Software Engineer, Backend (San Francisco)

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Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

About Gridware

Gridware is 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

Role Description

In this role, you will lead development of backend systems that power our core platform. You’ll design and scale services that handle complex workflows, integrate data from thousands of devices, and ensure the reliability of our growing systems. Your work will directly impact how effectively our technology operates at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale backend services that connect thousands of Gridware devices to the cloud, enabling real‑time monitoring and fault detection.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and APIs that power fleet health, event reporting, and operator tools.
• Ensure reliability, security, and observability across distributed systems handling continuous sensor data from the field.
• Collaborate with firmware, data, and frontend teams to deliver seamless end‑to‑end functionality across hardware and cloud.
• Contribute to architecture decisions that improve communication efficiency, platform scalability, and system resilience.

Required Skills

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience in product‑driven companies
• Ability to thrive in a low‑structure, high‑autonomy environment with competing priorities
• Experience building products end‑to‑end with broad ownership
• Strong expertise in modern backend languages and relational databases (e.g., Python, PostgreSQL)

Bonus Skills

• Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or data‑intensive applications
• Familiarity with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir
• Background working in hardware/software contexts or other operationally complex environments

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

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Software Development

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