Hiring: Senior Software Engineer, Power Plant Software Company: Form Energy Location: Weirton, WV Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 13:22:52 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : API Design, Firmware, Protobuf, gRPC About the job Experience: •5+ years of software engineering experience developing and maintaining production backend services, distributed systems, or edge applications. Required Skills: •Build Edge & Local Services: develop and maintain high-reliability backend application-layer services and infrastructure for real-time monitoring, visibility, and control. •Drive Full Feature Lifecycles: Own technical features end-to-end, translating operational requirements into scalable designs and production code, defining automated tests, and field deployments. •Team Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in code reviews, design reviews, and engineering standard-setting. •Field Support: Participate in the team’s on-call support and onsite testing rotations, distributed equally across all team members, to troubleshoot and validate software in active installations. •Ensure Operational Reliability: Build robust observability, diagnostic tools, and fail-safe mechanisms to ensure high availability for mission-critical infrastructure. Qualifications: •Strong backend development skills with demonstrated proficiency in API design, asynchronous communication, and service-oriented architectures. •Root-cause troubleshooting mindset: Comfort working through complex system issues, including debugging in real-world or simulated environments. •Cross-functional collaboration: Track record of partnering effectively with non-software engineering teams (e.g., hardware, firmware, or operations) to define requirements and solve interdisciplinary problems. •Bonus points for familiarity with Go, gRPC, Protobuf, or industrial communication protocols •Excitement for learning about energy storage, renewables, and industrial power systems (or bonus points for experience!). •This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. •Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here. Compensation: •Bonus points for familiarity with Go, gRPC, Protobuf, or industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, CAN, etc Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!