Gridium makes software that helps people run commercial buildings better, at lower cost and with less energy. Gridium is looking for a backend engineer to help us bring deep efficiency to the built environment, which is responsible for 40% of the world’s energy use.
Gridium’s software platform collects large amounts of operational data from commercial buildings such as offices, medical providers, and corporate campuses. Our analytics then identifies energy savings opportunities that we work with customers to bring to reality.
Your role
Data is at the heart of what Gridium does. We are looking for a US-based engineer to design, develop, and scale our backend services, with a focus on data management. We collect data from dozens of sources, bringing challenges related to scalability, timeliness, reliability, and quality.
About the job
We’re looking for someone with strong Python and relational database experience. Experience with AWS Batch, Docker, and Selenium is helpful. Our stack lives on AWS and includes Python, Aurora (Postgres), Elasticsearch, and Ember.js. We use flake8, black, and mypy to help us write clean, consistent code.
Candidates must currently reside in the United States and have the legal right to work in the United States.
You should be self-directed, responsible, and committed to delivering efficient, well-documented, and well-tested code. We need a problem solver who can ask good questions and collaborate effectively with teammates.
- Can you effectively balance building systems for the long term and getting new features out quickly?
- Do you enjoy diving deep into complex systems to track down a data issue?
- Do you want to truly own the systems you work on?
- Do you enjoy working in an all-remote environment?
If so, Gridium may be the place for you.
And of course
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Benefits
The position comes with salary, stock options, 401(k) match, a great health plan, vision, dental, generous parental leave, and a flexible vacation policy — we want you to take the time off you need so that you are happy and productive.