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Senior Software Engineer in Test

Mainspring Energy · Menlo Park, CA · On-site

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About Mainspring Energy

Local power generation for data centers, utilities, industrial & enterprise applications. Fuel-flexible, fast to deploy, high-efficiency, low NOx power. Backed by General Catalyst and Khosla.

About the role

Do you enjoy diving into building new automation systems and formulating new testing approaches in areas like cloud computing, networking, IoT with real time operating systems, controls, simulations (MIL, SIL, PIL), and algorithms? We combine this technology with our company vision of building a new category of power that is affordable, reliable, and targeting a net-zero carbon grid. This cornucopia of science and technology will be your daily career at Mainspring.

What they're looking for

  • Experience & Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 6+ years of professional experience, or a Master’s degree with 5+ years in an SDET or Software Engineering role
  • Engineering Mindset: A driven, self-directed contributor who views test infrastructure as a first-class product, you thrive on architecting scalable, automated systems that increase developer velocity
  • Technical Versatility: Strong hands-on experience developing in Python and C++, with the flexibility to navigate and contribute to diverse codebases as the project requires
More about this role

Mainspring Energy manufactures and delivers fuel-flexible, low-emissions local power solutions that rapidly add new capacity and deliver reliable, affordable, and sustainable electric power. The company began commercial shipments of its Mainspring Linear Generators in 2020 and today has hundreds of megawatts in advanced development and field operations for leading Fortune 500 companies, data centers, and utilities. Mainspring also partners with global energy leaders including AEP, NextEra Energy Resources, Schneider Electric, and more.

The core values that ground our work, guide our decisions, and connect us together:

  • Pragmatic Optimism
  • Excellence without Ego
  • Proactive Collaboration

Do you enjoy diving into building new automation systems and formulating new testing approaches in areas like cloud computing, networking, IoT with real time operating systems, controls, simulations (MIL, SIL, PIL), and algorithms? We combine this technology with our company vision of building a new category of power that is affordable, reliable, and targeting a net-zero carbon grid. This cornucopia of science and technology will be your daily career at Mainspring.

This is an opportunity for you...

Read the full posting on Mainspring Energy's site ↗

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