Senior/Staff Backend Software Engineer

The role

You will build a cloud native backend platform that is reliable, real time, scalable, and secure. You will own architecture decisions and manage services from design through deployment and ongoing operation.

What you will do

• Build a cloud native backend platform including time series data storage, real time streaming, and event processing
• Integrate with simulation, forecasting, optimization, and market modules
• Design for continuous deployment and safe updates to live infrastructure
• Lead code quality and engineering excellence through automated testing, CI/CD, and observability
• Own architecture decisions regarding scalability, fault tolerance, and cybersecurity
• Collaborate with data scientists, power systems engineers, and DevOps teams
• Own services end to end from design through deployment and ongoing operation

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience architecting, implementing, and operating cloud native, real-time backend systems
• Strong software architecture, distributed systems, concurrency, and security fundamentals
• Proficiency in at least one backend language, e.g., Python
• Strong experience with REST/gRPC API design and event-driven architectures
• Experience with time series data, real time streaming, and databases across relational and non relational systems (e.g., Kafka, MQTT, TimescaleDB, or similar)
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and production operations
• Experience with AI assisted development tools such as Cursor, CodeRabbit, Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Nice to have

• Passionate about making a real difference in the world
• An entrepreneurial self starter with a focus on scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions
• Background in energy, climate tech, power systems, or other complex infrastructure domains, including grid operations
• Experience with industrial telemetry systems such as SCADA or Ignition

Benefits

• Competitive salary, performance bonus, and equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Lunch is provided three days a week in the office
• Access to leading academic, industry, and government partners in the AI-energy ecosystem

Before you apply

• Only candidates currently located in the area or planning to relocate will be considered

About the company

GridCARE is the pioneer of Power Acceleration, using physics-based AI to identify and activate capacity in the electric grid. Founded at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability, the company enables hyperscalers and utilities to power AI infrastructure.