Software Engineer, Backend

About Us

Moxion is a vertically integrated manufacturer of all-electric mobile power and energy storage solutions. We have developed commercial-scale powerful silent and emissions-free mobile battery stations that are designed to replace traditional diesel generators in most applications today. We’re pioneering mobile energy storage technology leveraging vertical integration and a software-enabled service model to deliver last-mile electrification for our customers and communities. The Moxion team is a passionate group of humans who care about the environment and disrupting the diesel economy. Come build the first distributed utility with us propelling the biggest energy transformation of our lifetime.

The Role

We are looking for a Software Engineer who will be responsible for building the foundational software that powers Moxion Power’s digital products and services.

In this role you will:

• Develop high quality software with attention to detail
• Ship incrementally and continually at high velocity
• Jump into different and new codebases diagnose issues and problems quickly
• Design and implement data and API integrations that ensure information is available across information systems we support across the company
• Impact the software team by inventing foundational components that are necessary for the scalability of Moxion’s system and infrastructure
• Iterate rapidly to improve user and developer experience while advancing scalability performance observability and security

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have meaningful experience building (and rebuilding) production systems to deliver new product capabilities and to handle increasing scale
• Have a humble attitude an eagerness to help your colleagues and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed
• Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done
• Build tools to accelerate your own (and your teammates’) workflows typically when off-the-shelf solutions won’t do

Your background looks something like:

• 5+ years of relevant engineering experience at tech and product-driven companies
• Proficiency with contemporary programming languages like TypeScript familiarity with Go and/or Python is a plus
• Have experience with web app technologies (HTTP servers databases Javascript/Typescript React etc.) and experience iterating quickly and writing production-quality code
• Experience with relational databases like Postgres and awareness of tradeoffs and constraints that come with other data storage options including NoSQL blob storage and other modern systems and frameworks
• Ability to move fast in an environment where things are sometimes loosely defined and may have competing priorities or deadlines

Our Tech Stack

We make generous use of TypeScript Go GraphQL and Postgres. Our infrastructure is built predominantly on AWS and we leverage Terraform extensively for managing infrastructure-as-code. While we value experience with these technologies we are primarily looking for engineers with strong technical skills and the ability to quickly pick up new tools and frameworks.

This role is based in the Bay Area at our Richmond CA HQ.

Bonus points for:

• Experience in energy battery or vehicle electrification industries
• Experience with MES (manufacturing execution systems) ERP Salesforce and the suite of software commonly used by enterprises
• Experience with time series data storage analysis and management
• Experience with building managing or deploying machine learning models for prediction or classification

Shift and Compensation Details

• Shift: N/A
• Compensation Range: $180000-$200000

Pay Equity

Moxion is committed to the principle of pay equity – paying employees equitably for substantially similar work. Compensation displayed is a range. Maximum amounts are reserved for those candidates that exceed all experience and background requirements.  We reserve the right to offer compensation based on level of experience.  Moxion has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay within the San Francisco Bay area. If you live outside that region the range is subject to change.

Base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within the range provided above. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

At Moxion you get

Health dental and vision coverage PTO competitive equity & compensation packages free lunch coffee and snacks onsite flexible work from home (for some roles) free tax advisory services access to Mountain Hardware Columbia Sorel & Prana employee stores and discounts company swag investment in professional development courses and parental leave program.

We Value

People are at the core of Moxion’s values. We care about growth for our people and team and this translates to an open and transparent culture. Moxion believes that diversity is as core to our business as the underlying products and technology we’re developing. Diversity in people leads to diversity of thought and different perspectives to draw from often resulting in a new or unique way of approaching or solving a problem. Diversity drives innovation.

Moxion is looking for candidates who identify with different races religions national origins age groups genders or gender identities and we don’t discriminate against marital status physical or mental disability health or medical conditions military and veteran status genetic information and other classifications that may or may not be protected by law. If you can bring a unique perspective or experience to our company please apply.

Moxion is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.