Arcadia · 20 hours ago
Staff Engineer
Arcadia is a technology company focused on empowering energy innovators and consumers to combat the climate crisis. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of backend systems for their utility data products, ensuring high technical standards and mentoring team members.
Clean EnergyCleanTechDatabaseRenewable EnergySoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the development of the rapidly scaling backend systems that power our flagship utility data products
Model high technical standards, reduce technical debt, and provide guidance on shipping modular, maintainable code
Lead the evaluation of new technologies, making well-reasoned technical trade-offs informed by deep domain expertise and long-term cost/benefit analysis
Design scalable data engineering workflows for tables with 400+ million rows
Navigate production incidents when they occur and stay calm under pressure
Proactively discover, document, and solve gaps in our platform and developer experience
Mentor engineers and other team members
Lead by example to enforce rigorous standards for code reviews, design reviews, automated testing, and the maintenance of critical documentation
Collaborate with cross-functional team members to design solutions with the context of the entire platform in mind
Create systems that leverage AI to improve day-to-day engineering processes
Serve as a partner to our customers and the Product team, mapping business strategy and market trends to improve customer experience
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Deep expertise in Java, Python, DBT, Snowflake, and AWS
Proficiency in using AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code to accelerate personal and team velocity
Strong communication and collaboration skills with a track record of gaining alignment on technical solutions, mentoring teammates, and overcoming obstacles with a team-player mindset
Motivation to make fast data-driven decisions, move on them urgently, and finish what you start
Passionate learner, staying on top of best coding practices including AI-driven-development and AI tooling
Preferred
A passion for sustainability and the clean-energy mission
Benefits
"Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year
12 annual company-wide holidays
10 days sick leave
Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
2 volunteer days off
2 professional development days off
12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
Company
Arcadia
Arcadia is a climate software and data company that specializes in decarbonizing the electric grid.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$575.5MKey Investors
Macquarie Asset ManagementJP Morgan ChaseMagnetar Capital
2024-04-11Series E· $50M
2024-04-11Debt Financing· $30M
2022-12-16Series Unknown· $125M
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