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Senior Software Engineer, Backend-leaning
Gridware · San Francisco, CA · Hybrid · Active · $190,000–$220,000 / year · Lever
Job facts
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company | Gridware |
| Title | Senior Software Engineer, Backend-leaning |
| Normalized title | - |
| Department / team | Software |
| Location | San Francisco, CA, United States |
| Work model | Hybrid / Hybrid |
| Employment type | Full Time |
| Salary | $190,000–$220,000 / year |
| Status | active |
| ATS provider | Lever |
| Posted / first seen | 2026-04-07 / 2026-05-29 |
| Changed / last seen | 2026-05-29 / 2026-06-04 |
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| Company | Gridware |
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| ATS provider | Lever |
Description
About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.
Role Description
In this role, you will lead development of full-stack systems that power our core platform. You’ll design and scale services that handle complex workflows, integrate data from thousands of devices, and ensure reliability across our growing infrastructure. Your work will directly impact how effectively our technology operates at scale.
**At this time, Gridware is unable to provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this role. We’re only able to consider candidates who are currently authorized to work in the country of employment without visa sponsorship now or in the future.**
This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training
Responsibilities
Design and scale backend services that connect thousands of Gridware devices to the cloud, enabling real-time monitoring and fault detection
Build and maintain user-facing applications and interfaces that surface fleet health, events, and operational insights
Develop and optimize APIs (including GraphQL) and data pipelines powering both internal tools and external workflows
Ensure performance, reliability, and usability across both frontend and backend systems
Collaborate closely with firmware, data, and design teams to deliver seamless end-to-end product experiences
Contribute to architecture decisions across the stack, improving scalability, data flow, and system resilience
Required Skills
5+ years of professional software engineering experience in full-stack or product-focused roles
Experience building and owning end-to-end products , from backend services to user-facing applications
Strong experience with frontend frameworks (React/TypeScript) and modern backend technologies (Python, Postgres)
Experience building and maintaining GraphQL APIs
Ability to thrive in a low-structure, high-autonomy environment
Bonus Skills
Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or data-intensive applications
Familiarity with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir
Background working in hardware/software contexts or other operationally complex environments
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| Employment Type | Full-Time |
| Workplace Type | hybrid |
| Remote Policy | hybrid |
| Country | United States |
| Region | CA |
| City | San Francisco |
| Salary Raw | USD 190000-220000 per-year-salary |
| Salary Min | 190,000 |
| Salary Max | 220,000 |
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| Last Seen At | 2026-06-04 11:35:03Z |
| Last Checked At | 2026-06-04 11:35:03Z |
| Last Changed At | 2026-05-29 07:01:10Z |
| Inactive At | — |
| Source Posted At | 2026-04-07 18:47:18Z |
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