Staff Software Engineer I

EnergyHub

14h

About The Position

The Commercial & Industrial Team facilitates the management of our non-residential demand response programs, covering some of our largest customers and programs by flexible grid capacity. Our newly formed team will play a critical role in ensuring the scalability and flexibility of our future by creating a first class platform for our clients. This is an opportunity to join a highly energized team of engineers eager to define and develop key concepts, solve complex challenges with real-world constraints and have a positive impact on our climate future.
As a staff engineer, you would support our mission by defining the technical vision and driving major initiatives, providing expertise and guidance from past industry experience, and autonomously developing high-quality solutions that balance multiple constraints while ensuring long-term flexibility. You will be working cross platform both on our engineering codebases and on our data engineering tools such as Snowflake and DBT.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, preferably with proven success at staff-level responsibilities.
• Strong full-stack development experience, including backend, frontend, and relational database modeling and development.
• Senior experience and familiarity with SQL and relational databases, and comfortability working with data warehouses and ETL tools.
• Proficiency in Java (preferably Java 11+) and experience with at least one modern SPA framework (React, Vue or Angular).
• Experience with web services, RESTful APIs, and contract-driven development.
• Strong technical project management skills. Ability to transform vague requirements into initiatives and successful outcomes.
• Ability to operate autonomously, providing technical vision and guiding the team toward scalable solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills, capable of balancing multiple use cases while enabling flexibility.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, iterative value while maintaining execution speed.
• Strong communication skills, with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration and working on challenging technical problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Python a plus.
• Experience with S3, MongoDB, AWS, DBT, Snowflake a plus.
• Experience working on highly configurable software products a plus

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core platform features that solve for multiple constraints and use cases.
• Drive the transition from a monolithic architecture to a microservices-based approach, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and improved system resilience.
• Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance on data modeling, contract definition, and API development.
• Develop back end solutions, ensuring well-structured, high-quality code with automated testing.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, internal engineering teams, and stakeholders to drive high-impact projects.
• Work within real-world constraints to develop creative solutions that maintain platform flexibility and scalability.
• Contribute to best practices for CI/CD, data modeling, and iterative development (e.g., PoCs, rapid prototyping, milestone-based execution).
• Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a strong technical culture of respect, open communication, and collaboration.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• EnergyHub offers a generous benefits package including 100% paid medical for employees and a 401(k) with employer match.
• We offer a casual environment, the flexibility to set your own schedule, a fully stocked fridge and pantry, free Citi Bike membership, secure bike rack, gym subsidy, paid parental leave, and an education assistance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed