Staff/Senior Staff Software Engineer

The role

You will set technical direction and architect software end-to-end, including backend services, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure. You will work on the Build platform for the factory floor and supply chain, as well as internal tools and data infrastructure.

What you will do

• Set technical direction for major systems including services, data models, and APIs
• Write and ship production code across the stack
• Own provisioning and running infrastructure on AWS using Terraform or Pulumi
• Build and harden CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling
• Design containerization and orchestration on Kubernetes
• Define monitoring, alerting, and debugging practices with Grafana and Prometheus
• Embed security practices including access controls and secrets management
• Provide technical leadership through code review, design reviews, and mentorship

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant time at a Staff or Principal IC level owning the design of large production systems
• Deep expertise building and operating backend services and distributed systems in production
• Strong proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., Go, Python, TypeScript/JavaScript)
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), containers, and Kubernetes
• Experience designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling
• Solid grasp of observability, security, and operational best practices
• Strong written and verbal communication
• A track record of leading ambiguous, cross-functional projects end-to-end and mentoring other engineers

Nice to have

• Experience building software for manufacturing, supply chain, hardware, or other physical-world operations (MES, WMS, ERP, factory or industrial systems)
• Experience standing up platforms or internal tooling from greenfield at a fast-growing startup
• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL, and with designing data pipelines and warehousing
• Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or real-time / telemetry data
• Expert-level comfort with Linux, Git workflows, and command-line tooling
• Prior experience integrating third-party SaaS systems and making build-versus-buy decisions

Benefits

• Competitive compensation (salary and equity)
• Benefits

About the company

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. They aim to build better converters to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid.