Lead Backend - Full Stack Software Engineer

January 27

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Description

• Company Overview: Arbor stands at the intersection of technology and energy, committed to untangling the complex web of energy choices for consumers. With our recent $9M funding round, our mission has never been clearer: to simplify energy decisions, helping consumers save money and slow climate change as a byproduct. • Role Summary: As Arbor's Lead Software Engineer with a depth of focus on backend, you will play a pivotal role in sculpting the technological backbone that drives our platform, ensuring a seamless and efficient energy decision-making experience for consumers. • Key Responsibilities: - System Architecture: Guide the evolution of our backend infrastructure, weighing our current Firestore and Cloud Functions setup against potential alternatives like AWS, relational or other nosql databases, and others. - Team Stewardship: Actively participate in hiring and mentoring the foundational engineering team, upholding Arbor's tech vision. - Integration and Performance: Steer system integrations and ensure peak performance, security, scalability, and resilience. Champion decisions that optimize user response times and system reliability. - Backend Development: Advance our platform using technologies in line with our evolving product. Advance leading-edge technologies and contemporary backend paradigms. - Data Integrity: Safeguard the reliability and coherence of our data, working closely with data architectures like BigQuery and Snowflake. - QA and CI/CD: Promote rigorous testing, adhere to CI/CD best practices, and champion backend automation. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Bridge gaps between product, design, marketing, and business to define objectives and roll out unmatched user experiences.

Requirements

• Passion for simplifying energy decisions and endorsing cleaner energy alternatives. • 10+ years of professional experience as a software engineer • Backend development fluency. Ability to navigate and contribute to frontend code occasionally. • Hands-on experience with popular backend frameworks and tools. • Hands-on experience establishing and managing both relational and nosql databases. • Familiarity with A/B testing methodologies. • Well-acquainted with CI/CD processes and a mindset geared towards automation. • Competency in GCP, AWS ecosystems, or similar platforms. • Effective verbal and written communication skills. • Strong analytical skills with an ability to break down and simplify intricate problems. • Keen interest in staying updated with the latest industry trends and backend technologies. • Degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

• Meaningful Impact: Be at the forefront of ensuring consumers are both economically and environmentally empowered. • Unlock Economic Opportunities: Dive deep into an industry where innovation meets vast economic potential. • Join a Passionate Team: Thrive in a space filled with energy enthusiasts, united under the Arbor mission.