Senior Software Engineer, Platform (Cupertino)

The Role We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Platform team and build the foundational infrastructure that powers Gridmatic. Our platform challenges are shaped by the nature of energy markets: forecasts and trading decisions run on tight schedules, battery dispatch commands must execute reliably in real time, and ML models need to train and deploy continuously as new data arrives.What you'll do: Design and build our compute platform, creating infrastructure that supports production services, batch jobs, and ML training workloadsWork on real-time systems for operating battery assets, where reliability directly impacts both revenue and grid stabilityEstablish patterns, tooling, and best practices that help teams across Gridmatic run services reliablyMake architectural decisions that shape how we build software as we growWhat we're looking for: Significant experience building and operating production infrastructure on a public cloud platform (we run on GCP, but AWS or Azure experience translates well)Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (we run on GKE and it's foundational to our platform)Proficiency in PythonExperience with infrastructure-as-code tools like TerraformEither already know Go or have experience with a similar systems language (C++, Java, Rust) and are excited to work in Python and Go day-to-daySystems thinking—understanding how components interact, where failures can cascade, and how to build for efficiency, scalability, and resilienceClear communication, whether writing a design doc, reviewing code, or explaining a complex system to someone new to itOpinions about how to build reliable infrastructure, informed by experience with what works and what doesn't at scaleNice to have: Background in ML infrastructure or training pipelinesExperience with workflow orchestration tools (Flyte, Temporal, Airflow, or similar)Familiarity with observability tooling (we use Grafana + Google Cloud Monitoring)Experience with real-time systemsStrong Linux fundamentalsPrior work in domains where latency and reliability have direct business consequences Taking care of you today:- Continuing Education Opportunities- Flexible PTO- Medical, Dental and Vision plans with competitive employer contributions- Pre-Tax commuter benefits- $1500/year non profit donation matching program through Millie- Home Office StipendProtecting your future for you and your family:- 401K contribution match up to 4%- Company-paid parental leave- Company Paid Life Insurance- Stock Option Loan ProgramPay range $209,000—$235,000 USD