Torus Looking for Full-Stack Software Engineer (API/backend focus) – US based Remote – MST pref. at Salt Lake City, UT Full Time

Location: Remote based in the US – ability to work MST hours (travel ~10%)

Schedule & FLSA: Full Time, Salaried

Reports to: Head of Software Engineering

About Torus, Inc.

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the planet? Do you want to use your technical prowess to create innovative solutions that combat climate change and save people money? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! Join our dynamic team at Torus, a rapidly growing renewable energy startup, where your skills will be instrumental in revolutionizing the way we generate, manage, and store clean energy.

At Torus our mission is to empower individuals and communities to become their own renewable energy provider. Torus accelerates the transition from fossil fueled homes to hybrid to fully electrified homes by decentralizing power generation, use, and storage. We make it easier to live a renewable life by orchestrating and automating power use during renewable energy cycles.

Job Description

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you’ll be creating API services for our website, partners, and mobile apps; orchestrations that shift electrical load under the sun; integrations with internal and 3rd party IoT hardware to manage command and control requests; and solutions that help our planet by reducing CO2 emissions and help our customers save money. You will work in a supportive culture with other incredibly talented and intelligent people, creating new product offerings that combine software, hardware, and firmware to create game-changing solutions in the renewables industry.

The person in this role will work with backend, iOS, and Android developers and be responsible for building experiences that help customers manage their Torus renewable energy system. As a Full Stack Software Engineer focused on backend technologies, you’ll interact with our customers to better understand their needs and improve their Torus experience. You’ll work with an amazing team of designers, software engineers, and data science engineers to help build customer experiences that delight.

Who You Are

You’ll be a great fit if you have a passion for helping to solve complex climate challenges and are committed to finding new innovative ways to preserve and enhance our planet. As a member of a rapidly growing startup, you’ll add incredible value as a self-starter, excited to learn new technologies and apply your hard skills to empower our customers to discover, purchase, and install the Torus products that will help them live clean, renewable lives.

Experience You’ll Need

To Be Successful In This Role You’ll Have

• Experience designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs for mobile and web applications.
• Cloud service experience with services like Lambda, CDK, API Gateway, IoT Core.
• Development experience with Node, Typescript, and React.
• Data experience with technologies like Timestream, DynamoDB, and ElastiCache.
• Experience building auth processes with OAuth and JSON Web tokens. Bonus: Experience with Cognito and CloudFlare.
• Automated testing experience with frameworks like Jest. Bonus: TDD experience.
• Strong pair programming, collaboration, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with and experience implementing DevSecOps and CI/CD principles.
• The ability to translate designs into reliable, scalable, and secure code.
• Performance tuning expertise delivering high availability, low latency response times.
• Other bonus knowledge: Experience with power or battery management systems, electricity markets, micro-grids, energy monitoring, variable load control systems, EV charging, software defined radios, utility integrations, AWS certifications, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.
• All candidates are subject to a background check

Our Perks & Benefits

• Employee Rewards Package including equity
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Benefits Package
• Choice between traditional PPO or HSA eligible medical plans
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Human-centered Paid Time Off Program including Discretionary Unlimited PTO or 10-days accrued PTO based on your employment status; 10-days paid company holidays; Waiting period-free paid parental leave.
• Torus paid Life and AD&D Insurance with option to purchase additional coverage
• Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Peer Recognition Program
• Variety of retail discounts

Physical Requirements

• Constantly operates a computer and other peripheral office equipment such as a printer or mouse.
• Must report to work with the ability to use full and unimpaired skills and judgment to safely execute your job.
• Ability to communicate information so others can understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
• Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English is required.

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