Software Engineer/Developer - Full Stack

About Aurora Solar

Aurora is on a mission to create a future of solar for all. Our award-winning software puts the power of data and technology into the hands of every solar professional to make solar adoption simple and predictable. Our software has designed millions of solar projects so far empowering solar companies to sell design and install residential and commercial solar arrays accurately seamlessly and at scale.

We are a remote-first collaborative team of sustainable energy enthusiasts who love what we do. We’ve been named one of 'The Best Mid-Sized Remote Companies To Work for in 2024' by BuiltIn.com and have been recognized for the second time as a Certified Green Business (CGB) with the city of San Francisco. We’re in this together to support the world’s transition to solar.

About the Team

HelioScope by Aurora Solar is a cloud-based design and engineering platform that lowers cost and increases the accuracy of commercial industrial and utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar projects. HelioScope powers our customers through the design and engineering process for tens of thousands of large-scale PV projects around the world every month. HelioScope is one of our fastest-growing products at Aurora.

HelioScope’s Utility Pod aims to expand HelioScope’s capabilities for designing and simulating utility-scale solar installations. The Utility Pod fosters an encouraging and inclusive environment where open communication and mutual respect are key.

About the Role

As a software engineer on the Utility Pod you will help us improve HelioScope to support larger designs and simulations. You will also help us build product features that enable our utility-scale customers to prospect and model utility solar installations optimally. You will collaborate closely with other engineers via pair programming and work closely with Product Management Quality Assurance Customer Support and other colleagues to improve the impact of our solutions.

We are seeking engineers to help grow our team by contributing your craftsmanship stewardship strong habits skills and knowledge to the team and the broader Aurora Solar organization.

Your Impact

• Build new functionality and features for our software platform and industry-leading solar design platform

• Build integrations with other players in the solar industry

• Assist in the development of new greenfield products and features

• Participate in technical design pair programming iterative development and continuous integration of features developed by the team

• Take operational responsibility for the services that are owned by our team including taking part in on-call rotation

What You Bring

• Passion for renewable energy and sustainability

• 2+ years of experience as a software engineer

• Experience with web development and/or web development frameworks like Ruby on Rails Python React Angular JavaScript/TypeScript

• Strong engineering skills and understanding of engineering best practices

• Excellent multi-functional teamwork and collaboration skills

• Ability to perform and excel in a remote environment at a fast-growing company

• Language Requirement: Proficient in both written and spoken English. We kindly request that your resume be submitted in English preferably

Nice to Haves

• Skills in applied mathematics calculus linear algebra computational geometry 2D and 3D modeling and/or knowledge of electrical circuits

• Experience with any of Redux Celery Redis Postgres C++ WebGL Three.js CUDA NodeJs

Benefits: We strive to be the best place for the best people and that includes the benefits and perks we offer. We provide a holistic program to support physical emotional financial and social needs. This includes work-from-home stipends for home office setup internet and co-working spaces. Service providers will receive flexible paid time off including statutory vacation and sick leave with additional parental leave available. Service providers receive a standard laptop and an annual healthcare budget through AXA. Service providers will also receive perks including access to Wellhub for comprehensive well-being support and Modern Health for mental health resources. Please take a look at our 2024 Mexico Benefits Booklet for a deeper dive into our offerings.

Where Aurorans are: Aurora currently has teams within the US Canada Mexico and Germany with additional locations on the horizon. We’re united in our work to support the world’s transition to solar!

Aurora is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce of people who believe in and are passionate about creating a future of solar energy for all. We are an equal opportunity employer we welcome and consider qualified applicants regardless of gender identity sexual orientation race religion age national origin citizenship pregnancy status veteran status or any other differences. We encourage you to apply even if you believe that you do not meet all of the above criteria!

Aurora is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process please complete this form .

For San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.