Senior Staff Software Engineer & Tech Lead Manager

About WeaveGrid

WeaveGrid works with utilities, automakers, EVSEs, and EV owners to enable and accelerate the electrification of transportation. Using machine learning, optimization, and predictive analytics, our software solution solves several EV-grid integration challenges for utilities in a systems-oriented manner; helps integrate renewable energy resources on the grid; and saves utility customers money on their bills. Our vision is to drive the rapid decarbonization of the transportation and electric networks by intelligently connecting EVs to the grid.

About The Job

At WeaveGrid, we are working to accelerate the electrification of transportation and the decarbonization of the electric grid. Our SaaS products monitor and manage the charging of electric vehicles on behalf of electric utilities to serve the needs of drivers and the health of the electric grid.

We are looking for a senior hands-on Engineering leader to lead the development of WeaveGrid’s Managed Charge system as the industry-leading solution into the next phase of the company’s growth. The Managed Charge system balances drivers’ mobility needs against the health and carbon intensity of the electrical grid, taking into account a wide range of grid signals. The MC system determines, delivers, and monitors charging schedules for EVs and chargers while managing the complexity of real-world imperfections.

The ideal candidate should have over 10+ years of industry experience, exceptional hands-on coding skills, and proven technical leadership abilities in a dynamic environment. They should be enthusiastic about tackling challenging problems with real-world impact and adept at viewing system issues from multiple perspectives. This includes balancing the needs of drivers, utilities, the grid, EV manufacturers, and Weavegrid. No prior experience in the energy sector is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Be the Technical lead and Manager for WeaveGrid’s Managed Charging team, responsible for systems and algorithms for generating and executing optimized charging schedules for EVs
• Lead, guide and grow a team of senior Engineers to deliver the product roadmap for WeaveGrid’s Managed Charging system
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on implementation to maintain and enhance the reliability, robustness, and maintainability of our complex distributed system, ensuring that our core product continues to scale effectively
• Help design or lead the development of the next generation of managed charging features. This includes creating new types of optimization signals, integrating new vehicles and chargers in various charging environments, enabling whole home integration, implementing workplace charging, and optimizing for solar energy.
• Contribute to the visualization/demo/reporting layer of Managed Charge
• Work productively with our AWS-based cloud production environment e.g. rollouts & use Containers, Kubernetes, AWS, GitHub, Jira/Confluence, and CircleCI in our development process
• Develop new features and system architecture on the backend of the Weavegrid stack: python+fastAPI+mariadb+k8s+aws
• Special projects and other duties as designated by your manager or assigned designee.