Senior Software Engineer

Description

Hybrid onsite (2-4 Days/week in office):
Charlestown, MA

Build the engine behind grid intelligence, from raw sensor data to the ratings that utilities act on.

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Applications (Line Rate) team and build full-stack systems that turn massive time-series sensor data into the ratings our utility customers rely on. You will work across the ratings generation library, our customer-deployable product, weather modeling tools, and the front end visualizations that surface it all. If you want to own hard technical problems end-to-end and help shape how utilities get affordable, reliable power onto the grid, join us at Line Vision
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Core Responsibilities and Key Performance Objectives

• Collaborate with data scientists to productionalize core computational functionality, turning research code into reliable, scalable services.
• Work with UI/UX teams to design and build APIs that surface the right data at the right time.
• Design efficient storage and retrieval strategies for massive time-series data sets.
• Contribute across our core codebases: the ratings generation library and its microservice, the slimmed-down customer-deployable product, weather modeling tools, and front end visualizations.
• Advise product on roadmap priorities, balancing customer benefit against time to implement.

Within the first 3 months:

• Ship meaningful contributions to at least one core codebase (ratings library, customer product, weather modeling, or front end) with minimal guidance.
• Build working relationships with data science and UI/UX counterparts and understand how the codebases connect.
• Demonstrate command of our Python/Type Script stack and time-series data patterns.

Within the first 6 months:

• Own an end-to-end feature that spans backend logic and the APIs or UI that expose it.
• Contribute a concrete improvement to how we store or retrieve time-series data at scale.
• Participate in roadmap discussions, bringing a technical point of view on feasibility and tradeoffs.

Within the first year:

• Become a go-to resource for at least one core codebase, trusted with architectural decisions.
• Lead a cross-functional initiative with data science or UI/UX from scoping through delivery.
• Mentor at least one other engineer through code review, pairing, and consistent feedback.

Key Competencies

• Critical Thinking: Analyze complex problems in ratings generation, weather modeling, or time-series storage independently and propose sound solutions. Demonstrate a curious mindset in exploring new approaches.
• Delivering Innovative Solutions: Devise and iterate on technical solutions with a growth mindset. Bring creative, well-reasoned approaches to novel problems across the stack.
• Taking Ownership: Lead projects with minimal supervision, taking full ownership of outcomes. Communicate proactively when scope or technical constraints shift.
• Follow Through – Execution: Deliver quality work on time. Resolve open questions proactively with stakeholders and hold yourself accountable to team commitments.
• Empowering Others: Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge freely. Foster a supportive team environment where outcomes matter more than individual output.

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in Python and JavaScript/Type Script, with working experience in React.
• Experience with at least one relational database and one No
  
  SQL database.
• Experience deploying and operating on a major cloud platform.
• Comfort working across the stack, from data storage through APIs to UI.

What Sets the Best Candidates Apart

• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience with Rust.
• Experience working with large-scale time-series data sets.
• Background collaborating closely with data science or applied science teams to product ionize research code.

Reporting & Team Structure

• Reports to the Senior Software Engineering Manager
• Collaborates closely with Data Science, UI/UX, and Product teams.

Interview Process

• Round 1:
  Phone screen (Recruiter)
• Round 2:
  Hiring Manager Interview
• Round 3:
  Panel Interviews
  • Panel 1:
    Technical competency & experience
  • Panel 2:
    Teamwork, collaboration and communication
• Final Round:
  Leadership Team & Hiring Manager Sign-Off (onsite)

• Impact. Your talent, time, and energy will critically impact our success in accelerating our mission of providing utilities with grid intelligence to enable affordable, reliable power.
• Ownership. You will hold broad responsibilities with high autonomy and trust in a communicative, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.
• Flexibility. You will be empowered to maintain work-life balance with trust-based PTO and a flexible hybrid work schedule.
• Real World Innovation. You will join a motivated and high-performing team working with cutting edge, patented technology to help solve key obstacles to meet the demands of an AI-powered future.

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