Software Engineer

Strobe's Distributed Power PlantStrobe is building the world's largest power plant: not a single site, but a distributed fleet of buildings, batteries, EVs, and generators that buy and sell power in real time across wholesale energy markets.Own software end-to-end across the stack: the edge control plane that moves batteries, generators, and breakers, the cloud platform that connects utilities, grid operators, and OEM hardware, and the dispatch engine that ties them to wholesale markets.What You'd OwnReal-time control software on edge devices at customer sites, dispatching assets against NYISO and utility signals within tight latency budgetsIndustrial protocol stacks (DNP3, Modbus, MQTT) that link our cloud to substation RTUs, meters, and OEM controllersWholesale market integrations (NYISO, CAISO, ERCOT): real-time pricing, capacity markets, dispatch signalsGreen Button Connect pipelines that pull interval consumption, billing, and meter data from utilities (ConEd, PG&E, SCE) over OAuth2 + ESPIOEM hardware and weather forecast integrations that feed the dispatch engineEvent-driven AWS infrastructure (Lambda, API Gateway, AppSync/GraphQL, EventBridge, IoT Core, TimeStream, Amplify, CloudWatch) managed through Terraform IaCFleet device management: provisioning, OTA updates, and remote diagnostics for hardware in the field (balena, containerized edge runtimes)Safety and failsafe logic for systems where a bad command can trip a breaker or violate an interconnection agreementObservability, alerting, and on-call on systems where downtime means missed market events and real dollarsStrong Fit If You HaveExtensive Python (pydantic for models, click for CLIs, boto3 for AWS, async pipelines), Rust, or bothDeep AWS experience (IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, AppSync, EventBridge, TimeStream or similar TSDB)Production Terraform (modules, remote state, multi-workspace patterns)Experience integrating messy third-party APIs at scale (utilities, government, energy, OEMs)Comfort with on-call for systems that control physical hardware and move real moneyA bias toward shipping, with the rigor to keep safety-critical systems trustworthyBonus PointsHands-on experience with industrial or grid protocols (DNP3, Modbus, BACnet) and the messy reality of field devicesA track record shipping and operating software on edge or embedded fleets, not just in the cloudExperience owning the reliability and performance of a complex production system end to end, from cloud services through the physical edgeFamiliarity with wholesale energy markets, grid operator programs, or DER telemetry requirementsStack: Python / TypeScript / Rust / Terraform / AWS / GraphQL (AppSync) / DNP3 / Modbus / MQTT / balena / Grafana. AI-agent-native monorepo with deep investment in agent-enabled engineering efficiency.Small team, high ownership, no layers.