Senior Backend (Product) Engineer

RemoteRemoteFull TimeSenior$138,900–$170,200 /yrPosted 1 month agoHidden Gem · Himalayas

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Required skills

Python
backend
AI
APIs
data modeling
databases
system design
production reliability
Claude
Cursor

Nice to have

energy
utilities
cleantech
EV fleet operations
home energy management
grid services

Role summary

ev.energy is building the world's largest EV-centric virtual power plant (VPP) by connecting distributed energy resources to balance the grid. They are seeking a Senior Backend (Product) Engineer with strong Python skills to design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend services and APIs. This role involves using AI coding tools daily, making sound architectural decisions, and collaborating with product and commercial stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of Python experience, a track record of shipping production backend systems, and experience building AI-powered features. Experience in the energy domain is a plus. The role is fully remote in the US (EST preferred) with a salary range of $138,900-$170,200 USD.

About ev.energyWe are building the world's largest EV-centric virtual power plant (VPP). By connecting to vehicles, chargers, batteries, solar, and other distributed energy resources, we turn households into flexible grid assets that balance supply and demand, preventing blackouts and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.We are scaling rapidly across North America and Europe. We are moving fast, we are AI-first, and we are looking for builders who want to power the grid of the future.About the roleOur core platform is built in Python and Django, so we're looking for experienced backend software engineers with strong Python skills; Django experience would be beneficial but we’re open to other frameworks.You'll be the person who takes a product idea and builds the systems, services, and infrastructure that make it real — reliable, scalable, and fast to iterate on. We're not looking for generalists who dabble across the stack — we're looking for someone with deep backend craft who can move fast, build with AI as a core part of how they work, and take genuine ownership of what they ship.We're hiring for a number of roles across both of our Technology teams: new product development and customer delivery. We'd love to talk to you about both teams, understand what excites you, and place you into the team where we think you'll thrive best.
What you’ll do
Backend engineering and architecture

Design, build, and own backend services and APIs that power our product — from data models to infrastructure to production reliability

Make sound architectural decisions that balance shipping speed against long-term maintainability and scale

Take ownership of significant technical areas — from identifying the right approach to shipping and iterating in production

Building and shipping with AI

Use AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor, or equivalent) as a core, daily part of how you write and ship code — not an occasional add-on

Build working backend prototypes fast — good enough to validate with real usage, not over-engineered before it's proven

Know when a rough implementation is right for the moment and when production-grade engineering is needed — and apply that judgment confidently

Ship, measure, learn, iterate — kill what isn't working, double down on what is

Product and stakeholder collaboration

Work closely with product, design, and commercial stakeholders to translate customer problems into technical solutions

Act as a credible engineering voice in cross-functional discussions, pilot programmes, and technical scoping conversations

Partner with Customer Support, Program Management, and Demand Generation to understand how customers find, adopt, and stay with ev.energy

Raising the bar

Share what you learn openly, challenge how things are built, and raise the technical bar for the engineers around you

Model what AI-native backend engineering looks like in practice — not in theory

Contribute to a culture of experimentation, velocity, and commercial impact

Our tech stack

Python and Django for our core platform

Django REST Framework for our APIs

React, React Native and TypeScript for our web and mobile app

PostgreSQL, Redis and DynamoDB for data storage

AWS for hosting, with infrastructure managed as code using Terraform

Claude (via the Anthropic API) features to power AI

What we're looking for
Must-haves

Strong Python experience (5+ years), with a clear track record of building and shipping production backend systems

Experience building backend services with a Python framework (e.g Django, FastAPI or Flask)

Strong experience building with AI — you've taken AI-powered features or products from concept through to production, and use AI coding tools (Claude, Cursor, or equivalent) as a genuine daily practice, not just occasionally

Solid understanding of backend fundamentals — APIs, data modelling, databases, system design, and production reliability

Experience leading technical decisions and influencing direction without relying on hierarchy

Strong communication skills — written, verbal, and technical — credible with engineers, product, and commercial stakeholders

High bias for action and comfort with ambiguity — you make good technical decisions with incomplete information

Nice to haves

Experience in energy, utilities, cleantech, or adjacent domains

Experience with Django

Familiarity with EV fleet operations, home energy management, or grid services

Front-end or full-stack capability that lets you prototype independently without blocking on others

A portfolio of backend systems, tools, or products that prove how you work

Direct customer conversation experience that's shaped what you've built

Salary, benefits & how we work
The salary range for this role is $138,900-$170,200 USD.Key benefits include:
Equity - you'll own a part of the business through our share options program

Healthcare options - to help keep you and your family in tip-top condition (provided by Cigna & Guardian)

Life and disability insurance

Co-working access via WeWork (if you'd like it)

Annual 'Team Week' whole company offsite

L&D allowance of $1,300 per year - everyone is learning, developing and challenging themselves so we have a professional development fund per year for you to learn new skills

You can find out more about our full range of perks and benefits here.Location & how we workThis role is fully remote in the US, but we're specifically looking for someone based in EST.The majority of people at ev.energy work on a fully remote basis, with a small number of roles based on-site in our testing sites.This means that most of our people work from home, but we're happy to provide co-working subscriptions if you'd like to spend time at a WeWork (or other co-working space close to you).We balance our remote set up by getting everyone together once a year for an offsite, as we know that spending time together IRL is super important.Belonging at ev.energyWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity: we do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. If you'd like a copy of our DE&I policy you can reach us at . We'll always do our best to accommodate reasonable adjustments to the interview process if needed - just let us know.
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