Senior Software Engineer, Active Grid Response at Gridware (W21) $175 - $195 Protecting the grid today, preparing the grid for tomorrow San Francisco, CA, US Full-time US citizen/visa only 6+ years About Gridware Gridware exists to enhance and protect the mother of all networks: the electrical grid. The grid touches everything grinds to a halt, and the consequences can be dire: wildfires burn, land is destroyed, property is damaged, progress stops, and lives are lost. Our team engineers an advanced sensing system to continuously analyze both the electrical and mechanical behavior of grid assets. Utilizing high precision sensor arrays, the system identifies and allows preemptive mitigation of faults. Our technology has been proven with utilities to bolster safety, reliability, and reduce customer outage durations. The demand for power will only increase. We protect the grid of today while we build the grid of tomorrow. Gridware is privately held and backed by the best climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. We are headquartered in the Bay Area in northern California. About the role 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 www.Gridware.io. Role Description In this role, you will lead development of systems that detect and report faults on the power grid. The technology you create will integrate the capabilities of our machine learning systems and human analysts to catch faults on the power grid in real-time. Your decisions will directly impact the ability of our fault detection systems to operate reliably and effectively at scale. Your background might look something like: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in 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, React, Typescript, PostgreSQL Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing real-time, event-driven systems or human-in-the-loop platforms Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir Experience working in hardware/software contexts 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 Technology Gridware technologies enable massive instrumentation and telemetering of our physically sprawling grid. We build and deploy best-in-class hardware that collects never-before-seen data, making an immediate and profound impact on how electric utilities operate energy infrastructure. If you enjoy solving difficult technical challenges on highly interdisciplinary teams, you'll enjoy building the grid of the future at Gridware.