[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer/Developer, Full Stack @Aurora Solar

About Aurora Solar

Aurora is on a mission to create a future of solar for all. Our award-winning software puts the power of data and technology into the hands of every solar professional to make solar adoption simple and predictable. Our software has designed millions of solar projects so far, empowering solar companies to sell, design, and install residential and commercial solar arrays accurately, seamlessly, and at scale. 

We are a remote-first collaborative team of sustainable energy enthusiasts who love what we do. We’ve been named one of "The Best Mid-Sized Remote Companies To Work for in 2024" by BuiltIn.com and have been recognized for the second time as a Certified Green Business (CGB) with the city of San Francisco. We’re in this together to support the world’s transition to solar.

About the Team

The CAD team is an experienced team, with deep expertise in GIS data, CAD 3D modeling, visualization, Web UI and simulation cloud-compute engines (“CAD technologies”). The team provides CAD technologies to other teams and integrates them in several Aurora Solar products. CAD technologies generate the majority of revenue for Aurora, and directly impact the customer experience with Aurora solutions. 

About the Role

This role is about adding expertise and leadership in the team on FullStack and Backend technologies to better integrate CAD technologies with the services and APIs of the Aurora Cloud Platform. The role touches on several technical layers: Frontend (FE), Backend (BE), CAD engines, AWS, Service Oriented Architecture, Cloud monitoring/Alerting, etc. The selected candidate is expected to promote new and creative ways to implement efficient FE-BE interfaces and libraries for processing high-volume data. 

Your Impact

• Help deploy best practices in FE and BE software development

• Enhance our Ruby-on-Rails BE application and related set of services to ease the integration of CAD technologies to the Aurora Cloud Platform

• Create new FE and BE services on AWS related to CAD technologies

• Maintain and create corresponding Web APIs used by strategic technical partners

• Optimize / Implement efficient FE-BE interfaces and libraries for processing high-volume of data

• Mentor teammates on service-oriented architecture and BE implementation 

• Take operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, including taking part in an on-call rotation

What You Bring

• Working experience as a Full Stack developer

• Expertise in the latest C++

• Experience with Javascript and/or Typescript

• Experience with Git or other version control systems, CI/CD and Automated testing

• Self-motivated, good communication skills, emphasizes team results over self, comfortable with ambiguity

• Language Requirement: Proficient in both written and spoken English. We kindly request that your resume be submitted in English, preferably

Nice to Haves

• Proficiency with Ruby-on-Rails 

• Proficiency with React

• Cloud monitoring services like Datadog

• Data fetching framework like GraphQL

• Async job framework like Sidekiq

• Browser-based 3D visualization (WebGL, three.js)

Benefits: We strive to be the best place for the best people, and that includes the benefits and perks we offer. We provide a holistic program to support physical, emotional, financial, and social needs. This includes work-from-home stipends for home office setup, internet, and co-working spaces. Service providers will receive flexible paid time off including statutory vacation and sick leave, with additional parental leave available. Service providers receive a standard laptop and an annual healthcare budget through AXA. Service providers will also receive perks including access to Wellhub for comprehensive well-being support and Modern Health for mental health resources. Please take a look at our 2024 Mexico Benefits Booklet for a deeper dive into our offerings.

Where Aurorans are: Aurora currently has teams within the US, Canada, Mexico, and Germany with additional locations on the horizon. We’re united in our work to support the world’s transition to solar!

Aurora is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce of people who believe in and are passionate about creating a future of solar energy for all. We are an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and consider qualified applicants regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. We encourage you to apply even if you believe that you do not meet all of the above criteria!

Aurora is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

For San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.