Senior Software Engineer

1 day ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Powerline Full time $80,000 - $140,000 per year

Join Powerline and help revolutionize the future of the electricity grid

We are a disruptive, VC-backed climate tech company based in Silicon Valley with offices in Australia and Europe. Our cutting-edge technology leverages machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimize renewable energy and battery storage projects on the electricity grid. Our products help renewable project owners achieve strong economics and operational excellence, paving the way for a decarbonized and profitable future grid. We work on exciting projects with leaders in the world's most lucrative and complex electricity markets.

About the role: As a Senior Software Engineer at Powerline, you will focus primarily on backend systems that power renewable and battery storage optimization. You will design and build reliable, scalable software that integrates real-time data, machine learning, and optimization models.

You will collaborate with a world-class team of engineers, data scientists, and energy market experts to build and evolve our core platform. While your main focus will be backend development, you will also have opportunities to contribute across the stack, working with teammates who build dashboards and interfaces that visualize energy performance in real time.

This is an incredible opportunity to become an early and foundational team member at a climate tech company entering a major growth phase, solving one of the most important challenges in the global energy transition.

This position is based in Australia, with a preference for candidates who can work from our Melbourne office two to three days per week.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and deploy software systems that optimize renewable and battery storage operations.

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate machine learning and optimization models.

  • Own the full software development lifecycle from architecture and design to implementation and maintenance.

  • Ensure production systems are scalable, reliable, and high-performing.

  • Diagnose bottlenecks, resolve real-time issues, and continuously improve system performance and monitoring/alerting.

  • Stay current on trends in software engineering, renewable energy, and grid technology to drive innovation.

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience, focusing on large-scale, real-time systems.

  • Strong proficiency in Python, with excellent coding, testing, and debugging skills.

  • Experience building and maintaining APIs, distributed systems, and data pipelines.

  • Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL database design and deployment.

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, including engineers, data scientists, and energy market experts in a distributed working environment.

Strong Plus (any of the following):

  • Experience in energy markets, renewable energy technologies, or energy storage systems.

  • Familiarity with machine learning and optimization models.

  • Knowledge of data visualization and dashboard tools.

  • Front-end development experience, particularly with frameworks like React, Angular, or Svelte

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