Full Stack Software Architect

Heron Power is a startup company building cutting-edge power electronics for the 21st-century grid. We aim to debottleneck the growth of electricity generation and consumption with scalable, innovative, and less costly hardware solutions, accelerating the electrification of everything.  

Our first goal is to build better converters (inverters & rectifiers) to connect large-scale renewables, storage, and loads to the grid. Heron’s leadership team is made up of seasoned veterans who have designed and shipped gigawatts of power conversion products over the past decade.  

We understand that no one individual knows everything.  We will all learn a lot together and from each other.  We strive to build a collaborative, enriching environment conducive to personal, technical, and career growth.  You can expect to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, driven by first principles engineering, solving difficult problems. 

As a full-stack software architect, you will be responsible for architecting, developing, and maintaining embedded and server-side systems for managing energy infrastructure deployments.  This includes developing data pipelines for monitoring and diagnostics, over-the-air updates infrastructure, and front-end applications.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications for industrial IoT use cases

• Build robust APIs and data pipelines to collect and process real-time telemetry from edge devices

• Define field data protocols, pub-sub platforms, and edge computing systems

• Evaluate and configure networking solutions to maximize throughput and uptime

• Develop intuitive, responsive front-end dashboards for visualizing and analyzing sensor data

• Design and develop commissioning tools to facilitate settings management, commissioning, and self-test

• Implement secure authentication, access control, and audit logging

• Collaborate with hardware and embedded teams to ensure reliable end-to-end system integration

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies

As a startup, we expect individuals to engage and overlap with teams with adjacent skill-sets. Expect to overlap with embedded software engineers as needed. 

We have a short list of must-have requirements.  We prioritize a strong grip on first principles, hands-on skills, and a sense of initiative.  Domain-specific knowledge and experience will help determine the career level for each hire. 

• Proficiency with Golang, Rust, or Java for building scalable backend services

• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs, WebSockets, and real-time communication protocols

• Knowledge of cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices

• Experience with IoT integration, device management, telemetry processing, and data pipelines using Apache Kafka, Apache Storm, or similar technologies

• Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices for industrial systems

• Experience building Industrial IoT solutions to manage distributed fleets of edge devices

• Familiarity with time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB) and SQL/NoSQL databases

• Familiarity with SCADA/HMI systems and industrial networks

• Knowledge of electrical systems, grid controls, or energy management

• Experience with frontend frameworks like React, Vue.js, or Angular

• Exposure to machine learning or anomaly detection in sensor data

• Experience developing monitoring, troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools for complex distributed systems

• Track record of leading cross-functional teams, successful product launches, or user migrations at scale

If you are passionate about technology and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you. Join us in accelerating the electrification of everything at Heron Power. 

Heron Power provides competitive compensation (salary and equity) and benefits. The salary for this role ranges from $95,000 to $200,000 per year.