Software Engineer

About Gridware

Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit .

Role Description

In this role, you will be an early team member of Gridware’s Software team, where your contributions will lay robust and scalable foundations for our systems as we scale,

You will work on challenges including:

• Fleet management for hundreds of thousands of devices
• Power grid fault reporting systems
• Capturing and modelling grid infrastructure
• Command and control of low power grid monitoring devices

Your background might look something like:

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies
• Ability to thrive in a low structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities
• You’ve built something from the ground up with broad ownership
• Experience with Python, GraphQL, React, Typescript, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Linux systems, and containerization technologies
• Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus

$150,000 - $165,000 a year

This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.

Commuter allowance

Company-paid training