Software Engineer, AI Engineer

Ready to power up your coding skills and shape the energy systems of tomorrow? Join Powernaut, where top-tier engineering meets the clean energy revolution.

As a Software Engineer, you are the architect and builder of the Powernaut engine. You will be responsible for developing the robust, scalable, and real-time systems that turn millions of distributed energy resources into a high-performing energy workspace.

This is a T-shaped role
. In order to translate the values and culture of Powernaut into the organisational structure, we add flexibility to structural roles so people can grow into T-shaped profiles and every Powernauter can be supported by skillful peers. While your core focus is high-quality technical execution, you are expected to understand the commercial impact of your code—ensuring our solutions are both impactful and buildable.

These are the core pillars of the role:

• AI-First Development: Adopt and champion an AI-first workflow, utilizing AI-enabled development methodologies to accelerate shipping cycles and push the boundaries of what is technically possible.
• Building for Scale: Develop and maintain high‑availability services capable of handling massive data throughput from IoT devices across the world.
• Architectural Excellence: Contribute to a "security-first" and future‑proof software architecture, facilitating easy roll‑outs with our customers.
• The Technical Feedback Loop: Work closely with Customer Growth team to resolve complex technical escalations and transform "Implementation Pains" into elegant, automated product features.
• Quality & Resilience: Implement rigorous testing and monitoring standards to safeguard critical energy infrastructure against downtime or cybersecurity threats.

• Designing and implementing clean, modular, maintainable features for our platform, using AI-first engineering principles.
• Collaborating with the product team on system design, ensuring technical feasibility, interoperability, and maintaining high impact.
• Mentoring peers and contributing to our internal technical documentation.
• Maintaining & communicating clear status to the broader team

We're looking for a driven, entrepreneurial spirit who is ready to make a tangible difference.

• The AI Advocate: You possess a deep, hands‑on understanding of how to leverage AI to optimise your development environment and solve complex architectural challenges.
• Technical Depth: Deep understanding of software architecture, APIs, and data integration.
• Mission-Driven Contributor: You view successful, high-quality delivery as the ultimate goal, understanding that seamless implementation is key to client retention.
• Detail-Oriented: You have a strong commitment to documenting problems and solutions accurately, strengthening Powernaut's knowledge base.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English are essential.
• Fit our Powernaut values - powering up our constellation with your passion, customer excellence drive and team mindset while pushing yours’ and others’ boundaries.

• The freedom and autonomy to manage your own work, armed with the tools and support you need to excel.
• Become an integral part of a dynamic, expert team of quick-thinking, fast-acting individuals who are passionate about what they do.
• An optimised salary package complemented by participation in our attractive stock option plan
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• The profound satisfaction of making a meaningful and lasting positive impact on our planet by accelerating the climate transition.
• Work from the vibrant Wintercircus in Ghent
  , a buzzing hub that perfectly embodies the spirit of a fast-growing, innovative startup.

Powered by cosmic ambition, we’re relentlessly driven towards a sustainable future.

Building stellar products, always putting customers at the centre of our universe.

We stay in close orbit, fostering warm, fun, and cheerful collaboration and communication.

Tackling any challenge with light-speed agility.

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