Senior/Lead Backend Engineer (Remote)

Job summary

You will build core digital infrastructure for a renewable energy company, including real-time digital twins and high-volume data pipelines. The role involves developing messaging interfaces and backend systems for a world-class energy application.

Job details

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy - fast. We're combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $210M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the Co-Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more. We’re creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass on savings to customers. But we’re not stopping there. We’re also building the Energy Network: a decentralised platform of smart devices to electrify our homes, shifting usage to off-peak hours and helping balance the grid. This network strengthens grid stability - a critical foundation for scaling AI data centers and other energy-intensive industries. Responsibilities In this role you will work closely within product to build the core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company. You will use your experience to engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none. You'll be working across the back-end: Constructing a real-time digital twin of our renewable generation and customer demand Developing messaging interfaces with our third-party providers Building high-volume pipelines for processing customer energy consumption Build the backend of a world class energy app For this role, you should be able to think on your feet and adapt to new business needs as well as take ownership of projects and drive change. Demonstrable excellence as a Software Engineer Ideally 2+ years experience Proven ability to define and build complex systems Hands-on experience shipping highly-available production systems Clear communication Bonus Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. AWS CDK) Experience in the Energy sector Experience shipping consumer-facing products Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus Biannual bonus scheme Fully expensed tech to match your needs Paid annual leave

What you’ll do

You will build core digital infrastructure for a renewable energy company, including real-time digital twins and high-volume data pipelines. The role involves developing messaging interfaces and backend systems for a world-class energy application.

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 2 years of experience as a software engineer with a proven ability to build complex, highly-available production systems. Strong communication skills and the ability to adapt to new business needs are essential.

Benefits

• Competitive salary • Equity sign-on bonus • Biannual bonus scheme • Fully expensed tech • Paid annual leave

Listed skills

• Software · Preferred
• Production · Preferred
• Clear Communication · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Ability to adapt · Preferred
• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Strong Communication · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred
• Shipping · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Backend engineering
• System architecture
• High-volume data pipelines
• Digital twin development
• Messaging interfaces
• Production systems
• Infrastructure as code
• AWS CDK
• Energy sector
• Consumer-facing products
• Software engineering
• Communication

Job areas

• Software
• Energy
• Engineering
• Technology
• Environmental & Sustainability