Kevala is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack to join our team. As a full stack engineer on Kevala’s platform team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining front end and backend code that directly contributes to features in our cloud-based web applications.
This engineer will be responsible for architecting and creating front end features and for maintaining our front end codebase, and therefore should be highly proficient at building modern, framework-based TypeScript web applications. This engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining API endpoints related to these web app features, but not responsible for delivering pure backend platform capabilities. We have an infrastructure team that furnishes our microservice environments, but this engineer is expected to learn how to operate these services which includes deploying code, monitoring, restarting services, and diagnosing problems.
The applicant must have current, unrestricted work authorization in the United States. This job is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
What you will be doing
- Collaborating with product and project managers to plan and develop product features in the Kevala K+ platform.
- Diving into difficult problems facing the US electric grid such as helping to visualize and understand the impact of forecasted loads on the electric grid.
- Working in our Google Cloud-based tech stack, which includes TypeScript, Svelte, Python, Django, Postgresql, Redis, and Kubernetes
- Providing technical leadership in architecting, maintaining, testing, monitoring, and improving front end web applications.
- Setting a high bar for productivity, cooperation, and code quality as measured by the team’s overall output.
- Helping to hire, mentor, develop, and support team members.
What you need to succeed
- 7+ years of experience building modern, framework-based web applications across the full stack from basic microservice operations to API design to front end application development.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- Versatility and enthusiasm for taking on novel problems and learning new technologies.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
The compensation for this opportunity includes a base salary range of $120,000 - $160,000, plus equity (stock options). This is our target compensation range and is subject to multiple factors, including level, experience, and location. As you go through our interview process, our recruiter will work with you to identify a competitive base salary within the proposed range and combine it with an equity package that reflects your excitement about joining Kevala.
This is a fully remote role which can be located anywhere within the United States. Please note that actual salaries may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, experience, and location.
Kevala San Francisco, California, USA Office
55 Francisco St, San Francisco, California, United States, 94133 2112
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