Staff Engineer

Who We Are 

Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems and institutions by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized energy grid possible.

In 2014, Arcadia set out on its mission to break the fossil fuel monopoly and since then we have been knocking down the institutional barriers to unlock decarbonization.  To date, we have connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Fast forward to today, and now, we’re thinking even bigger.  We have launched Arc, an industry-defining SaaS platform that empowers developers and energy innovators to deliver their own custom, personalized energy experiences, accelerating the transformation of the industry from an analog energy system into a digitized information network.

Tackling one of the world’s biggest challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean electron, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer (L5) to serve as a strategic technical leader within our engineering organization for the foundational backend systems that power our flagship utility data products. As a Staff Engineer, you will be responsible for the technical direction of your team and its alignment with our greater architectural principles. You will serve as a subject matter expert in crafting scalable backend services during a pivotal period of rapid scaling at Arcadia. You are an expert at leveraging AI coding tools to accelerate development and product quality, acting as a mentor to others on responsible, secure, and effective AI usage.

• Lead the development of the rapidly scaling backend systems that power our flagship utility data products
• Model high technical standards, reduce technical debt, and provide guidance on shipping modular, maintainable code
• Lead the evaluation of new technologies, making well-reasoned technical trade-offs informed by deep domain expertise and long-term cost/benefit analysis.
• Design scalable data engineering workflows for tables with 400+ million rows
• Navigate production incidents when they occur and stay calm under pressure
• Proactively discover, document, and solve gaps in our platform and developer experience
• Mentor engineers and other team members
• Lead by example to enforce rigorous standards for code reviews, design reviews, automated testing, and the maintenance of critical documentation
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members to design solutions with the context of the entire platform in mind
• Create systems that leverage AI to improve day-to-day engineering processes 
• Serve as a partner to our customers and the Product team, mapping business strategy and market trends to improve customer experience

• A passion for sustainability and the clean-energy mission
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Deep expertise in Java, Python, DBT, Snowflake, and AWS
• Proficiency in using AI coding tools like Cursor or Claude Code to accelerate personal and team velocity
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a track record of gaining alignment on technical solutions, mentoring teammates, and overcoming obstacles with a team-player mindset
• Motivation to make fast data-driven decisions, move on them urgently, and finish what you start
• Passionate learner, staying on top of best coding practices including AI-driven-development and AI tooling

• "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection
• Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year
• 12 annual company-wide holidays 
• 10 days sick leave
• Up to 4 weeks bereavement leave
• 2 volunteer days off
• 2 professional development days off
• 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
• 80-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Target Annual Compensation Range for this role will be $146,250 to $262,000. There will also be a competitive benefits and equity component to the package. The exact compensation at which this job is filled will be determined by the skills, experience, and location of the qualified candidate.