Platform Engineer

Solar power is the largest source of new energy in the world. Raptor Maps is a fast-growing, venture-backed, MIT-born climate tech startup that is building software to enable the solar energy industry to scale. We have the leading platform for remotely managed solar operations, and our mission is to make solar asset management and O&M dramatically simpler through better data, automation, and the integration of robotics. We serve tens of thousands of solar sites around the world with a dedicated and passionate team committed to having impact through work and advancing the renewable energy economy.

Our mission is groundbreaking, and we need great people to make it happen. Join us in building the digital backbone of a stronger, more scalable solar industry! ☀️

We're Hiring: Platform Engineer

We’re looking for a talented full-time Platform Engineer to help develop and execute our cloud infrastructure strategy. You’re a hands on leader that is just as comfortable implementing as developing the skills of your teammates. You love to learn and are passionate about both security and developer experience. In this role, you would dive right into our fast-paced, multi-faceted engineering team and play a vital role in scaling and hardening our cloud infrastructure.

What You Will Do

• Create and maintain a reliable and valuable system of automation for code and data across all environments. 
• Maintain high availability of production and non-production work environments by implementing production metrics, monitoring, and incident response process.
• Ensure developers can easily create and manage infrastructure for their services.
• Collaborate with team members to support new services and technologies.
• Work with technical leadership to roll out new tools and processes to development squads.
• Enabling and executing the re-platforming of applications to more robust cloud native patterns, the majority of applications written in Python and Typescript.
• Participation in an on-call rotation for mission-critical web systems.

What You Will Bring

• Intellectually curious - You love learning new things fast and staying up on technology. You quickly become interested and experiment. You ask silly questions by nature.
• Intelligence - You can learn anything if you put your mind to it. You’ve demonstrated excellence in diverse fields or interests and can wear many hats.
• Drive - You are highly self-motivated and enjoy making an impact. You’re focused, resourceful, and enjoy working alongside a driven team. 
• 2+ years infrastructure automation experience ideally working with AWS
• Implementation of CI/CD pipelines to shorten the feedback loop
• Experience with security frameworks like SOC2
• Expertise working with Docker, and orchestration tools like ECS/Kubernetes
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like AWS CDK or Terraform
• Experience supporting and managing the needs of multiple development teams
• Experience re-platforming applications using cloud native patterns.
• Experience with data engineering concepts including large scale data storage, pipelines, and automation. 
• Familiarity with data science is a bonus.
• Must be primarily located in the contiguous US
• Must be authorized to work in the US

All Raptor Maps Team Members Have 🚀

✔️ Complete ownership and accountability over their role and success in the team.

✔️ Transparency into the operations of the rest of the company and are expected to be transparent and communicate honestly and effectively.

✔️ A sense of urgency. We are tackling a global problem, working in a fast-paced industry, and building a once in a lifetime company at Raptor Maps.

Benefits 🎉

- Remote-first working model (free to work anywhere in lower 48 states unless otherwise noted for role)

- Competitive compensation including equity package

- Paid travel for in-person off sites and team get togethers (quarterly)

- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance

- Unlimited paid time off (that we encourage you to use!)

- 401(k) with multiple low-fee options

- Desk budget

- Monthly Lunch & Learns plus plenty of DoorDash credit

- Amazing team members that tend to love memes, pets, solar, and being active

Our Values 🧡

Be Ready to Ride. Raptors are fiercely collaborative and driven by a shared vision: audacious impact. We go the extra mile. We don't shy away from hard work; we embrace it. Be ready for any opportunity that comes your way, and seize it! We do the needful for each other and our customers, no matter what.

Show, Don't Tell. Raptors utilize data as our bedrock and build from first principles. We challenge the status quo by continuing to test, learn, and iterate. Because of this we default to action over agonizing. We love new ideas and encourage every Raptor to showcase their data-backed hypothesis.

Build Something Customers Need. We relentlessly build what matters most — game-changing products that deliver high-impact value to our customers. We’re built for action. We take customer needs (which implies they can’t live without) and translate them into solutions that accelerate their success. When our customers scale, Raptor Maps scales.

Be Resourceful. Raptors actively break down barriers, unlock creative problem solving, and thrive in the fast lane. While we plan for the long-term, Raptor Maps works on the hours and days timescale. Utilizing an “explore every option” mindset to solve problems is part of our DNA and maintains our startup edge in a rapidly changing world. We choose to be efficient and resourceful which enables out of the box thinking.

Be Direct, Be Kind. Raptors value the single source of truth both in our product and our day-to-day work. We default to giving explanations for changes and to sharing knowledge in public forums. Choosing to speak up while being mindful of people with a different background than you, is valued and appreciated. Do what is right for the customers and for each other. Mistakes happen, we are all learning together.

Appreciate the Planet. Raptors embrace our role as pioneers in the solar revolution. Our passion extends beyond modules and megawatts. We are working to protect the world for now and for future generations. We crave sunshine, and prioritize being active adventurers of the planet because we know there is no Planet B.

There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. However you identify, and whatever your background, we encourage you to apply if you’re excited about this role and the future of solar.

Check out our Series C!