About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Automation Machinery Manufacturing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of significant software features that advance home electrification and clean energy adoption. You will:

• Lead design, development, and deployment of complex backend and frontend features.
• Write, review, and maintain high-quality code (Python backend and TypeScript frontend).
• Architect scalable services on AWS and make tradeoffs that balance performance, cost, and maintainability.
• Design and optimize relational and NoSQL data models for reliability and performance.
• Build and maintain automated test suites (unit, integration, and end-to-end) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Create monitoring dashboards and alerts to maintain system health and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices (code review, testing, observability).
• Collaborate with product and business partners to define requirements, scope, and deliverables.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues and drive long-term technical improvements.

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Qualifications

Required (must meet one of the education + experience combinations):

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field AND 5 years of progressive software development experience, OR
• Master’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field AND 3 years of progressive software development experience.

Technical requirements:

• Strong production experience with Python (3.10+).
• Experience creating automated tests: unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Frontend development using TypeScript and a reactive JavaScript framework (e.g., React, Vue, Svelte).
• Proven experience architecting and deploying highly scalable applications on AWS.
• Experience designing and optimizing relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence for project tracking and documentation.
• Experience building monitoring dashboards and alerting for production systems.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and mentoring skills.

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Nice to Have

• Experience in energy, electrification, IoT, or sustainability-focused products.
• Background in distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or observability tooling.
• Experience with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), or infra-as-code.

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Location & Schedule

• Work location: Boston, MA (onsite / hybrid). Eligible for remote work up to 2 days per week.
• This role requires the ability to work in the United States and comply with applicable state employment requirements.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range (U.S. based candidates): $186,160 – $190,000 per year.
• Additional short-term incentive compensation may apply.
• Benefits highlights: medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, 401(k) with match, paid time off, paid family leave, flexible work arrangements, employee recognition programs, and other standard benefits.

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What to Expect

• A technically autonomous role with influence over architecture and product direction.
• A collaborative team focused on scaling systems that accelerate clean energy adoption.
• Opportunity to mentor engineers and help shape engineering standards and practices.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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