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Senior Platform Backend Engineer - Battery Storage

3 weeks, 5 days ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
Backend Engineer
Software Development
AWS CI/CD CloudFormation Docker Git Kubernetes Python Terraform
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Plus Power

Plus Power

Plus Power develops, owns, and operates utility scale energy storage projects that enhance grid stability and reduce operating costs for electric utility companies.

Electric Utilities
51-250
Founded 2018
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Description

  • Design, build, and operate backend services, internal platforms, and shared infrastructure supporting data pipelines, analytics, and application workloads.
  • Write high-quality, maintainable, and testable production code, primarily in Python.
  • Partner with application and data engineers to define service boundaries, APIs, data contracts, and operational requirements.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions with a focus on long-term maintainability, reliability, and clarity.
  • Architect and operate AWS-based cloud-native systems with an emphasis on reliability, security, performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Own the full lifecycle of platform and service components, including design, implementation, deployment, observability, and incident response.
  • Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to manage cloud assets and operational workflows.
  • Enable data platforms, analytics systems, and ML-adjacent workloads through reliable backend and platform services.
  • Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines that test, validate, and deploy application and infrastructure code.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and lead root cause analysis and long-term system improvements after incidents.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience across platform engineering, backend engineering, data engineering, CloudOps, or SRE roles.
  • Strong backend development experience, including building and operating production services or internal platforms.
  • Prior experience on data platform, analytics, or ML infrastructure teams preferred.
  • Significant hands-on experience with AWS, including VPC, IAM, EKS/ECS, RDS, S3, and related managed services.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, including Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
  • Experience operating containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes in production environments.
  • Solid understanding of CI/CD, Git-based workflows, and automated testing.
  • Strong operational mindset, including comfort owning production systems and participating in on-call rotations.
  • Experience building or evolving internal developer platforms or shared infrastructure services preferred.
  • Experience working with relational databases and data-intensive systems.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical information to diverse audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment with geographically dispersed technical and non-technical teammates.
  • Ability to stay connected and maintain communication across distributed teams in hybrid or remote settings.

Benefits

  • Highly competitive total compensation.
  • Starting salary range begins at $150,000.
  • Eligibility for an annual bonus program.
  • Flexible work-from-home or hybrid work arrangement.
  • Office options in San Francisco, Houston, Chicago, Seattle, New York, Palm Beach, and Birmingham.
  • Unlimited vacation.
  • Work-from-home stipend.
  • Educational assistance.
  • Parental leave.

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