Renew Home

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

Staff Engineer, Backend - Market VPP (Remote, US)
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Job Typefull time
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Renewable Energy Power Generation

About This Job

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.

Role Summary

Renew Home is looking for a strong backend Software Engineer to join our Consumer Experience team and help drive the day-to-day experiences of our customers. In this role, you will work with product, analytics, and the engineering team to develop new features that shape how customers can interact with our product.

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
Serve as a technical lead to develop and operate the software running our virtual power plants
Execute software projects with a high degree of independence over the course of multiple weeks
Lead small groups of other engineers to deliver on business and engineering objectives
Lead the design of systems and features, including interfaces with other teams and external entities
Rearchitect and optimize existing systems to support significant user growth
Work with cross-functional teams consisting of engineering, product management, business development, operations, and marketing to ensure that their needs are consistently met and that gaps and risks are escalated appropriately
Work on many aspects of our stack: Python, 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
Serve as a mentor to team members through design and code review, delegation, and coaching
Reduce chaos in our engineering team and drive a strong engineering culture


Requirements

6+ 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 (Postgres, Redshift, Oracle, etc.)
Strong software engineering background and proficiency in one or more of Python, Java, PHP, Ruby
Experience leading the design of complex software systems
Ability to architect and implement software at scale supporting millions of users
Understanding of the full software development life cycle (scoping, design, implementation, testing, launch, operation, and iteration/sunset) and all aspects of software including security, monitoring, observability, alerting, and more
Strong leadership skills and proven ability to build and ship features independently
Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail; ability to work collaboratively to resolve ambiguity and formulate clear problem statements at the system level and develop solutions that work within the constraints of the business
Bonuses:

+ Experience with scalable distributed data processing + Experience with AWS Lambda/Cloud functions, GCP pub/sub + Experience with cloud automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK + Experience in the electric power industry


Benefits What You'll Get

A full-time position, with a competitive salary based on experience. The base salary for this role is: $170k - $220k
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.

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