Gaiascope, Inc. is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to work on its Software
Engineering team. Gaiascope is a leading climate tech company helping
sustainable energy assets (e.g. wind, solar, energy storage) manage financial
risk and grow profits through energy market intelligence and participation.
Our hybrid approach to electricity price forecasting combines physics based
grid modeling with hundreds of ML models to generate high value predictions
for clients. Our algorithms have a proven track record of success; our
internally managed fund generated a 66% return in 2022 and within 2 months of
beginning client contracts has generated $1M+ in value for clients. We are
currently focused on scaling our operations after successfully launching our
first SaaS products with multiple global multibillion-dollar clients totaling
3GW of renewable generation capacity. We have participated in YCombinator and
raised funding from premier Silicon Valley and Wall Street investors.
The ideal candidate will have a diverse software background with extensive
experience in scaling cloud based solutions and will be extremely self
motivated, detail-oriented, curious, and communicative. Day to day tasks will
be highly varied as we are a small team with big plans for growth. Tasks can
range from researching and implementing solutions that scale processes by
orders of magnitude, adding reliability and robustness to our codebase,
finding and fixing critical bugs, and monitoring our systems to make sure they
remain stable and operational. This position will be fast paced and demanding,
requiring the candidate to think critically and creatively about how to
continuously improve our product and operations. This position will work
closely with the CTO and will interface regularly with the Data Science and
Product teams.
Responsibilities Include:
* Writing and deploying a lot of code in a fast paced environment
* Researching best-in-class software solutions to improve our codebase and product offerings
* Writing and reviewing software design documents
* Performing code reviews
* Providing technical support and mentorship to all Gaiascope departments
* Collaborating with senior members of the organization on technical deployments
* Monitoring our production pipelines to ensure they remain stable and operational
Requirements:
* 5+ years experience in software development
* Fluent in Python
* Fluent in GCP, AWS, or Azure (must be willing to work using GCP)
* Highly self-motivated with a desire to work hard
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Familiarity working with big data and different storage backends (object stores, key-value stores, columnar/row-oriented databases, etc)
* Familiarity with ML operations is a plus
What We Offer:
Gaiascope is an accomplished and rapidly growing climate tech startup in the
sustainable energy sector. We have achieved a lot in a few years and are
looking for self-driven, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team.
* Opportunity to work with an innovative team on big, impactful problems
* Join a fast-growing startup with a supportive investor base
* Competitive pay and opportunity for equity
* Ability to work from home
* Diverse work with chance to experience all aspects of a premiere start-up
* Get involved at the beginning of emerging technologies that are already revolutionizing the green energy sector, bettering people and planet
Employee Programs & Benefits:
Gaiascope offers competitive benefits and programs to support our employees
and their families. These include:
* Competitive comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance benefits
* Parental and family leave policies
* Unlimited paid time off
* Continued learning opportunities
Visit <https://gaia-scope.com> to learn more.
Gaiascope focuses on Machine Learning. Their company has offices in Remote.
They have a small team that's between 1-10 employees.
You can view their website at <https://www.gaia-scope.com>
