Job Description

Who We Are

Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization.  To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger.  We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a resourceful, versatile Software Engineer to join the Utility Data team and work on the critical web scraping, ingestion, & data processing projects that enable the Arcadia platform, products, and services. The ideal candidate is a low-ego team player who approaches engineering problems and potential solutions with a unique, holistic, and long-term perspective, and is genuinely excited to build the software expanding renewable energy access to millions of households across the country.  We’re looking for an inquisitive, analytical problem-solver who possesses both grit and flexibility — our work often involves implementing unconventional solutions and requires someone who’s not afraid to explore new domains when previous methods fail, sort through minute details, or find non-engineering ways around a problem. This person must be comfortable with iterating towards a solution and collaborating closely with colleagues in Product, SRE, Data Engineering, and Analytics along the way.

This role is an exceptional opportunity for someone who relishes the chance to engage with cutting-edge technology, influence how our team builds and stays relevant, and work in a fast-paced environment with engineers on a high-morale, tightly knit team. Our engineering values are deeply ingrained in our culture– you can read more about them here. 

Our Utility Data process uses an event-driven architecture that makes heavy use of Python-based AWS Lambda functions, SQS, and other Python services running on EKS.

Arcadia is headquartered in Washington, DC, and open to fully remote candidates.

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What you’ll do:

• Write and refactor code to help Arcadia efficiently collect and utilize data
• Partner with Product, SRE, Data Engineering, and Analytics to deliver the best possible product for our members and enterprise partners
• Design and develop robust, scalable back-end systems
• Build and maintain complex data pipelines to parse and standardize large amounts of data that enable our unique energy products
• Frequently deploy new functionality to production with a streamlined CI/CD pipeline
• Explore new technologies with an open-minded team
• Increase test coverage and reliability and help troubleshoot production issues
• Collaborate frequently with other engineers, give thoughtful code review, and mentor junior engineers
• Notice and speak up about opportunities to improve both the member and developer experience

What will help you succeed:

The following list reflects our current technology stack– you’ll need to have some overlapping or analogous experience, but not necessarily an exact match.

• 3+ years of experience in a software engineering role
• Experience with the programming languages we use:
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • SQL
• Experience with infrastructure found in our stack:
  • Postgres or similar relational database
  • Docker
  • AWS (Lambda, SQS, etc.)
  • Cloudformation
• Comfortable managing the balance between shipping code quickly and shipping perfect code
• Ability and internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically
• Skill with mentoring and learning from other engineers, and treating colleagues with respect
• Ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Passion for our mission, sustainability, and drive a clean-energy future

Benefits:

• “Remote first” culture – work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Flexible PTO – no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days employees can take each year
• 15 annual company-wide holidays including a week long “summer break”
• 10 days sick leave
• Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
• Weekly “flex time” – no internal meetings on Tuesdays and Friday afternoons
• 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
• Annual budget to use on conferences, books, classes, workshops or anything that contributes to professional development
• A supportive engineering culture that values diversity, empathy, teamwork, trust, and efficiency

Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies.

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in the United States.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time. Job Tags: AWS, benefits, clean energy, climate, Cloudformation, docker, mission, Postgres, python, Remote, ruby, sql, Sustainability, Technology, Utility Data, and web scraping.

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