Senior Software Engineer, Backend

David Energy

full-time

Posted on: 8/21/2025

Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $170,000 - $210,000 per year

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AWSCloudDjangoFlaskGoogle Cloud PlatformPostgresPythonRDBMSRubyRuby on Rails

About the role

David Energy is creating a new kind of power company, traditional REPs are outdated, opaque, and painful for customers to engage with. We use software to monitor real-time energy usage, and we aggregate and analyze that data to maximize value from energy assets – batteries, EVs, HVAC systems and other DERs via participation in energy markets. Our mission is to run the grid on clean energy 24/7.
We’re looking for a skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our team at David Energy.
We’re hiring engineers to build products that serve our small commercial customers. We’re installing batteries and controlling those devices to shift our customers’ energy load and save them thousands of dollars a year, per location. We aim to make operating a small business easier and shift energy generation and consumption to renewables 24/7.
Responsibilities: Develop and maintain the backend systems of our platform, including APIs, databases, and third-party integrations.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features and tools.
Ensure the security, scalability, and reliability of our systems.
Qualifications include experience with backend frameworks, cloud services, databases, and strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Open-minded collaboration and interest in AI-based tooling."

You have 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on backend engineering.
You have demonstrated excellence in at least one back-end web framework (e.g., Flask, Django, Ruby on Rails, etc), cloud service (e.g. AWS, GCP), and RDBMS (e.g. PostgreSQL)
You have experience designing systems that scale, building resilient, highly available services, and understand the tradeoffs between building a sophisticated architecture that works forever and a simple architecture that works today.
You have excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
You understand the importance of open-mindedness and compassion in cultivating a collaborative environment. You are committed to engaging constructively in brainstorming sessions and exchanging feedback on a wide range of ideas.
You have curiosity about how to use all tools around you to make you a better engineer, including AI-based development tooling such as Cursor, Claude Code, or whatever else has come out since we wrote this job description!