Senior Software Engineer, Active Grid Response
Senior Software Engineer, Active Grid Response at Gridware — San Francisco, CA, US
- Company: Gridware
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 175–195 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
About Gridware
Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced Active Grid Response platform uses high-precision sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.
Role Description
In this role, you will lead development of systems that detect and report faults on the power grid. The technology you create will integrate the capabilities of our machine learning systems and human analysts to catch faults on the power grid in real-time. Your decisions will directly impact the ability of our fault detection systems to operate reliably and effectively at scale.
Your background might look something like:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience in product-driven companies
Ability to thrive in a low structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities
You’ve built something from the ground up with broad ownership
Experience with Python, React, Typescript, PostgreSQL
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing real-time, event-driven systems or human-in-the-loop platforms
Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir
Experience working in hardware/software contexts
This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply!
Benefits
Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered)
Paid parental leave
Alternating day off (every other Monday)
“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees.
Commuter allowance
Company-paid training