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Staff Backend Software Engineer

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United Kingdom
Senior level
United Kingdom
Senior level
As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will build platform infrastructure for real-time data processing, solve optimization problems, and design APIs using advanced programming techniques.
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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 looking for a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) to join our talented team of Software Engineers in the UK.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Building the required platform infrastructure to ingest and process big streams of data in real time, using AWS primitives
  • Solving complex optimisation problems, using machine learning and other often bespoke algorithms
  • Designing and implementing the business logic to expose our functionality via APIs and UI interfaces, using functional programming and serverless computing

Your key skills & experience:

  • 8+ 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
  • You are autonomous and enjoy managing your own workload and deadlines

Desirable skills:

  • Experience with the functional programming paradigm
  • Experience using AWS, serverless technologies and infrastructure as code
  • Experience with Machine Learning in Python
  • Professional experience in the renewable energy sector, or an interest in green tech

Joining us gives you:

  • Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and stock options package.
  • Healthcare Benefits: Access to a private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded).
  • Wellbeing Perks: A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash.
  • Financial Security: 5% employer contributions pension matching, life assurance & income protection schemes (available after 12 months of service)
  • Investment in Your Growth: A budget of £1,000 per financial year for work-related training and an allowance of 4 training days.
  • Other Benefits: Participate in the Cycle To Work scheme and benefit from the Home office Setup Support: Receive £200 upon joining for remote work setup.
  • Mental Health Support: Access to Spill - a Mental Health Support platform.
  • Family-Focused Benefits: Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, Workplace Nursery benefit.
  • Time Off: 25 days of annual holiday entitlement plus 8 Bank Holidays.
  • Hybrid Work Arrangements: Work one day per week in the London office

Duration: Full-time

Hybrid working: You will work from our London (located close to Spitalfields Market) office at least one day a week - the day is flexible and up to you. The remaining working days can be remote, providing a balanced approach that supports collaboration, creativity, learning and feedback.

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.

Join Lunar Energy and be a part of the future of sustainable home energy. Make an impact, grow your expertise, and contribute to a cleaner, more eco-conscious world. Apply now!

Top Skills

AWS
Infrastructure As Code
Machine Learning
Python
Rust
Serverless Computing
Typescript
Unix

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