Description:

Renew Home is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join the Consumer Experience team and enhance customer interactions with the product.
The role involves designing, developing, and building backend features to support various customer experiences and third-party device integrations for energy-saving automation.
The engineer will serve as the technical owner of critical product experience flows and collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, analytics, and product management.
Responsibilities include working with a tech stack that includes Python, Nx, PostgreSQL, Celery, AWS/GCP, Ubuntu, Apache, Redis, Git, and Jira.
The engineer will implement API monitoring tools and proactively monitor API service performance.
Participation in the development process is expected, including regular team updates, standup meetings, one-on-ones, and peer code reviews.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 4+ years of industry experience in building backend software services.
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent experience in the software industry is required.
Experience in building features for scale and performance, particularly using scalable APIs and REST frameworks, is essential.
Strong SQL skills and proficiency with both SQL and no-SQL databases (such as MySQL, Oracle, Postgres, Redshift, MongoDB) are necessary.
A very strong software engineering background with proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, PHP, or Ruby is required.
Candidates should possess the ability to work through ambiguity, excellent problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
Bonus qualifications include experience with scalable distributed data processing, AWS Lambda/Cloud functions, pub/sub, Prefect tools, cloud automation, infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation, experience in the electric power industry, and experience working with external partners.

The position offers a competitive salary based on experience, with a base salary range of $150k - $200k.
Employees will enjoy a fully remote work environment along with a home office set-up allowance.
The company promotes a real work-life balance with no pre-set vacation limits, parental leave benefits, and a culture that values sustainable work practices and family priorities.
A competitive benefits package is provided, which includes various health and wellness benefits.
Employees will have access to a 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
The opportunity to work with passionate individuals in a fully-remote environment, fostering continuous learning and growth, is also a key benefit.