Senior Engineer, Backend - Market VPP (Remote, US) at Renew Home

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Senior Engineer, Backend - Market VPP (Remote, US) at Renew Home. 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.. 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.. . Develop and support the software that operates our virtual power plants, including as a design lead on small projects.. . Execute software projects in a predictable and timely manner, taking into account necessary ancillary components like security, privacy, and testing.. . Rearchitect and optimize existing systems to support 5x to 10x user growth.. . Work closely with development teams to integrate cloud services into the broader system architecture.. . Work with cross-functional teams consisting of engineering, product management, business development, operations, and marketing.. . Work on many aspects of our stack: Python, FastAPI, 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.. . Improve code quality and contribute to team growth through design and code review.. . . 4-8 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 (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift, etc.).. . Strong software engineering background and proficiency in one or more of Python, Java, PHP, Ruby.. . Ability to break down complex work into manageable deliverables.. . Strong leadership skills and proven ability to design, build, and ship features.. . Track record of collaborating within engineering and without.. . Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail; ability to independently debug complex issues, diagnose issues or gaps, propose solutions, and escalate appropriately.. . Bonuses:. . . Experience with scalable distributed data processing.. . Experience with AWS Lambda/Cloud functions, pub/sub, AirFlow, Prefect.. . Experience with cloud automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK.. . Experience in the electric power industry.. . . Company Location: United States.