Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Dec 2, 2024.
PowerDash is on a mission to facilitate the transition to renewable energy by enabling stakeholders to realize the full value of their renewable energy systems. We provide a web application that our customers use to monitor and manage their energy systems, in addition to acting as an independent verifier for the reporting of RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) and SRECs (Solar RECs).
As a B Corp, we strive to deliver an excellent customer experience, treat our employees well, and act as stewards of the environment. We're a small team based in Harvard Square, with a collaborative, light-filled office and a provision for hybrid work schedules. We are committed to diversifying our engineering team because we know that diverse backgrounds and perspectives yield better solutions for our customers.
Join our development team in designing and developing our energy services application and the tools we use to run our business behind the scenes. You'll learn hands-on about clean energy and our customers. You'll work with our team to discover how to best serve these customers by building an application that excels in monitoring, optimizing, and monetizing clean energy. Our stack includes Django, htmx, vanilla JavaScript, MySQL, and various AWS infrastructure services including S3, EC2, and RDS. Our internal tools include GitHub, Loggly, Fabric, and Google Workspace.
If you are not currently located within commuting distance of Cambridge, please indicate that you would be willing to relocate for the job.
Requirements
- Previous experience building, deploying, and managing scalable online applications
- Strong Python knowledge and experience
- Fluent in standard web development approaches such as XML/JSON APIs and development frameworks such as Django
- Experience working with complex, business-critical relational databases
- Reasonable Linux and relational database admin skills
- Ability to take on open-ended tasks, propose solutions, and independently execute projects. Self-starters with strong initiative are key
- Engineering sensibility favoring simple solutions that reduce complexity
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
- Interest in energy issues and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts
- Conscientious attention to detail
- Strong, intuitive sense of integrity and ethics
Benefits
PowerDash offers a competitive benefits package including reasonably generous vacation/holiday time, healthcare coverage, and charitable gift matching.