Duracell Power Center, a Duracell Authorized Licensee · 17 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$175K/yr - $195K/yr
10+ years expDuracell Power Center is dedicated to providing clean, affordable energy solutions for homes. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build end-to-end data solutions, including designing data pipelines and managing cloud infrastructure.
Renewables & Environment
Hiring Manager
Cindy Pipes
Responsibilities
Design and build data pipelines
Implement and Design Databases
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs
Set up and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS) including computers, databases, networking, and CI/CD pipelines
Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices across all systems
Build monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability and rapid incident response
Qualification
Required
10-15+ years of professional backend software development experience
Proficiency in Python (preferred) or Node.js/Go for backend services
Strong experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases, including schema design, query optimization, and indexing strategies
Hands-on experience setting up AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC, IAM)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
Track record of building and operating production systems at scale (not just development/staging environments)
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills—you've handled production incidents and know how to diagnose issues under pressure
Excellent communication skills—you can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Self-directed and comfortable with ambiguity in an early-stage environment
Preferred
Familiarity with time-series databases (TimescaleDB, InfluxDB) or time-series data patterns
Experience with Database (MongoDB/Azure/AWS)
Experience with MQTT or other IoT messaging protocols
Background in energy, solar, utilities, or IoT industries
Experience with async task queues and job scheduling (Celery, Airflow, Bull)
Previous experience as an early engineer at a startup
Familiarity with real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture
Experience mentoring other engineers or leading technical projects
Speaks Mandarin
Benefits
Paid time off
401K
Paid holidays
Health benefits
Company
Duracell Power Center, a Duracell Authorized Licensee
Our mission is to give people the freedom to self power their homes with clean, affordable, reliable energy.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase