Aypa Power, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a leading developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable projects that power our communities and cities. Our mission is to responsibly decarbonize the grid and make North American energy markets more affordable, sustainable, and efficient. Aypa is well-capitalized and uniquely positioned to lean forward on projects with well-suited deal structures to meet our customers’ needs. We have been at the forefront of energy storage development since our first energy storage project came online in 2018. As a leader in our industry, we have over 22 GW of utility-scale energy storage and hybrid renewable energy projects in development and 33 projects in operation or construction across North America.
The Sr Software Engineer will focus on building and maintaining server-side web applications including database interactions. This role requires a strong technical background, hands-on experience, and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will be passionate about using their skills to contribute to a sustainable future and will have a keen interest in recent advancements in Generative AI to improve software development and maintenance.
Responsibilities:
- Create and present technical proposals and architecture diagrams to product management and technical team members;
- Create and maintain software documentation;
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications;
- Implement features and bug fixes, as well as Unit and Integration tests;
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines;
- Develop modular and reusable libraries, and update and maintain libraries and frameworks;
- Participate in production incident resolution and post incident activities;
- Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices;
- Lead and contribute to planning and execution activities to successfully complete projects;
- Other duties as required or assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- 5 years minimum experience developing python web applications with database backends using modern python frameworks such as FastAPI, Flask, or Django;
- 5 years minimum experience with Snowflake and developing and deploying UDFs and automated data pipelines;
- Experience developing TypeScript / JavaScript user interface applications with ReactJS, AngularJS, or EmberJS;
- Experience developing with Co-Pilot, Cursor, or similar IDE AI coding tool;
- Hands-on experience developing with Docker, Docker Compose and creating Dockerfiles and docker compose configurations;
- Hands-on experience developing data ingest for third party API or FTP data;
- Hands-on experience with writing Shell scripts;
- Proficient writing advanced SQL queries, optimizing query execution for large datasets, DDL and DML statements and proficient with best practices for schema evolution;
- Proficient with Git for source version control;
- Proficient with AWS stack, Terraform, and Github Actions;
- Strong ability to reverse engineer and troubleshoot integrations with external applications and APIs;
- Excellent organization, problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills;
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams;
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
- Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, context switching, rapid growth and evolving technology environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience developing Snowflake data pipeline ML;
- Experience writing Snowflake Native Apps;
- Experience developing server-side applications with NodeJS;
- Experience working with Apache Flink, Apache Spark, or similar Real-Time analytics engines for ETL, anomaly detection and ML;
- Experience working with Energy Market Data providers such as YesEnergy;
- Keen interest and knowledge in Generative AI and its applications in software development;
- Passion for sustainability and a commitment to using technology for a greener future.
Compensation and Location:
Salary: A base salary commensurate with experience;
Bonus: An annual bonus will be awarded based on individual performance and the overall success of the business;
Benefits: Aypa offers an attractive benefits package with excellent health care/dental/vision, 401k matching, unlimited vacation, paid parental leave, and other health/wellness benefits;
Location: Remote (USA). Ability to work in the United States is a requirement.
Travel: 10%
At Aypa, we nurture and support a highly diverse team and actively seek to advance fair and inclusive practices in all aspects of what we do. We hire passionate, dedicated, and forward-thinking individuals from different backgrounds and value unique perspectives and experiences. With a focus on belonging, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all.
Please note: We kindly request that recruiting companies and agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in respecting our hiring process. Thank you.
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