Software Engineer Lead

Resource Innovations is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join our growing Software as a Service (SaaS) team. As a hands-on technical lead at Resource Innovations, you will be instrumental in the design, development and deployment of innovative cloud-based enterprise software used by leading Energy organizations. We are looking for candidates who want to work on things that make an impact on the world and are passionate about product craftsmanship.

This is remote position requiring occasional in-person office meetings for candidates residing in one of the following metro areas Maison, WI, Chicago, IL, San Francisco CA, Phoenix AZ, Denver CO, or Salt Lake City.

We require candidates to currently reside in the United States. We are not offering visa sponsorship or extensions for this position.

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we're constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we're leading the charge to power change.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and development of a scalable, efficient and secure SaaS product using PHP, Laravel, and Tailwind CSS
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, items to deliver on a Software SaaS Product that align with business and customer needs
• Ensure product adheres industry best practices in terms of performance, security, and scalability, with an emphasis on sustainability and energy efficiency
• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and helping to elevate the overall quality of the codebase.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex issues across the platform to ensure optimal performance and a seamless user experience.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend innovative solutions for future projects.
• Engage in the full software development lifecycle, from requirement analysis to deployment and maintenance of the SaaS product.
• Contribute to the strategic direction of software development within Resource Innovations, focusing on products that support energy efficiency and decarbonization efforts.
• Uphold Resource Innovations’ core values of Climate Change, Equity, Innovation, Scale & Impact, ensuring they are embedded in all technology projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience developing in PHP ( with advanced understanding of object-oriented PHP and best practices
• 6+ years of previous experience building software utilizing PHP frameworks, Laravel
• Building RESTful APIs - implementing various types of APIs that are stable and integrate with other services
• Familiarity with Laravel's architecture and provided features and functionality
• 4+ years of previous experience building software utilizing Vue (preferred) or similar JS frameworks
• Experience with typescript
• Building and developing single page applications using composition API
• Experience with state management and handling
• Component and modularized based design
• Understanding of various build tools ( vite, npm)
• Experience within implementation of scalable SaaS platforms
• Excellent using problem solving skills
• Proficiency with Git
• Personal responsibility and self-motivation & flexibility to adapt and maintain productivity, features and stability
• Knowledge of working within an agile team-based environment to develop a Software SaaS product

Preferred skills, education and experience

• Understanding of infrastructure management on AWS Cloud and within serverless environments
• Data analytics / reporting / business intelligence platforms
• Experience writing with and working on testable and functional code including writing tests with Pest / PHPUnit
• Familiarity with agile methodologies

Benefits