Software Engineer

at  Ascend Analytics

YOUR IMPACT AT ASCEND ANALYTICS

We are seeking a Software Engineer at Ascend Analytics to be part of a collaborative team advancing software solutions and analytics to support the clean-tech power revolution. Your strong software engineering skills will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and battery storage power providers around the globe.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and write clean, scalable, production code (our backend team primarily works in Python, SQL, Sas, and C#; our frontend team works in React)
• Refactor code for improved performance, stability, and scalability
• Develop automatic tests
• Work with our team of analysts and data scientists to integrate and generalize prototype mathematical and data science models within production software
• Communicate clearly and effectively (orally and in writing) with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• This position involves working collaboratively both within your software team and outside with the front-end software engineers, data scientists, and technical sales team. The software development team follows an agile scrum process, and all team members are expected to contribute to technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Mathematics, or a related field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in a similar position
• Demonstrated academic or professional software coding experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, Rust, or Javascript, including object-oriented design
• Strong background in programming related to applied mathematical, engineering, and physical sciences
• Team player with a willingness to learn
• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with data processing in Python (including Pandas, Numpy, Sympy, Scikit-Learn) is strongly preferred
• Data Science, including statistics, optimization, machine learning, and data visualization
• Referential databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
• Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets; passion for renewables and storage

• Design and write clean, scalable, production code (our backend team primarily works in Python, SQL, Sas, and C#; our frontend team works in React)
• Refactor code for improved performance, stability, and scalability
• Develop automatic tests
• Work with our team of analysts and data scientists to integrate and generalize prototype mathematical and data science models within production software
• Communicate clearly and effectively (orally and in writing) with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• This position involves working collaboratively both within your software team and outside with the front-end software engineers, data scientists, and technical sales team. The software development team follows an agile scrum process, and all team members are expected to contribute to technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning