POSITION SUMMARY
The Sr. Manager, Software Engineering will provide hands-on technical and architectural leadership spanning product, platform, and integration initiatives. This role requires a tactful, action-oriented leader who stays deeply involved in architecture and day-to-day engineering execution-driving delivery through Agile methodologies-while coaching and mentoring engineers and building a high-performing team aligned with EG4's mission.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on architect and engineer, proficient in Angular, React, Java, Python, and AWS cloud services, with strong full-stack application development experience and a proven track record of leading Agile teams. Experience with VPPs, solar market operations, third-party API integrations, and firmware collaboration for safety and UL compliance is strongly preferred.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and execute the software engineering strategy in alignment with EG4's product and business goals, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability.
- Lead, coach, and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Manage 5-6 concurrent projects using Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)-including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative releases-providing tactful leadership to remove roadblocks, gain cross-functional alignment, and ensuretimelydelivery.
- Directly accountable to architect, design, and hands-ondevelop full-stack applications (Angular, React, Java, Python) supporting EG4's monitoring platforms, EMS, and customer-facing solutions.
- Lead and hands-on contribute to cloud architecture and development on AWS, implementing best practices for CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and scalable, cost-efficient deployments.
- Drive API development and third-party integrations, supporting VPP participation, utility interfaces, and TPO (Third-Party Ownership) models.
- Collaborate with firmware engineering teams to align software development with device-level firmware logic, safety, and UL/IEEE compliance requirements.
- Establish andmaintain engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, and documentation standards.
- Work closely with product management, hardware, and compliance teams to plan, build, and launch new products supporting EG4's roadmap.
- Guidethe implementation of monitoring, analytics, and observability frameworks for deployed applications and services.
- Stay informed on industry trends and compliance standards (UL1741, UL1973, Sunspec and IEEE 2030.5) and proactively align the software roadmap to evolving requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Experience:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, ora relatedtechnical field.
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with at least 2-3 years leading or mentoring engineering teams.
- Proven hands-on coding and architectural experience in:
- Front-end: Angular, React; Back-end: Java, Python; Cloud: AWS (deep, hands-on), CI/CD, container orchestration.
- Experience with full-stack application development and deployment in production environments.
- Knowledge of solar and energy storage systems, VPP frameworks, and utility program integration.
- Experience with third-party API integrations.
- Familiarity with solar compliance standards and applying them in product development.
- Strong leadership and coaching skills, witha track recordof developing engineering talent.
- Demonstrated experience leading Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban) and managing 5-6 concurrent projects from planning through delivery.
- Excellent communication and the ability to work tactfully across teams to align priorities and deliver results.
Preferred Background:
- Experience in the solar and renewable energy sector.
- Familiarity with firmware development and hardware/software integration.
- Understanding ofTPO business models and grid-interactive energy systems.
- Experience implementing monitoring, observability, and edge device communication protocols.
Physical Requirements
This position may require the ability to perform tasks that involve sitting, standing, walking, lifting 25+ lbs, computer work, and other physical activities. Candidates should be able to meet these physical demands with or without reasonable accommodations.
