##### Job Description :
**Let’s Make Power Plants Obsolete.**
The current, centralized electricity system is not sustainable. Between the
climate crisis, state-wide blackouts, aging infrastructure, and rising costs,
the system needs a huge overhaul. The demand for electricity is high – and
getting higher – and big power plants aren't meeting our needs. We say it's
time to disrupt and decentralize.
At Peak Power, we're energy nerds that develop software for the real estate
sector. Our tech turns commercial buildings and industrial facilities into
virtual power plants in a new, decentralized electricity system. This means
cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable electricity. We’re powering the
clean energy revolution.
Peak Power develops and connects battery storage, grid-interactive buildings,
and electric vehicle assets in a single software platform for partners to
pursue net zero goals, cut operating expenses, and unlock new revenue
opportunities.
**The Opportunity**
Reporting to the VP, of Engineering, the Senior Software Engineer will work
with a talented group of Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Data Scientists,
and business stakeholders on a mission to build secure, reliable, scalable,
and high-performing products.
As part of our growing engineering team, you will be fundamental to building
our back end while shaping the next generation of the building optimization
module of our Synergy platform.
This work matters. Even a small change to optimize electricity usage can
significantly impact our customers, electrical grid, and environment. We're
building something that will have a lasting, positive impact.
**Our new Senior Software Engineer will:**
**Deliver. **You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to find
solutions to complex problems and drive high-risk initiatives to completion on
time, on budget.
* Design and build tools and capabilities to enable efficient operation and administration of the API. All system designs are future-proofing and forward-looking.
* Investigate new design techniques and technologies regularly, and easily swap out sub-optimally performance modules with new technologies.
* Design, architect, and develop APIs that are elegant, efficient, secure, highly available, and maintainable
* Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
* Report. You will monitor and report on progress, methodically evaluate processes and systems to improve efficiency; and implement processes that provide transparency and tracking.
**Collaborate**. You have strong interpersonal and communication skills to
keep everyone on the same page when working cross-functionally.
* Effectively communicates expectations, issues, risks, and decisions to product team
* Collaborate with engineering and product team to ensure solid design principles and platform reliability, resilience, and performance/scalability
* Troubleshoot alongside other teams' outputs that aren't directly in their purview
**Grow. **The team prides themselves on creating a lot of things, with the
motto to never fail! With an obsessive passion for product development at the
bleeding edge of innovation and curiosity for continuous development, you will
bring your expertise to create scalable systems.
* Champion and continuously improve engineering standards, tools, and processes.
**What you will bring to Peak Power:**
**The experience and education.**
* You have an undergraduate degree in software engineering, computer science or related technical field (e.g. EE, physics or mathematics), or equivalent practical experience.
* You have 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering or similar technical role delivering success in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment and excels in collaborating with a small team using an agile process.
* Expertise in Python (Django, Django-REST-Framework)
* Experience in Microservices and Event-Driven Architecture
* Experience in any of the following: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Influx, or Clickhouse
* Experience in Kafka, node-RED
* Experience in Java, Java Script
* Experience in Docker, containerized CI/CD
* Experience in shipping production-ready code
**The drive and curiosity.**
* You are self-sufficient in troubleshooting and resourceful in uncovering mysteries
* You continuously learn new tools and libraries to generate innovative solutions
* You are curious, but strive first to understand being seeking to be understood
* You have strong analytical skills and find solutions to complex problems and drive
**The flexibility.**
* You are flexible to adapt your activities as needed to support evolving team priorities in a rapidly changing business environment. You are comfortable with ambiguity and are willing to figure things out when there is no clear, defined path or process outlined. You have proactiveness in identifying problems & finding solutions.
* You have strong interpersonal and communication skills to keep everyone on the same page when working cross-functionally.
**So why Peak Power?**
We’re focused on solving problems that impact energy markets both locally and
around the world. We are a growth-stage clean technology company that has
partnered with major names in real estate, electricity, and smart city spaces.
To work with us is not only to work with an exciting company, but to also be
on the cutting edge of the global transition to distributed, clean, and
carbon-free energy.
**How we invest in our team:**
Peak Power is composed of passionate, collaborative, and innovative
individuals
* **Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). **We believe in driving a better energy future through focused efforts towards understanding and improving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
* **You’re Covered.** Insurance from Day 1 for US team members.
* **Work/Life Balance.** Generous and flexible vacation and sick/wellness days to make time for personal appointments and taking a mental health break.
* **We’re Listening.** We take internal engagement surveys seriously and make actionable changes based on feedback.
* **Keep Learning. **Sharpen your skills through continuous development paid for by Peak Power.
* **Get Social.** Fun activities including team events and game nights to stay connected both virtually and in person including fun Slack channels that celebrate our love of food, fitness, fashion, furry friends, and everything in between!
* **Long Weekends Start Early.** Beat the traffic to the cottage or curl up with your favourite book, start early with half days off before long weekends.
* **Health & Wellness.** We care about your physical and mental wellbeing and offer monthly reimbursements to support your fitness and health journey.
**Join us!**
Apply here or learn more about our company from our website or LinkedIn.
At Peak Power we value the unique experiences and perspectives that folx
bring. This is how we build a collaborative and innovative environment. As
such, we welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and
perspectives.
Should you feel that you don’t meet 100% of the areas of this posting we
encourage you to apply and tell us more about what values you feel you could
add to the team. Accommodations are available by request for candidates taking
part in all aspects of the selection process.
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