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Software Engineer – Backend, Distributed Systems
Emerald AI. Designing and scaling systems that interact with real-world energy infrastructure .
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesDistributed Systems
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Designing and scaling systems that interact with real-world energy infrastructure
- Building high-performance services and APIs that power core product workflows
- Tackling hard problems in reliability, data modeling, and system design
- Shipping end-to-end features—from idea to production
- Improving system observability, performance, and fault tolerance
- Partnering closely with product to turn ambiguous problems into shipped solutions
- For senior candidates, you’ll have immediate opportunities to drive architecture and technical direction
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience with distributed systems or data-intensive applications
- Experience building and operating backend or infrastructure systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and scalability
- Interest in grid systems, energy orchestration, and applying AI to real-world infrastructure
- Experience working on real-time or near real-time systems
- Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and turning open-ended problems into production systems
- Strong system design skills, including tradeoffs across latency, consistency, and scalability
- Ability to work across the stack when needed to unblock progress
Benefits
Comp & perks- Make an impact. Solve the AI power bottleneck and shape how data centers scale sustainably.
- Join a world-class team of AI, cloud, software, and energy experts in a collaborative, low-ego environment.
- Build from 0→1. Influence strategy, GTM, org design, and customer/investor engagement from day one.
- Competitive pay + equity. Stock options let you share in the value you help create.
- Comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) matching.
- Flexible location. Work from D.C., Boston, or the Bay Area, with 1 WFH day/week.
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Hard Skills & Tools
distributed systemsdata-intensive applicationsbackend systemsinfrastructure systemsreliabilityperformancescalabilitysystem designreal-time systemsdata modeling
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationadaptabilitycritical thinking