power will only increase. We protect the grid of today while we build the grid of tomorrow.

Gridware is privately held and backed by the best climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. We are headquartered in the Bay Area in northern California.

Role Description:

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for designing and developing robust, scalable software systems that process real-time data from grid monitoring sensors. This role involves full-stack development, including front-end user interfaces and backend services, to deliver seamless experiences for utility customers.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Software Engineer will, as a starting point, be responsible for the following:

1. Design and implementation of systems to support concurrent command and control of millions of devices
2. Design and implementation of systems enabling in-depth observability of the health, behavior, and history of our distributed device fleet
3. Design and implementation of both customer-facing features and internal tools
4. Collaborate closely with firmware engineers, manufacturing engineers, data team, and product designers to deliver software that advances our systems and acts as a multiplier for the rest of the company
5. Contribute to improving development workflows and best practices
6. Thrive in a tightly integrated, lightning-paced team of high-energy and deeply committed individuals

Required Skills:

• 5+ years’ experience with Python backend development
• Experience building scalable, distributed applications on one of the major cloud providers (AWS preferred)
• Experience working with event driven architectures and data streaming frameworks such as Kafka, Kinesis, SNS/SQS
• Proficiency with SQL and experience with GraphQL
• Proficiency with React and Typescript
• Proficiency with observability tooling such as New Relic, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Demonstrated ability to construct scalable ingestion pipelines and APIs
• Comfortable developing in Linux environments with an understanding of networking, filesystems, and scripting
• Knowledge of version control, automated deployments, and testing pipelines
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker / ECS / Kubernetes

Bonus Skills:

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Familiarity with cloud architectures to support IOT / embedded systems and distributed, low-power devices
• Experience with IaC tools like Terraform and Terragrunt
• Has built real-time, human-in-the-loop systems
• Experience in high-growth startup environments where you must wear many hats
• Experience with low level TCP/IP development
• Experience with Protobuf

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t have all of the bonus skills listed above. We believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and growth.

Benefits:

• Flexible hours / hybrid schedule for those in the Bay Area
• Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum plans fully covered)
• Paid parental leave
• Commuter allowance
• Company-paid training

Gridware is an equal opportunity employer. We want applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.