We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

What to Expect

Generac is building the next generation of home energy systems. Our products include solar systems and battery backup, standby generators, smart thermostats, smart breaker boxes, and EV chargers. We integrate all our products together to provide intelligent energy management and savings for our customers. Our products are enabling the renewable energy rollout, increasing energy grid performance and reliability, saving our customers money, and keeping the lights on in homes even when the grid is down.

Our approach takes “full-stack” to the extreme with tight collaboration between teams on every layer from firmware to web and mobile apps. Our AWS stack includes GQL, gRPC, Java, Go, Typescript, MQTT, Terraform, and a wide range of AWS tech.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to build app backends and integrations for an unannounced future mobile app. We solve identity and data model integration challenges, integrate backends together, create scalable APIs, and produce unified gateway layers for app dev teams. This is an opportunity to play a key role bridging between existing systems and creating new systems from scratch.

What You’ll Do

• Gather requirements, network with stakeholders across Generac, and define solutions.

• Interface with product management teams, infrastructure and ops, mobile/web app teams, firmware teams, and embedded software teams as needed.

• Document your assumptions and requirements, present your proposals, iterate, achieve buy-in from stakeholders and collaborators, and set correct expectations for your work.

• Design, validate, implement, and test web services on AWS using Java, Go, TypeScript, or Python.

• Build rigorous, fully automated test suites at all levels of the stack.

• Contribute to our culture of pragmatic excellence.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an Engineering, Computer Science field, or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.

• 2+ years of experience with AWS.

• 2+ years of experience in Java.

• 2+ years of experience in at least one of: Go, Typescript, Python.

• 2+ years of experience in IaC tools such as Terraform, Cloudformation, or CDK.

• Proven record of excellent end-to-end testing practice. At the end of a project, you sleep well at night knowing that your assumptions are verified, and your solutions are proven.

• Rigorous approach to rollouts and deployments. Your deployments are low stress because you load tested at 10x of current production scale and use techniques such as feature flags to roll out with confidence.

• An eagerness to understand how your work fits into a larger, cross-disciplinary system. You want to understand the systems and teams you interface with.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and problem-solving skills.

• A strong drive for learning and mentorship. You seek out feedback and improvement. You proactively mentor and advise more Jr engineers.

Generac is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role based in (Denver, Colorado) is $110,500.00 to $165,100.00 annually. This compensation will ultimately be in line with the location in which the position is filled. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications and geographic location. This role is eligible for variable compensation including short term and long-term incentives.

This position includes a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental and vision plans; life, long-term disability, flexible spending and health savings accounts, accrued paid time off, 8 paid Holidays and 401(k) retirement benefits.

• The application period for the job is estimated to be 5 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Physical Demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

Our success is directly tied to our employees’ professional growth and personal well-being, combined with strong families and communities. As an inclusive workplace, our employees embrace diversity, celebrate differences, and treat others with equality and respect.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac’s success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people’s lives and their own.