Software Engineer Co-Op

Job Description

Job Description

Data & Software Engineer

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc., a subsidiary of LG Energy Solution, is a leading provider of grid-scale integrated energy storage systems, delivering safe, reliable, and high-performance solutions to customers worldwide. Powered by our proprietary AEROS® energy operating system, we use advanced monitoring and controls to help customers optimize system performance and maximize the value of their energy storage assets. 

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Position Overview
LGES-Vertech is seeking a versatile and motivated Data & Software Engineer with DevOps expertise to join our in-person team in Westborough,MA. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data engineering, software development, and DevOps practices. You will play a key role in building and maintaining scalable data pipelines, developing robust backend services, and deploying reliable systems in production environments.

You will work cross-functionally with data scientists, software engineers, and operations teams to support high-impact data products and analytics pipelines across our energy systems platform.

Key Responsibilities

Data Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient ETL/ELT pipelines
• Integrate data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, cloud services, and IoT systems
• Leverage Snowflake and Snowpark for data transformations, performance optimization, and advanced analytics workflows
• Apply best practices in data modeling and implement data ingestion routines in both real-time and batch scenarios.
• Ensure robust data governance, quality, and lineage across the stack

Software Engineering

• Develop and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using Python 
• Build and orchestrate microservices that support modular, scalable data-driven applications
• Develop distributed task queues and background jobs 
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code with appropriate documentation and test coverage

DevOps & Infrastructure

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for data and software products
• Deploy and monitor applications in cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) or on-prem environments
• Automate infrastructure and service configurations using tools like Terraform or Ansible
• Implement system observability with logging, metrics, and alerting for microservice-based platforms

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of industry experience in a combination of data engineering, backend software development, and/or DevOps roles
• Proficiency with Snowflake and Snowpark, including UDFs, stored procedures, and service integration
• Strong Python skills; familiarity with task orchestration tools like Celery
• Experience building and managing microservice architecture
• Demonstrated experience working with AWS Services like S3, Lambda, Glue, Redshift, or equivalent cloud platforms
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment
• Solid understanding of SQL and experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Experience with data pipeline frameworks (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Kafka)
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD systems, and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Strong collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable in Linux environments and with version control systems like Git.
• Proficiency in using Jira for Agile project management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate across diverse global teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Preferred:

• Experience with real-time data streaming (e.g., Kafka, Spark Streaming)
• Experience with MLops infrastructure (e.g. AWS Sagemaker)
• Familiarity with message brokers and event-driven architecture
• Background in energy systems, industrial IoT, or grid-scale data platforms