Engineering Manager - Platform Experience

Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization. To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger. We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia! Visit www.arcadia.com.

We are seeking a thoughtful, empathetic, and driven Engineering Manager to grow, organize, and coach 3-4 engineers responsible for building mission-critical products & services. The right person will deeply commit to championing team members -- removing roadblocks, advocating for their needs, and enabling their personal/professional growth & development -- while leading them to continuously navigate complex engineering problems, architect scalable solutions, and deliver significant software into production. This team does full-stack development with an emphasis on front-end engineering in order to bring scalable and easy-to-use developer experiences to our users. If you’re equally excited to have an impact on impactful software that is expanding renewable energy access to millions of households across the country, as well as the lives and careers of the people who build it, we encourage you to apply.

Our core stack includes several Ruby on Rails apps, a GraphQL service layer, and a number of React clients. We also have a data pipeline that relies heavily on AWS Lambdas running Python. Our infrastructure is based on Kubernetes running on AWS.

This role is fully remote for US-based candidates, and is an exceptional opportunity for someone who relishes the chance to engage with innovative technology, influence how our team builds and stays relevant, and work in a fast-paced environment with engineers on a high-morale, tightly-knit team. Our engineering values are deeply ingrained in our culture-- you can read more about them here.

• Empower, guide, and enhance a team of mission-driven engineers to solve challenging problems in the energy industry by building using innovative technology
• Collaborate with Engineering leadership and multi-functional partners (including Product, Design, Marketing) to establish roadmaps and strategy that help serve and grow the business
• Represent engineering-driven considerations to ensure all collaborator groups are aligned on company priorities, expectations, and contingencies
• Contribute to technical development and discussions as necessary to ensure the team is building technology that scales and meets the business needs
• Provide both ongoing support and mentorship to direct reports, strategically aligning their skills, interests, and career aspirations with business needs; defining, streamlining, and guiding the projects they work on; and both initiating and inviting conversations around performance, development, and morale
• Deliver results in the fast-paced environment of a growing startup while always treating team members and colleagues with compassion & humanity

• 3+ years of team lead or engineering management experience
• 4+ years of software engineering experience as an individual contributor, ideally developing software across the stack
• Consistent track record of effectively developing direct reports through continual feedback and goal-setting, and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization
• Sophisticated understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when vital
• Experience directly working on or leading teams working on production systems and high-volume applications
• Experience successfully navigating the relationship between Engineering, Product, and Design teams
• Experience collaborating, mentoring, learning from other engineers, and treating colleagues with compassion and respect
• Ability and internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically
• Ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly
• Passion for our mission, sustainability, and commit to a clean-energy future

• Experience with the programming languages we use:
  • React
  • Ruby
  • Javascript/Typescript
  • Python
  • SQL
• Experience with back-end frameworks and platforms that align with our stack:
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Node
  • GraphQL
• Experience with front-end frameworks that align with our stack:
  • React
  • NextJS
  • Prismic
• Experience with infrastructure found in our stack:
  • Postgres or similar relational database
  • Docker and Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Cloudformation
• Experience and comfort navigating both the technical and people scalability challenges faced at startups undergoing rapid growth & product adoption
• Ability to weigh budget, speed, and other variables in buy/build/borrow decisions
• Experience establishing and executing roadmaps
• Background in the energy space or related field

• "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Competitive salary and equity
• Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days employees can take each year
• 17 annual company-wide holidays including a week long "summer break"
• 10 days’ sick leave
• Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
• Weekly "flex time" - no internal meetings on Tuesdays and Friday afternoons
• 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
• A supportive engineering culture that values diversity, empathy, teamwork, trust, and efficiency

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $150,00 to $200,000. There will also be a competitive benefits and equity (bonus if applicable) component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate.