Proper Voltage · 6 hours ago
Founding Software Engineer - Edge & Cloud
Carlsbad, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$180K/yr - $210K/yr
7+ years expProper Voltage is unlocking the next generation of battery technology across robotics, data centers, and defense. They are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to design and build the first-generation interface between their battery products and customers, focusing on creating reliable and secure software systems.
BatteryCleanTechEnergy EfficiencySustainability
No H1B
Responsibilities
Architect and build a local software interface that runs within customer environments
Design and implement secure data pipelines from on-site systems to the cloud (push-only, constrained networks) partnering with our electronics and embedded software teams to ensure a seamless customer experience
Build backend services to ingest, store, and process telemetry and system data
Develop customer-facing and internal web interfaces to visualize and interact with battery data
Define API contracts between firmware, edge software, and cloud systems
Incorporate cybersecurity constraints from the outset (auth, encryption, network isolation)
Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers to align on data models and interfaces
Establish early engineering patterns, tooling, and best practices
Evolve the system as product requirements and scale increase
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional software engineering experience
Demonstrated experience building and deploying production systems end-to-end
Experience across edge, backend and frontend systems
Comfort designing systems where: Security is critical, Connectivity may be limited or controlled, Data flows must be managed and often one way
Experience with secure API design and data transport
Ability to operate independently in a low-process, early-stage environment
Understanding of network segmentation and firewall constraints, authentication and authorization models and encryption in transit and at rest
Ability to design systems suitable for industrial / enterprise customer environments
Preferred
Experience with IoT, energy systems, or industrial equipment
Experience building on-premises software for customer environments
Familiarity with telemetry, monitoring, or control systems
Prior startup or first-engineer experience
Benefits
Equity
Health, dental, vision insurance
Flexible PTO with a generous holiday policy
Hybrid-friendly work schedule, with travel as needed
Company
Proper Voltage
The operating system for advanced battery chemistries
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
David Felzer
CTO
Amiad Zionpur
Chief Operating Officer
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