Senior Software Engineer

About Amber

⚡About Amber

Amber is an entirely new way to buy and sell power, designed for a world powered by renewable energy. We give customers direct access to the real-time wholesale electricity price as it varies every 5 minutes and the technology to shift more of their energy usage to the times when cheaper renewables are available in the grid. It’s a cheaper way to buy power, a smarter way to sell power, and the fastest way for Australia to reach 100% renewable energy. Amber is a clear category leader in Australia for home battery automation and is growing rapidly (over 50k customers). We have also recently expanded into licensing our core technology to utilities overseas, including a partnership with E.ON Next in the UK. Amber is backed by top Australian and international investors including Square Peg, Main Sequence, Breakthrough Victoria, Commonwealth Bank, NRMA, Gentrack, ETF Partners (UK/Europe based), and E.ON Next. Amber is scaling rapidly and you’d be joining a team of over 180 committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and purpose-driven culture as we transform a major industry. Our products are reshaping home energy: Amber for Batteries cuts bills by exporting stored energy at wholesale prices of up to $19/kWh, and Amber for EVs enables the cheapest, cleanest charging. In 2025, we will push this even further with our new vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. About the role

At Amber we believe that enabling a culture where everyone at Amber is set up to do the best work of their lives and feels connected and supported is one of the most important things we can do to ensure Amber’s long-term success. Amber provides a great opportunity to apply your skills as an Engineer to help enable the uptake of renewable energy. Our technology optimises thousands of batteries and other devices in the customers\' homes, enabling them to time their usage to consume power at times of high renewable penetration (and cheap prices), and then export power back to the grid at critical times - letting them outbid coal and gas generators and earn potentially >$100 in an afternoon. The Amber Electric product team develops and supports: Home automation integrations (to batteries, hot water systems and pool pumps, with EVs coming soon) that control electricity usage in response to pricing and renewable availability Mobile & Web apps for customers to monitor and manage their energy usage A pricing and billing engine for real time energy pricing The marketing site and associated tools to drive customer growth The tech stack is React Native mobile app, some React web frontends, and a Serverless Lambda backend on AWS. We’re using Typescript top to bottom, and Apollo GraphQL sits in the middle. We keep our data in DynamoDB and Postgres, using one or the other as best suits a particular workload How to learn more about our tech stack: stackshare.io/companies/amber-electric We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace from the ground up. We value engineers who can chip in wherever they’re needed and are comfortable communicating with people as well as with code. Qualifications and Skills

You have a positive mindset: curious, collaborative, and can-do A minimum of 5 or more years of commercial software development experience in Web or Mobile environments Past experience mentoring or leading software engineers Commercial experience with the technologies in our stack is a strong plus but not required Experience with languages sharing features with Typescript (such as JavaScript, C#, Go, or similar) is a plus We favour generalists who can be flexible across the stack, but value deep skills across both frontend and backend. Bonus if you have skills in CDK & Postgres databases Strong verbal and written communication skills built on empathy for others Your responsibilities

Make sustainable and high quality technical contributions across the stack in your area of specialty Flexibly contribute outside your specialty in other areas of the stack to support the team Collaborate with peers in product and across the company to ensure you’re shipping the right thing the right way at the right time Mentor and support other members of the engineering team Support the app across the lifecycle from idea through production Take high level ownership of technical design and project delivery Benefits

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace and a great culture of people who love coming to work to build a better world Be part of a rapidly growing team of over 180 with expertise across energy, technology, marketing, and operations Be part of a growing technology startup that will shape the future of household and grid energy use Flexible working hours with regular work from home arrangements and a central hub in Melbourne CBD Equitable gender-neutral parental leave policies An external Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for mental health support Competitive salary and share options in Amber Annual Learning & Development budget to support your personal growth Salary: $155,000 - $200,000 a year (base, excluding superannuation). All roles include employee stock options. Salary is quoted excluding superannuation. This is a full-time role to be based ideally from Melbourne, but we are open to considering the right candidate anywhere within Australia. We are open to discussing 4 days a week or 9 days a fortnight once you\'re ramped up, with a mix of work from home and occasional co-working in Melbourne. We remain Melbourne-based but flexible between office and WFH. We are open to hearing from candidates excited about this work. If you don’t meet 100% of the requirements, you are encouraged to apply. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups and do not discriminate on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. How to apply

Please include your resume and a cover letter and tell us one specific way you could use your technical skills to improve a household\'s energy use under the Amber model. Our process generally includes: a screening interview, a take-home technical challenge, a follow-up interview with engineers, and a culture + final interview with Engineering Managers and the Director of Engineering. We strive to be respectful of your time and will notify all applicants of outcomes. Applications will be accepted from candidates based in Australia, preferably Melbourne with full working rights.

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