Backend Software Engineer

Friday Energy supplies smart solutions for energy storage and load management. We use data from energy markets, weather predictions, and local energy demand to operate energy storage systems and other energy assets for commercial & industrial applications. By doing this, we help the transition to clean energy. We provide entrepreneurs with solutions to their practical energy problems, helping them save, or even earn money while doing so. Therefore, more renewable energy gets on the grid with minimal infrastructure upgrades.

Software plays a key role within Friday Energy, and we are currently expanding the team. As a software engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and review high-quality code for our service-oriented backend
• Maintain and improve the infrastructure of our platform for connected assets (cloud + edge)
• Ensure that existing and new managed energy assets work reliably and add the most value to our customers
• Help us further optimize existing decision algorithms
• Contribute your ideas to the roadmap and vision of a scale-up company in a fast-growing market

In doing so, you are making a real impact in accelerating the energy transition.

Required skills

We are looking for an experienced backend software engineer to move the energy transition forward. The successful candidate should also have experience in (or willingness to learn) DevOps methodology for fast-paced software delivery.

• At least a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of experience in backend software development, preferably with Python or Golang
• 1+ year of experience in DevOps techniques or demonstrated willingness to learn them on the job
• Knowledge of standard CI/CD tools such as Docker, pipelines, and monitoring stacks (e.g. Prometheus+Grafana)
• Previous experience with AWS cloud infrastructure
• Autonomy and teamwork are crucial to working in the fast-paced and dynamic environment of a scale-up
• Previous professional experience in fast-paced startup environments

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time and highly available systems, including stream processing
• Experience with machine learning, even better if in the domain of time-series analysis and processing techniques
• Experience with common IoT and industrial protocols such as Modbus and MQTT
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi

What do we offer

• Hybrid working
• 25 days of paid holiday
• Participation in the company's success via a SAR program
• Competitive salary depending on experience
• Collaboration with Utrecht University for innovation projects
• Informal working environment with freedom and autonomy