EnergyHub
Software Architect
Remote - United States · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$165k-$225kDetected 5 days ago
Distributed SystemsPlatform EngineeringMachine LearningHRLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- We do not want an "Ivory Tower" architect who dictates policy from afar.
- Instead, we need a hands-on, pragmatic leader who operates as a "civil servant" to our execution teams, embedding with them to understand their daily friction and validating strategies through shared struggle.
- We help consumers turn their smart thermostats, EVs, batteries, and other products into virtual power plants that keep the grid stable and enable higher penetration of solar and wind power.
Responsibilities
- Pragmatic Architectural Modernization: Lead the strategic extraction of our move into a distributed architecture using Domain-Driven Design and other patterns as you see fit.
- Sociotechnical & Organizational Design: Apply Conway's Law and actively utilize the "Inverse Conway Maneuver" to ensure our organizational chart and team communication pathways naturally produce loosely coupled, scalable software.
- Decentralized Leadership & Mentorship: Build scalable frameworks for knowledge transfer and asynchronous decision-making (such as RFCs and Architecture Decision Records) that elevate our engineers without creating bureaucratic bottlenecks.
- You will quantify technical debt, translate architectural constraints into financial and operational risks, and rigorously calculate the Total Cost of Ownership for critical "build vs. buy" decisions.
- Leadership Without Authority: Demonstrated ability to drive organization-wide alignment, mediate ego-driven technical disputes, and influence multiple stream-aligned teams without relying on positional power.
- Intellectual Humility: A leader who thrives in ambiguity, embraces rapid prototyping to de-risk unknown variables, and measures their personal success entirely by the autonomy and resilience of the teams they support.
- Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
- You will act as the technical North Star for the organization, driving major technical transitions, shaping our organizational design, and scaling the technical baseline of our entire engineering department.
- Lead the strategic extraction of our move into a distributed architecture using Domain-Driven Design and other patterns as you see fit.
- A leader who thrives in ambiguity, embraces rapid prototyping to de-risk unknown variables, and measures their personal success entirely by the autonomy and resilience of the teams they support.
Requirements
- Technical Depth: Deep expertise in modern cloud architecture, distributed systems, data consistency patterns, and cloud economics (aka FinOps).
Skills
- About EnergyHub
- To learn more, visit energyhub.com.
- Company Benefits
- EnergyHub offers a generous benefits package including 100% paid medical for employees and a 401(k) with employer match.
- EnergyHub is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- EOE, Including Disability/Vets.
- Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities throughout the application process.
- Notice To Third Party Agencies:
- EnergyHub understands the value of professional recruiting services.
- Base Salary Range
- $165,000 - $225,000 USD
- Deep expertise in modern cloud architecture, distributed systems, data consistency patterns, and cloud economics (aka FinOps).
Compensation
- $165,000 - $225,000 USD
- The base salary range of this opportunity is listed below and is determined within a range based on factors including qualifications, location and experience.
- The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.
Benefits
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- Our employees work hard, do great work, and enjoy collaborating and learning from each other.
Company info
- What We're Looking For
- We are seeking a Software Architect who fundamentally understands that software architecture is an economic and business tool, not just an academic exercise.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer
Visa & Work Authorization
- Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.
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