⚡ Role: Director of Engineering (Battery SaaS Software)

Industry: Battery Management & Energy Storage

Location: SF Bay Area

Salary: ~$200,000-$280,000

In this role, you will lead the development of our cloud-centric software solutions that manage a large fleet of lithium-ion batteries equipped with our proprietary adaptive battery management systems. You will work closely with Product Managers and Software Engineers to develop and deploy on-demand features as part of regular business operations.

(Candidates with no energy storage or battery management experience will not be considered).

Core Responsibilities:

Software & SaaS Development

• Develop software for SaaS scenarios, services, and features associated with our battery management products.
• Design features and functions for commercial SaaS supporting predictive/prescriptive operations and maintenance.
• Create software for real-time, fleet-wide energy storage system monitoring and control
• Develop web/app interfaces displaying asset status, metrics, visualization, and automated O&M feedback.
• Build autonomous software for remote control of energy storage assets.
• Manage automated subscription processes for our products throughout their lifecycle.
• Design AI-centric software functionality with MLOps integration.
• Create metrics and visualization tools for operations, performance, and algorithmic analysis.
• Manage large-scale IoT data (10+ GB daily) from numerous energy storage containers.
• Adapt services and features for multi-tenant web/app environments.

Operations and Resource Management

• Conduct regular internal and external evaluations of functionality, performance, and cost
• Participate in cross-functional collaboration with software engineering teams
• Provide rapid response to software and system issues, especially field-related problems

Key Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in energy storage system or renewable energy SaaS software development.
• 10+ years of experience building commercial cloud-based services for large-scale IoT data and fleet management.
• 10+ years of hands-on development experience with front-end cloud/web service technologies.
• 5+ years of proven track record operating cloud infrastructure with high reliability, availability, and maintainability scores.
• 5+ years of experience collaborating with AI-driven software products as core components of commercial cloud services.
• 5+ years of experience managing customer feedback and user experience for cloud/web-based services.
• Demonstrated experience managing and collaborating with consultants and contractors for cloud/web development.
• MS or higher degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Industry certifications in professional Cloud/Data engineering or similar fields preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency in front-end and back-end programming languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Java, etc.)
• Expertise designing optimized architecture for commercial web/app services
• Advanced knowledge of cloud services, features, and functions (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Ability to develop business-centric performance metrics for battery energy storage systems
• Strong competency in user interface design for utility-scale battery systems
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

We offer a competitive compensation package and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in the rapidly growing renewable energy sector.