Staff Software Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
• 6+ years of software development experience at a SaaS or technology company
• Experience building REST API’s
• Experience with Python and enterprise Java (Spring, Spring Boot preferred)
• Experience building SQL data pipelines (Snowflake + DBT preferred)
• Deployed systems on AWS or similar
• Strategic AI Expertise: Demonstrated experience of adoption and implementation of LLMs
• Demonstrated ability to impart organizational-level impact
• Experience with a Python data science ecosystem (Jupyter, Pandas, Streamlit, etc.)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Mongo preferred)
• Experience designing, operating, and troubleshooting large web API systems at scale (your metrics should be measured with an M, G, or T)
• Experience working in the energy or similar industry requiring deep domain knowledge
• Experience working with Kubernetes and containerized platforms (Argo orchestration preferred)
• Front-end experience in React

What the job involves

• We are seeking a Staff Engineer for our Energy Analytics Squad to build web API and data pipeline solutions integrated within the larger Arcadia Platform data ecosystem
• The Energy Analytics group builds electricity cost modeling products and mathematical battery performance simulations that calculate the ROI for DER interventions like solar and storage, providing the economic insights necessary to show that clean energy technologies are the most cost-effective options for tackling the climate crisis
• Our core expertise requires defining calculations and optimizations against esoteric and often fuzzy data
• You will approach your work with a collaborative and exploratory mindset, attention to detail, and a proven ability to wrangle stakeholders across squads
• Demonstrated experience executing on collaborative software engineering projects in an industry requiring deep domain knowledge
• Requirements synthesis and clarity of communication is important: the ideal candidate will have demonstrated ownership of modules developed in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts
• Arcadia is open to fully remote candidates and employees have access to co-working spaces
• Make meaningful contributions to the industry-leading electricity cost modeling RESTful API
• Build out DBT data pipelines that simulate electricity costs nationwide
• Translate product and SME requirements into engineering-ready designs, specifications, and implementation plans
• Participate in peer technical design review sessions to ensure efficient and maintainable code
• Improve squad and organization-level engineering processes and establish best practices
• Work with fully remote teams

Benefits

• Remote first culture: Work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection.
• Flexible PTO: No accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days employees can take each year.
• Medical, dental, and vision: 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents. Transparency in coverage.
• Company-wide holidays: 15 annual company-wide holidays including a week long "summer break".
• Weekly "flex time": No internal meetings on Tuesdays and Friday afternoons.
• Paid leave: 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents, 10 days sick leave, up to 4 weeks bereavement leave.
• Additional time off: 2 volunteer days off, 2 professional development days off.