SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Remote (Pacific Hours)
axiomcloud.ai
510-683-5200
Axiom Cloud is transforming how the world’s cooling systems are powered, operated, and maintained; generating significant climate and financial impact.
We are looking for a Software Engineer who wants to work at the intersection of IoT, cloud infrastructure, and real-world energy systems; and who thrives building software that matters.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
You will work directly with the engineering team on the following strategic initiatives:
- Build, improve, and maintain an ecosystem of software services and APIs that manage a fleet of flexible, intelligent, and resilient assets; from the cloud to the IoT edge.
- Collaborate with hardware, controls, modeling, and data science teams to develop innovative, AI-enabled products.
- Engineer reliability and scale into our multi-tenant microservices stack, scaling from handfuls to thousands of customer sites.
- Contribute to cloud-native deployment practices across our production environment.
- Reduce technical debt by addressing existing shortcuts and setting a higher bar for new feature development.
- Build and orchestrate AI Agents to accelerate team productivity and deliver customer value.
- Participate in code reviews to maintain quality and foster knowledge sharing.
- Improve internal tooling and documentation to make the development experience more accessible.
- Develop full-stack features that connect backend services to user-facing interfaces.
WHO YOU ARE
A general guide — we can bend these rules for an exceptional candidate.
- Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong software design instincts; comfortable across object-oriented and functional paradigms.
- Motivated to contribute across the full stack, from strategy and architecture to coding, testing, and production operations.
- Quick to pick up new technologies and development methodologies.
- A self-directed problem-solver who generates innovative solutions with minimal oversight.
- Passionate about technology innovation, product development, and commercial/industrial SaaS.
KEY SKILLS & TECHNOLOGIES
Cloud & Networking
Strong fundamentals in GCP (or AWS): VPC design, shared VPC, HA VPN, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud NAT, BGP routing, and Private Service Connect.
Kubernetes & Compute
Production experience with GKE or EKS, including workload identity, autoscaling, and multi-cluster patterns.
Infrastructure as Code
Modular, reusable Terraform with remote state management.
CI/CD
Pipeline-driven delivery for infrastructure and application workloads via GitHub Actions or similar.
Auth & Identity
Workforce Identity Federation, OIDC/SAML with Okta, IAM design, and service-to-service authentication.
Security
Least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, encryption (CMEK/GMEK, KMS), and secrets management.
Python
Solid working proficiency for tooling, automation, and platform services.
Data & Lakehouse
Hands-on with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) or comparable platforms; strong schema design for large-scale timeseries and relational workloads.
Performance Optimization
Proven ability to tune queries, indexes, and pipelines against billion-row datasets.
Agentic AI & Generative AI / LLMs
Experience with Agentic AI, prompt engineering and RAG systems (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face).
Debugging
Systematic root-cause analysis across distributed cloud systems, especially in networking and connectivity.
Frontend
Working familiarity with React or similar for internal tools and platform dashboards.
WHY JOIN US
- Work directly on mission-critical infrastructure that drives real climate impact.
- Fully remote position with working hours generally aligned to Pacific Time.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package, including equity (stock options).
- Honor system PTO policy (no specified limits) and paid parental leave.
- Two company-wide weeks off per year (December and July).
- Collaborative, growth-oriented culture with a strong emphasis on professional development.
- Chance to make a measurable impact at an innovative enterprise SaaS company transforming the cold chain industry.
THE FINE PRINT
We’re a startup. The work is demanding, challenging, and fulfilling. If that excites you, we want to hear from you!
Axiom Cloud San Jose, California, USA Office
San Jose, CA, United States
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