### What we're looking for
Asoba is seeking a software engineer with a passion for solving problems that
come with climate change. In South Africa, the country faces regular power
outages as a result of insufficient generating capacity from the grid to meet
demand. We are developing virtual power plant software to create a marketplace
for owners of embedded generation (solar panels and storage) to trade
electricity in South Africa.
[](https://youtu.be/2RtE3NZ2jj8 "Introduction to Asoba")
We are looking for someone who has a strong background in deploying ML models,
working with GCP services, and delivering high quality UX to end-users. Your
primary responsibility will be to integrate our backend ML models into our
existing front-end applications, helping co-create the technical roadmap, and
managing the engineering team executing front and back-end features.
### Qualifications
* Strong back-end Python scripting skills
* Working familiarity with Python ML libraries
* Can deploy production infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform
* Basic understanding of the energy industry, or a very strong desire to learn
**Please include a cover letter with your application**
Asoba focuses on Energy, Clean Technology, Clean Energy, Energy Management,
and Commercial Solar. Their company has offices in Cape Town and San Rafael.
They have a small team that's between 1-10 employees. To date, Asoba has
raised $250k of funding; their latest round was closed on July 2023.
You can view their website at <https://asoba.co> or find them on
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/asoba-co).
