Software Engineering Evaluator assessing AI - generated code for correctness, security, performance, and subtle defects. Remote hourly contract supporting leading AI research organizations.
About the role
- Senior software engineer building backend computation engines for Aurora Solar's PV and battery design platform. Advancing simulation, optimization, and reliable solar software for installers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend systems and computation engines behind Aurora's solar and electrical design workflows
- Advance simulation and optimization across PV and battery storage system layout, component selection, and electrical configuration
- Partner with product managers, designers, research engineers, and fellow engineers to turn physical models and engineering constraints into reliable, scalable software
- Shape the architecture of simulation and computation infrastructure for correctness, speed, and maintainability
- Write clean, well-tested code and establish engineering patterns
- Mentor teammates and participate in technical discussions, code reviews, and design documents
- Own services end to end, including on-call rotation
- Lead technical features from discovery through general release
- Propose mathematical approaches to long-standing problems and advance simulation and optimization work
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend foundation
- Academic background or equivalent skillset in computational mathematics, optimization, linear algebra, control theory, or numerical algorithms
- Hands-on experience with simulation or optimization
- Experience designing and building APIs, microservices, or data pipelines at scale
- Sharp algorithmic thinking, with the ability to reason about performance, correctness, and edge cases in computational systems
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages; Aurora's stack is C++, Python, and Ruby
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in computer science, applied math, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field is nice to have
- Familiarity with solar PV and battery technology, or electrical engineering concepts more broadly is nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native compute infrastructure and batch or distributed processing systems is nice to have
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus
- Flexible PTO
- Parental Leave
- WFH Stipend
- Coworking Stipend
- Energize Fridays
- Connectivity Stipend
- Learning & Development
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
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