Full Stack Software Engineer

Piq Energy Full-Stack Software EngineerPiq Energy is helping leading developers connect to the grid faster by automating the technical power system analysis required to safely develop and deploy new assets. This is a critical early hire with a significant amount of responsibility and corresponding competitive salary and equity compensation. Expect a base of $150k-$250k plus equity compensation for SF-based employees.RolePiq Energy is seeking an innovative Full-Stack Software Engineer to join our team. You will develop, deploy, and maintain user-facing applications, backend APIs, databases, and cloud deployment infrastructure. As part of our dynamic startup environment, you will have opportunities to own features and shape our user experience and technical architecture. You'll collaborate within our team of software engineers, power systems experts, data scientists, and designers to deliver a powerful and performant SaaS platform.Piq's technical stack includes:Backend: Python, FastAPI, LLM agents, Postgres, Temporal, AWSFrontend: Typescript, Svelte, GraphQL, Mapbox, D3.jsThere's no need to be an expert in all parts of our stack - it's more important that you're good at learning quickly.Piq is a remote-friendly company, with hubs in San Francisco, CA, and Athens, Greece. Our SF team works in-person in our coworking space 2-3 days per week. We value time together and meet across the team for on-sites 2-3 times per year.Our interview process consists of a phone screen, two technical interviews, and a call with our founders.ResponsibilitiesDevelop and maintain end-to-end features across backend APIs, data pipelines, AI agents, and interactive frontendsLead workstreams end-to-end, including gathering product requirements, proposing solution architectures, developing an implementation plan, managing technical dependencies, and coordinating rollout plansCollaborate directly with users and customer-facing teammates to gather feedback and understand their needs, translating insights into design solutionsBuild and maintain data-rich, interactive frontend applicationsScale our backend APIs, systems, and data pipelines to support more use cases, while ensuring maintainability and paying down technical debtUphold the technical bar as you build, ensuring our platform is performant, scalable, and secureProvide hands-on mentorship and feedback for teammatesWrite clean, maintainable code following best practicesParticipate in and lead design discussions, code reviews, and technical planning meetingsContribute to improving software engineering practices, with a bias toward action, ensuring fast iterations and delivery of impactful solutionsRequirements3+ years of software engineering industry experience delivering high-quality softwareExperience building scalable software starting from user needsDeep experience in one of the following areas, plus willingness to work across the stack as needed: Building data-intensive backend systems with Python or a similar languageDeveloping interactive data-rich frontend applications with modern JavaScript frameworksExperience owning successful software delivery end-to-endExperience with version control, testing, and debugging toolsAbility to help evolve a growing engineering teamComfort with LLM coding tools like Cursor and Claude CodeStrong communication and collaboration skills, with a bias towards actionAbility to work independently in a fast-paced, remote-friendly environmentExperience improving DevOps (IaC, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure) and supporting security compliance is a strong plusExperience delivering for enterprise customers is a strong plusExperience with workflow orchestration and LLM APIs and frameworks is a plusAbout Piq EnergyPiq Energy's mission is to accelerate the energy transition by automating power grid simulation and analysis for project developers and utilities.Our valuesKindness: Be kind and candid to yourself and others.Excellence: Aim high and continuously improve.Sustainability: Consider your capacity to maintain your self, your communities, and the environment.Humility: Serve a greater goal, stay curious and open to learningFreedom and Responsibility: You have the freedom to make decisions and the responsibility to take ownership of those decisions.Why join usShape the future of the power gridWork with a passionate, mission-driven team.Collaborate in a global, remote-friendly environment.Be part of the early team and contribute to shaping the company's direction.AccessibilityPiq Energy encourages individuals of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds and all gender and sexual identities to apply for this position. Piq Energy is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.