Copper
Staff Software Engineer
Berkeley, California, United States · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$190k-$228kDetected 76 days ago
TypeScriptPythonC++ReactReact NativeDistributed SystemsCode ReviewSQLAWSCloud PlatformsData EngineeringIncident ResponseAgileEmbedded SystemsTest AutomationLeadershipCollaboration
About the role
- At Copper, we're reinventing home appliances for an electrified future.
- Our flagship Charlie stove pairs high-performance induction with integrated energy storage to make the switch from fossil fuels a no-brainer.
- We're a small, fast, collaborative team that ships, learns, and iterates quickly.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, implementation, and evolution of critical software systems spanning cloud infrastructure, mobile applications, and internal tools.
- Own and grow data pipelines and cloud systems that power fleet visibility, analytics, and participation in programs such as virtual power plants.
- Partner with hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and product teams to build software that integrates cleanly with real devices and real-world workflows.
- Partner with engineering leadership to shape technical direction and prioritize high-impact work.
- Support mobile releases and QA, with a bias toward automation and repeatable processes.
- Lead by example through high-quality code, thoughtful design, and strong engineering practices.
- As the system matures, help support operational needs, including occasional on-call incident response outside of normal business hours.
- Proven ability to independently drive large, ambiguous technical problems from definition through execution.
- Strong experience designing and building cloud-based systems (AWS or similar), including distributed systems and data pipelines.
Requirements
- Experience with protobufs, RPC frameworks, or event-driven architectures.
Skills
- This is a full-time position and it is expected to be in-office 4 days per week.
- Our office is located in Berkeley, CA.
Compensation
- The salary range for this role is $190,000 -$ 228,000.
- We are committed to equitable compensation, and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need.
Benefits
- We cover 100% of the premiums for our employees and 50% of the premiums for their dependents on our base plans for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- We offer a 401(k) plan for employees to contribute to, in addition to many other benefits.
- Every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 16 weeks of paid parental leave after three months of employment (eight weeks through Channing Copper and eight weeks CA Paid Family Leave).
Company info
- Copper's vision is a future where every home is electrified with abundant clean energy.
- Our mission is to make decarbonization accessible to everyone by selling electric home appliances that enrich their daily lives.
- We're reducing the cost of electrification by integrating batteries into household appliances, starting with the stove.
- Our work has been funded by the Department of Energy, in an effort to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and increase energy resilience with products that are high-performance, safe, intuitive, and robust.
- As we build our team and pursue our mission, we do it with a strong sense of our core values because it's not just what you do, it's how you do it.
- You'll see this in high-level decisions, how we run meetings, our day-to-day work, hiring, and our interactions with customers and the broader community.
- We intend to have a massive impact on our team, our neighborhood, and the world.
- We're looking for someone who thrives in ambiguity, drives clarity across boundaries, and can scale both systems and engineering practices as the company grows..
- Design, implement, test, and ship features and systems across the cloud, mobile app, and internal tools used by customers, installers, manufacturing, and operations teams.
Equal opportunity
- We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our products.
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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