Software Engineer - Full Stack

About FlexGen

Based in Durham, N.C., FlexGen is a leading integration services and software technology provider for energy storage solutions in the United States and globally. FlexGen designs and integrates storage solutions and the software platform that enables today’s energy transition. Leveraging its best-in-class energy management software and power electronics, FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally. The Company’s clients and partners include the most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies, and industrial companies in the world.

Energy storage represents a multibillion-dollar market at the center of the energy transition. The integration of energy storage requires software and technological solutions that play a critical role in the adoption of renewables at scale—offsetting the intermittent and reliability challenges that renewable power generation creates for the grid. Since its founding in 2009, FlexGen has supported deployments of more than 1.2 GWh of energy storage systems across the U.S. and internationally for utility, microgrid, and C&I customers. The Company’s proprietary software platform allows energy storage owners to deploy various power market strategies and combine storage solutions with any form of generation.

FlexGen is dedicated to providing best-in-class service and performance for its customers, ensuring safety, reliability, and resiliency in all operating environments. FlexGen supports the customer across the full journey of developing an energy storage project and leverages decades of engineering and software expertise to maximize the value that its customers ultimately receive. The company’s HybridOS solutions include six distinct energy management solution applications: DigitalTwin, FlexPack, SiteController, FleetManager, PowerCloud, and FlexBidr.

Position Description

FlexGen makes software that makes a difference in the world. With HybridOS our customers can put more battery storage on to the grid quicker and easier and then keep it running effectively. Traditional energy management systems are often custom developed from the ground up each time a customer builds a project. FlexGen applies modern technologies and product development principles to deliver software that gets the job done, is easy to learn and a joy to use. 

As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you will play a crucial role in developing tools that make HybridOS more accessible for our customers and operators. You will work closely with other software engineers to create intuitive user interfaces, robust APIs, and a cost-effective cloud architecture to tie them all together. Your expertise will help us deliver high-quality software that meets the needs of our customers and contributes to the growth of renewable energy. 

Major Job Responsibilities:

• Build a wide variety of enterprise applications that support the setup and testing of HybridOS software, improve the efficiency of crucial business processes, and more 
• Frontend development using Next.js and React and backend development using TypeScript, Go, and Python 
• Work with the rest of the team to migrate a desktop CRUD application to AWS 
• Embrace a growth mindset where new technologies are explored, learned, and used to enhance our applications 
• Provide feedback and recommendations to improve software quality and development processes 
• Contribute to the development of a strong quality culture within the organization

Position Requirements:

• Technologies you should know: 
• AWS cloud services 
• TypeScript 
• Experience with at least one C style language such as Go, Rust, C, and C++ 
• React, or a similar frontend component library 
• Next.js, or a similar frontend development framework 
• Backend development using RESTful API design 
• Linux operating systems and command line interface (CLI) 
• Docker containerization platform 

What we look for on a resume: 

• Minimum of two years’ work experience in web development, cloud development, or a similar role 
• Degree in Computer Science or related Engineering, or additional related work experience