About AutoGrid Systems
At AutoGrid, you will join a team helping to accelerate the world’s transition to a clean, affordable and reliable energy system. We’re a growing and award-winning clean-technology company driving the fundamental transformation of the electrical grid into a distributed, decarbonized and digitized network of connected assets. You will collaborate with a team of world-class software, data and energy experts working at the forefront of advanced data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and high-performance computing. With more than 3,000 megawatts of flexible capacity under contract with energy companies around the globe, our solutions give you an opportunity to make a real-world impact. If you are passionate about using technology to improve society and love a fun, fast-paced work culture with opportunities for continuous learning and advancement, you will love AutoGrid.
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Description
The Flex API team is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, optimize, and directly contribute to the core API functionality of our high-scale, global SaaS product.
Responsibilities and Duties
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Work with team and directly contribute to the Flex Predictive Controls Platform code designing, writing, and maintaining APIs, components, microservices, test cases, automated test frameworks, and other code as needed
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Analyze use-cases and convert functional requirements into scalable design and concrete technical tasks and be able to provide consistent and reasonable effort estimates on an ongoing basis
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Work proactively and independently while collaborating with global teams to address technical project requirements, identify risks, and deliver high-quality solutions
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Review code individually and lead group code review discussions, mentor team members on technical topics, understand use-cases, develop test cases, and confirm production code developed meets strict quality standards
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Excellent communicate skills, ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences highlighting pros, cons, estimated timelines and risks associated for prioritization, decision making and risk mitigation
Qualifications and Skills
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5+ yrs. development experience building web applications/APIs using either: Golang, Ruby, Python.
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5+ yrs. building and designing REST APIs for high-scale applications using OOP
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Expert at designing microservices with containerization tools like Docker
and Kubernetes.
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Expert at building and maintaining very high-scale, high-performance production B2B
services and applications
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Expert in data structures and algorithms using relational databases including MySQL
PostgreSQL
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Excellent with UI frameworks like Angular or ReactJS
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Experience in High Performance Computing and active experience working in cloud
environments AWS and/or MS Azure
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Experience with SOA & Event Driven Architecture, Linux development and runtime
environments
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Experience with Agile / SCRUM methodology for product development and proven ability
to work in a small, highly dynamic team within Agile SAFe framework
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Excellent communication and documentation skills
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Working knowledge of Apache Spark
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Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment with evolving project
requirements in a highly regulated industry
Education and Requirements
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BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree: Electrical Engineering, Energy Systems, etc.
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5+ years at any leading SaaS firm, startup firm, or energy/product software firm.
Bonus Points
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Experience with the energy industry and/or working with high-scale distributed IoT devices.
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Certifications in SCADA, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and/or Agile process
