Full Stack Engineer at Grid Status

Job TitleGrid Status is revolutionizing the energy industry with a modern and open data analytics platform. Our mission is to provide accessible, actionable energy data to accelerate the energy transition.In just two years, we've grown from zero to over 20,000 monthly active users across all facets of the energy sector. Our data has been featured in reporting and analysis by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Federal Reserve. Thousands of users rely on our products monthly, including renewable developers, asset operators, utilities, energy traders, and innovative startups.What We're Looking ForAs an early member of our engineering team, you will have a hand in both defining and implementing the product we deliver to customers. We take pride in building not only great products but also robust systems that allow for rapid development to meet our customers' needs. The ideal candidate will enjoy taking on high-impact projects and executing them with an eye for user experience and design.No experience in the energy industry is necessary—just a strong eagerness to learn. Our team's passion and expertise will help you quickly get up to speed. To help us identify applicants who have reviewed the full posting, please include the word "transmission" somewhere in your free-response answer.Location: Remote (USA) / Hybrid (Chicago)Products You'll Work OnYou will work on all aspects of our web application building highly-interactive and data-intensive new products that surface energy markets data while also extending features for existing products including:Live Market PagesNodal Price MapInsightsand many moreWhat You'll DoArchitect and implement major product features for our API and web appDesign intuitive interfaces for our data-intensive product, backed by maintainable Pydantic models that validate FastAPI responses, which serve Postgres data accessed via SQLAlchemyFlex up and down the stack in order to take projects to the finish lineOptimize application for speed and scalability across various devices and browsersImplement and maintain quality assurance processes, including testingRegularly participate in code reviews and help maintain high standards of code qualityContinuously refine existing UX implementations to improve performance and usability as the product scalesDevelop and uphold best practices, coding standards, and engineering processes for the teamWho You AreYou are willing to dive into problems and solve them yourself — as one of our early engineers, you won't have anyone to delegate toYou are proficient at communicating asynchronously through writing, minimizing the need for disruptive meetingsExperience building complex single-page applications; experience working on UI/UX for data-intensive software is a big plus.You've successfully built and evolved systems to meet production SLAs at meaningful scaleYou thrive working on small teams and being given a lot of autonomyYou are willing to dive into whatever layer of the stack is necessary to solve the problem the right wayLegal right to work in the United StatesTechnical Skills and ToolsLanguages: TypeScript, PythonFrontend Stack: React, ECharts, React Query, MapboxBackend Stack: FastAPI, Postgres, Snowflake, Stripe, Clerk, AWS, RenderTooling: GitHub, Sentry, Better StackNot sure if you meet all of the qualifications? We value eagerness to learn and grow more than having checked every box.Compensation And Benefits$135k–$235k plus equityHealth insurance with 100% premium covered401(k) plan with employer matchPTO and sick leave