Senior/Staff Back-End Engineer at Arbor | Torre
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You'll build intelligent infrastructure to power an abundant electric future, optimizing energy for millions.
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About ArborArbor helps renters, homeowners, and small businesses pay less for electricity. Behind the scenes, Arbor is building an intelligent electricity marketplace to power an abundant electric future. As AI data centers drive a surge in electricity demand, millions of homes and businesses remain trapped with 20th century monopoly interfaces, overpaying by billions while cheap renewable energy goes to waste. Our AI-powered platform aggregates users to unlock wholesale pricing, automatically switches between the best rates, and optimizes usage to align with prices in real-time—delivering the same market advantages that were previously exclusive to Fortune 500 companies. We've raised over $20 million from leading investors and have saved over $7.5 million for tens of thousands of homes and businesses.The OpportunityWe're looking for a backend-focused engineer to join our lean, high-leverage engineering team building the infrastructure that powers our energy marketplace. You'll work across our platform—from rate monitoring systems that track complex utility pricing across deregulated markets, to the marketplace orchestration that matches customers with optimal suppliers. This is a high-ownership role where you'll ship production systems, not just features, and where AI-augmented development practices are the norm.What You'll DoDesign and build scalable backend services that power our core marketplace platformDevelop and maintain cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform, ensuring reliability and cost efficiency as we scaleBuild integrations with utility data sources, supplier APIs, and third-party services across multiple energy marketsCreate robust data pipelines for real-time rate monitoring and market intelligencePartner with product and cross-functional partners to translate system and supplier needs into high-performing, resilient experiences. Take product ownership on select features and projects when necessaryCollaborate closely with a small team where your code ships fast (multiple daily prod deploys) and your architectural decisions matterLeverage AI tools and workflows and uplevel the team around youWhat You Bring5+ years of backend engineering experience with production systems at scaleStrong JavaScript/TypeScript expertise: Node.js for backend services, familiarity with Nest.js a plusHands-on experience managing cloud environments including serverless and event driven systems built on native cloud tooling (GCP experience preferred)Terraform proficiency for infrastructure-as-code; you've managed real cloud environments, not just tutorialsComfort with databases (SQL, ideally Postgres), API design, and async processing patternsAI fluency: you actively use AI coding tools and are eager to push the boundaries of AI-augmented developmentBias toward shipping; you thrive in environments with ambiguity and move fast without sacrificing qualityInterest in energy, climate tech, or marketplace products is a strong plusCompensation & Work SetupCompetitive salary + meaningful equity + benefitsRemote-friendly with occasional in-person collaboration as needed
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