At Lunar Energy, we're on a mission to transform the way we power our homes by building an ecosystem of all-electric products, starting with a next-generation home battery system and a cloud PaaS to manage large fleets of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) assets. Comprising a team of visionary entrepreneurs and dedicated technology and industry experts, we're united by our shared vision of deploying and building products to electrify homes that are connected through an integrated software platform.
We’re now looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our talented team of Software Engineers in the UK.
Your Responsibilities:
- Building the required platform infrastructure to ingest and process big streams of data in real time, using AWS primitives
- Focusing on the integration of 3rd party hardware into the Gridshare Cloud platform
- Working with 3rd party technical teams to assess the quality of the control methods available for new devices
- Carry out testing of new devices and help in the management of test groups
- Maintain documentation on the state of each integration, and the products and services it can support
- Supporting operational teams in issue resolution or ad hoc requests related to devices or their data
- Supporting Lunar engagement in standards bodies related to the control and management of DER, such as attending relevant conferences
Your key skills & experience:
- 6+ years of experience as a Software Engineer
- Experience in strongly typed languages, such as Typescript, Rust or others
- Experience working with IoT devices in the cloud
- Working experience with Unix operating systems
- You enjoy working in a smaller team where you can see the huge impact of your work
- You value learning and approach new information with an open mind, willing to reconsider your opinions when presented with compelling evidence
Desirable skills:
- Experience with the functional programming paradigm
- Experience using AWS, serverless technologies and infrastructure as code
- Experience with Machine Learning in Python
- Experience interfacing with external stakeholders
- Professional experience in the renewable energy sector, or an interest in green tech
Joining us gives you:
- A competitive salary and stock options package
- Access to a private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded)
- A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash
- 5% employer contributions pension matching
- Life assurance & income protection schemes (available after 12 months of service)
- A budget of £1,000 per financial year for work-related training and an allowance of 4 training days.
- Cycle To Work scheme and Workplace Nursery benefit.
- A £200 bonus upon joining for remote work setup.
- Access to Spill - a Mental Health Support platform.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- 25 days of annual holiday entitlement plus 8 Bank Holidays.
- Fully remote working within the UK
Duration:
Full-time
Location:
Fully remote work within the UK. You're also welcome to work from our office in Liverpool Street, London (UK), as frequently as you desire.
Inclusivity Matters:
Lunar Energy is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from individuals regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, nationality, age, or social background. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented and minority groups, and we do not filter applications by university background, welcoming those who have taken alternative educational and career paths.
