Senior Software Engineer

Number of employees

420

South San Francisco, CA or Remote, USA

Posted on: 2022-04-30

Category: food

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Employment type:

Full time

Remote?

Yes

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Plenty is a new kind of farm for a new kind of world. We’re on a mission to bring healthy food to the world while protecting the environment. Our pesticide-free, non-GMO leafy greens taste fresh-picked from the garden because they were. We grow and deliver locally, cutting transportation miles and reducing emissions. Plenty’s indoor farms mean fresh produce is always in season.

We are a team of growers, plant scientists, engineers, artists, foodies and plant romantics working to improve the lives of plants, people, and the planet. We currently operate in South San Francisco, CA, and Laramie, WY. Our new Compton, CA site set to open in 2021 will be the world’s first, high-capacity indoor vertical farm.

Plenty believes food justice is social justice. Equal access to healthy, nutritious food is fundamental to a quality life. We build farms in communities that need better access to food and jobs. Plenty provides living-wage, year-round jobs along with flavorful, nutrient-rich food to the communities we serve. We use automation and robotics so machines do the backbreaking labor while people perform new kinds of skilled agricultural, science and high-tech jobs.

Now is the time to help Plenty achieve its mission to feed the world healthy food in a sustainable way. We are a start-up with expanding career growth opportunities.

We are actively seeking those who embody our core values: find a way, down to earth, & grow together. These values guide how we work together as teammates, approach innovation and engage with customers. Does this sound like you? Join the mission as we improve human and planetary health by increasing access to craveable fruits and vegetables.

About Plenty

Plenty is on a mission to make fresh, pesticide-free fruits and vegetables more accessible to everyone.  Our cutting-edge indoor, vertical farms produce extraordinary yields using a fraction of the land and water outdoor farms need.  Nutrient-rich, mouth-watering and locally grown, our crops help people, communities and our planet to be healthier and more resilient.

The people and teams who make up Plenty are at the core of how we do this.  We are a collaborative and innovative bunch.  We are passionate about our contributions to Plenty, the communities around us and our planet, but never take ourselves too seriously.  We’re down to Earth, we grow together, and we always find a way.  Most importantly, we’re here to improve the lives of plants, people and our planet.  

About the role

Plenty is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Software and Data Systems team.  The Software and Data Systems team designs and builds powerful systems for cooperative human-robot precision farming.  Plenty grows nutritious and delicious plants sustainably at scale.  To do this, we have created an operating system for high-precision, high-automation farming.   You will be responsible for building advanced Farm Operating System (FarmOS) execution systems for Plenty's production and Research & Development (R&D) lines. You will be joining a collaborative team of engineers with a strong software development background. We are process-light and rely on strong architecture and automation to maximize the impact of our small team.

In this role you will undertake hands-on design and development. You will be responsible for requirements analysis, design, implementation, and testing as part of a cross-functional team serving all roles connected to all aspects of farm operation. You will work with Plant Scientists, Growers, Controls Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Operators as part of the design process, making sure that we build the right thing in the right way for maximum impact.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement Backend components for the FarmOS Execution System
  • Help identify opportunities where production data can be highly leveraged to improve production yields, efficiencies, and quality
  • Utilize Object-oriented design, domain driven design and analysis skills to design and implement backend-end software
  • Lead and participate in software design review sessions with team members and customers
  • Maintain a rigorous standard for deploying clean, tested code in a highly collaborative environment with rapid iteration
  • Design and implement a highly performant distributed system to orchestrate operations in the farm with an emphasis on performance, resiliency and scalability
  • Support, guide, and lead the data community within the company

What you'll bring to the table

  • Education or experience equivalent to a B.S. or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar focus area and 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • You have excelled at writing backend systems in Java
  • An exceptional communicator -- you thrive at translating product and business goals into robust technical solutions, and can explain those solutions to teammates in differing domains
  • Experience with Git, CI/CD workflows and tools, and a diverse set of databases such as PostgreSQL and Snowflake
  • Experience to designing and implementing RESTful microservices based on user-research 
  • You thrive at supporting mission-critical systems prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • You approach your work with curiosity, creativity, initiative, and diligence
  • A passion for creating sustainable, reliable and healthy food systems

Type of role

Full-Time 

What we can offer 

  • Compensation; we’ll pay you a competitive salary, give you a stake in the company via equity and contribute toward your 401K 
  • Health & well-being; we’ll invest in your physical and mental well-being with comprehensive medical, dental, & vision benefits, in-office gyms, and an Employee Assistance Program to help with mental health, financial & legal matters 
  • Food; in-office lunches, snacks and access to our leafy greens & new produce in development -- are you up for a side gig as a taste tester?
  • Grow together; learning & development opportunities including unlimited access to our Upstart University platform, LinkedIn Learning, lunch & learns, training certifications, and more
  • Equipment; we’ll provide you with the equipment you need to be successful, including $75/month toward your phone bill and $250 every 2 years to upgrade your phone
  • Paid time off; we know you’ll do your best if you’re taking time to recharge, so we don’t cap the amount of days you can take off per year in addition to the paid holidays we observe
  • Parental leave; 12 weeks off for all new parents - fully paid so you can focus your energy on your newest addition 

Food safety requirements

  • Comply with all Plant, State and Federal OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, and SQF regulations
  • All employees must show proof of COVID vaccination before starting work, other than in limited circumstances where the law requires an exception

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