Software Engineer (Junior)

The OpportunityIn the next 30 years, the world will transform every part of the built environment to be climate positive green infrastructure. But today's renewable energy development process can't move fast enough to meet global goals. Paces exists to change that. We are providing software and services to accelerate power development - unlocking one of the greatest opportunities of our time: transforming how infrastructure gets built and ensuring it's built with renewable energy.Our SolutionPaces is building the development engine for renewable infrastructure and power projects. We have built Agentic AI that automates early-stage due diligence and pairs it with in-house expertise to accelerate late-stage diligence. The result: projects move from siting to construction-ready in a fraction of the time. Our platform streamlines siting, interconnection, and permitting for renewable energy and data center developers, real estate firms, EV charging companies, and more.Our TeamWe are building a team where people can proudly say their time at Paces is the most impactful, meaningful work of their career. Our amazing team in Brooklyn, New York includes incredible team members from tech companies like Meta AI, DeepMind, and Tesla; various high growth startups; as well as industry leaders from TotalEnergies, Con Edison and GE. We are looking for exceptional talents to join our growing Software Engineering team. You will be working closely with power and permitting industry experts to automate power development!What You'll AchieveGain domain knowledge, build AI agents to truly automate human-driven workBuild automation to unlock new modeling capabilities that fundamentally changes the marketHave full ownership of projects, iterate closely with industry experts on end-to-end featuresScale up our platform and system to support ever growing trafficWork in tight collaboration with the product team on product roadmapRequirementsInternship experiences building data intensive software at fast growing startupsExperience deploying AI agents in production environment, familiar with Agent SDK, Messages API, LangGraphProficient in Python, SQL, and comfortable working across the stack - backend, ETL, database, and infrastructureStrong problem solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a teamYou're comfortable with ambiguity, unblock yourself, and make progress without waiting on perfect specsAbout YouYou will thrive in our culture if you:Have a strong bias towards action and prioritize executionShare our passion to build something that fights climate changeEasily handle the unstructured environment of fast moving startupsHave the hunger to grow together with Paces as we scale upBonus PointsPrevious experience at a high-growth, fast-paced startupPrevious experience working with geospatial data and platformsPrevious experience working with energy grid modeling or utility companiesCompensation and Benefits$110K - $160K annual compensationCompetitive equity compensation401(k) matchingHealth, Dental and Vision insurancePaid company holidays & PTOHybrid work in the office in Williamsburg, Brooklyn ~3x per weekAbout PacesIf you're a builder who wants to actively construct a more climate positive future, join us!We are enabling the climate optimum use for all the world's land and are thought leaders in the evolving data center and renewables markets.We have a dog calendar and have dogs running around in the office.We have world class customers and are growing!We've raised $18M+ led by Navitas Capital, Resolute Ventures and Y Combinator.