Mainspring Energy
Principal Cloud Platform Software Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$210k-$247kDetected 89 days ago
Distributed SystemsSnowflakeAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsMachine LearningSparkEmbedded SystemsHardware DesignLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities.
- This is a rare opportunity to unify cloud, data, and embedded device software under one technical vision.
- Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to positions unless they meet every listed requirement.
Responsibilities
- Drive a reliability-first culture, implementing systems and processes that ensure 99.99%+ uptime for critical power infrastructure
- Embed AI into engineering workflows and product architecture to drive measurable gains in developer productivity and system reliability
Requirements
- 15+ years in software engineering, with a proven track record of architectural leadership across multiple teams in high-stakes production environments
- Deep experience in Industrial IoT (IIoT), energy systems, industrial automation, or managing fleet-scale device platforms
- Deep experience architecting within AWS, GCP, or Azure environments, specifically for distributed systems and large-scale data platforms
- Expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure (e.g., Spark, Snowflake, or equivalent high-throughput telemetry pipelines)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical visions to both internal engineering teams and executive stakeholders
- A "physics-first" systems thinker who understands the interplay between cloud software and high-availability hardware
- Demonstrated success in leveraging AI/ML to drive developer productivity, predictive maintenance, and autonomous fleet management
- A fundamental commitment to uptime; you believe 99% isn't good enough for critical energy infrastructure
Compensation
- This compensation and benefits information is based on Mainspring Energy's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.
Benefits
- Collaborate with embedded systems, hardware design, and operations teams to ensure software-to-hardware synergy and long-term fleet health
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