Software engineer II - Pro Services

Who we are:

Arcadia is a technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia! Visit www.arcadia.com.

HQ: Washington, DC

$1.5B valuation; $380M funding to date

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a resourceful, versatile Software Engineer to join our Professional Services team. There they will build integrations between our products on behalf of customers and will help customize the data delivery pipeline. This will include integrating with APIs provided by Arcadia and third-parties as well. The ideal candidate is a low-ego team player who approaches engineering problems and potential solutions with a unique, holistic, and long-term perspective and is genuinely excited to build the software expanding renewable energy adoption by both businesses and consumers.  We’re looking for an inquisitive, analytical problem-solver who possesses both grit and flexibility -- our work often involves implementing unconventional solutions and requires someone who’s not afraid to explore new domains when previous methods fail, sort through minute details, or find non-engineering ways around a problem. This person must be comfortable with iterating towards a solution and collaborating closely with colleagues in Customer Data Integration (CDI), Customer Success (CS), Product, SRE, InfoSec, Data Engineering, and Analytics along the way.

Our Delivery and customer integration uses a micro services architecture that makes heavy use of Python, EC2, EKS and database technologies. We are responsible for building integrations into APIs and using custom integration mechanisms to deliver our utility data to customers. 

This role is a hybrid remote-first approach with Chennai as the anchor location and is an exceptional opportunity for someone who relishes the chance to engage with cutting-edge technology, influence how our team builds and stays relevant, and work in a fast-paced environment with engineers on a high-morale, tightly knit team. Our engineering values are deeply ingrained in our culture-- you can read more about them here.

What you’ll do:

• Write integrations, refactor scripts and code  to help Arcadia efficiently collect and deliver data
• Partner with CDI, CS, Product, SRE, InfoSec, Data Engineering, and Analytics to deliver data on time with accuracy, quality and meetings SLAs to our customers and enterprise partners
• Integrate and work with robust, scalable back-end systems, via SQL databases, internal and external APIs
• Expertise to work with database technologies and query database to retrieve data of interest to our customers and partners
• Work on security aspects of integration and ensure the safety of our customer data
• Frequently deploy new functionality to production with a streamlined CI/CD pipeline
• Explore new technologies with an open-minded team 
• Increase test coverage and reliability and help troubleshoot production issues
• Collaborate frequently with other engineers, give thoughtful code reviews, and mentor junior engineers
• Notice and speak up about opportunities to improve experiences to our customers and partners

What will help you succeed:

The following list reflects our current technology stack-- you’ll need to have some overlapping or analogous experience, but not necessarily an exact match.

• 4+ years of experience in a software engineering role 
• Good programming skills in one or more of the following programming languages like Python, Javascript etc
• Should be able to write clean code independently
• Good hands-on work experience with API design.
• Good hands-on work experience on SQL
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes & Frontend technologies will be a plus
• Good knowledge of writing test cases using Junit,Mocito or any other java library 
• Work experience on AWS will be a Plus
• Ability and internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and pick up the domain over a period of time
• Passion for our mission, sustainability, and drive a clean-energy future

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation based on market standards
• We are working on a hybrid model with a remote first policy
• Apart from Fixed Base Salary potential candidates are eligible for the following benefits
• Flexible Leave Policy
• Office is located in the heart of the city in case you need to step in for any purpose.
• Medical Insurance (1+5 Family Members)
• Annual performance cycle
• Quarterly team engagement activities and rewards & recognitions
• L&D programs to foster professional growth
  A supportive engineering culture that values diversity, empathy, teamwork, trust, and efficiency

Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies:

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in India.