Software Engineer II - Tooling and Telemetry

Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arcadia Platform, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia! Visit www.arcadia.com 

HQ: Greenwood's Colorado 

$1.5B valuation; $380M funding to date

We are seeking a resourceful, versatile Full Stack Software Engineer to join the Telemetry & Tooling team and work on building critical technology solutions, work on micro services, observability reports & data pipelines that enable Arcadia's platform, products, and services. The ideal candidate is a low-ego team player who approaches engineering problems and potential solutions with a unique, holistic, and long-term perspective, and is genuinely excited to build the software expanding renewable energy access to millions of households across the country.  We’re looking for an inquisitive, analytical problem-solver who possesses both grit and flexibility -- our work often involves implementing unconventional solutions and requires someone who’s not afraid to explore new domains when previous methods fail, sort through minute details, or find non-engineering ways around a problem. This person must be comfortable with iterating towards a solution and collaborating closely with colleagues in Product, SRE, Data Engineering, Analytics and US counterparts along the way.

Our Platform process uses a microservices architecture that makes heavy use of Java Spring boot based applications, Angular frontend and AWS services. We are also open to any technology through which can deliver features to end users quicker and on time. We have several of our ecosystem service apps running on K8s.  

This role is based out of Chennai, India with a hybrid approach to office roster and is an exceptional opportunity for someone who relishes the chance to engage with cutting-edge technology, influence how our team builds and stays relevant, and work in a fast-paced environment with engineers on a high-morale, tightly knit team. Our engineering values are deeply ingrained in our culture-- you can read more about them here.

Arcadia is headquartered in Washington, DC, and is open to fully remote candidates.

• →Write and refactor code to help Arcadia deliver data on the committed timeline
• →Partner with Product, SRE, Data Engineering, and Analytics to deliver the best possible product for our members and enterprise partners
• →Design and develop robust, scalable back-end systems 
• →Build and maintain microservices that aid in monitoring, tracking, and delivering data to end users on time.
• →Build and maintain observability reports, which help various stakeholders track progress, take necessary action, and deliver data to customers without delay.
• →Frequently deploy new functionality to production with a streamlined CI/CD pipeline.
• →Explore new technologies with an open-minded team.
• →Increase test coverage and reliability, and help troubleshoot production issues
• →Collaborate frequently with other engineers, give thoughtful code review, and mentor junior engineers.
• →Notice and speak up about opportunities to improve the member and developer experience.

The following list reflects our current technology stack-- you’ll need to have some overlapping or analogous experience, but not necessarily an exact match.

• 3+ years of experience in a software engineering role 
• Experience with the programming languages we use:
• Java
• Python
• TypeScript
• SQL
• Experience with infrastructure found in our stack:
• MySQL or a similar relational database
• Elasticsearch or a similar NoSQL database
• Docker
• K8s
• AWS (Lambda, SQS, etc.)
• Cloudformation
• CI/CD (GitHub Actions, etc.)
• Exposure to any frameworks that we use
• React or Angular
• Springboot
• JPA/Hibernate
• Snowflake (with Streamlit)
• API programming experience
• Experience working on Agile methodologies is an added advantage.
• Experience working on building data models, API programming, Postman, and REST services
• Comfortable managing the balance between shipping code quickly and shipping perfect code 
• Ability and internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically
• Skill with mentoring and learning from other engineers, and treating colleagues with respect
• Ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Passion for our mission, sustainability, and driving a clean-energy future

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in India.