Technical Lead

Technical Engineering Manager, Boulder 

About Ascend 

Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition.. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serves as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.   

Your Impact at Ascend Analytics 

As a Technical Lead, you will be responsible for leading an Agile development team that implements automated pipelines for novel analytic operations. Your technical skills will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and traditional power providers around the globe. Additional responsibilities will include development of testing frameworks, data management, and integration of analytics and visualization. We're looking for talented individuals with a serious interest in software who can thrive in a dynamic marketplace and respond to rapidly changing priorities and requirements. 

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of web applications and data analysis pipelines 
• Assist project managers in planning and scheduling Agile sprint cycles
• Participate in design and code reviews  
• Ensure team adheres to proper unit and regression testing and coding standards
• Modernize and restructure legacy software
• Optimize performance of algorithms
• Integrate data flow with business-facing analytics and visualization
• Coordinate with business leads to elicit feature and performance requirements and translate into written technical designs  

Required Qualifications

• BS required in Computer Science, Statistics, Physics, Engineering, Operations Research, Math, or related field; MS preferred 
• 5+ years as a backend software engineer  
• 1+ years of experience leading a software development team
• Experience with Python; Numpy, Pandas, Sklearn stack preferred
• Experience with data engineering:  data schemas, blob storage, relational databases, ETL pipelines
• Experience with cloud computing (Azure preferred) 

Preferred Qualifications

• Data analytics, e.g., machine learning, statistics, regression analysis 
• Familiarity with batch computing paradigms
• Familiarity with parallel computing
• API design in a tech stack that includes Flask 

Compensation: $160,000 - $175,000            

Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. 

We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    

Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]