Software Engineer, Utility & Consumption

Job Description

Aurora is on a mission to create a future of solar for all. Our award-winning software puts the power of data and technology into the hands of every solar professional to make solar adoption simple and predictable. Our software has designed millions of solar projects so far, empowering solar companies to sell, design, and install residential and commercial solar arrays accurately, seamlessly, and at scale.

We are a remote-first collaborative team of sustainable energy enthusiasts who love what we do. We’ve been named one of "The Best Remote Companies To Work for in 2025" by BuiltIn.com and have been recognized for the second time as a Certified Green Business (CGB) with the city of San Francisco. We’re in this together to support the world’s transition to solar.

About the Team

The Utility & Consumption pod is at the heart of our user's solar journey, responsible for the critical utility rate and electrical consumption details that underpin the financial analysis of their planned solar systems. The accurate data we provide empowers our customers to precisely model their solar and storage potential, enabling informed decisions about their investment and maximizing their return. Our work directly supports optimizing building energy usage and production, contributing significantly to a sustainable future. Within our pod, you'll find a supportive and inclusive environment built on open communication and mutual respect. We actively foster each other's professional growth through collaboration and shared learning.

About the Role

As a Software Engineer in the Utility & Consumption pod, you will develop features related to utility rates, energy use, and energy bills and savings calculations. You'll provide development support, focusing on maintaining and improving our utility-rate and consumption features.

We live by values like we're in this together, maximize impact, and always push forward—and we’re looking for someone who shares that mindset.

If you’re excited to build for scale, care about clean energy, and want your work to matter—we’d love to talk.

Your Impact

• Maintain, improve, and build new backend features related to utility rates and electricity consumption
• Share your expertise by providing guidance on teammates' projects and reviewing pull requests
• Take ownership of team services, including participating in our on-call rotation to ensure our systems are always running smoothly
• Guarantee the reliability of our application through automated tests and debugging
• Directly contribute to our sustainable energy mission by building tools that make solar design more accurate and accessible, furthering Aurora's vision of a solar-powered future

What You Bring

• Demonstrated design and development skills, enabling you to create technical documentation and architecture diagrams
• Proficiency in Ruby on Rails
• Experience working with complex build systems, with a demonstrated ability to refactor and modularize code
• Proven ability to create tests of different levels (e.g., unit, integration)
• Ability to describe complex concepts clearly, providing concise project updates to the team and actionable comments in code reviews
• Collaborative approach to pairing with other developers, jointly developing project proposals, and participating in code reviews

Nice to Haves

• Experience developing with third-party APIs and communicating with external developers
• Ability to rapidly adopt new programming languages
• Interest in full-stack development; experience developing frontend web systems with JavaScript, TypeScript, React
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Experience managing databases (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Passion for renewable energy and sustainability

Benefits

We strive to be the best place for the best people, and that includes the benefits and perks we offer. We provide a holistic program to support physical, emotional, financial, and social needs. This includes work-from-home stipends for home office setup, internet, and co-working spaces. Service providers will receive flexible paid time off including statutory vacation and sick leave, with additional parental leave available. Service providers receive a standard laptop and an annual healthcare budget through AXA. Service providers will also receive perks including access to Wellhub for comprehensive well-being support and Modern Health for mental health resources. Please take a look at our Mexico Benefits Booklet for a deeper dive into our offerings.

Where Aurorans are

Aurora currently has teams within the US, Canada, Mexico, and Germany with additional locations on the horizon. We’re united in our work to support the world’s transition to solar!

Aurora is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce of people who believe in and are passionate about creating a future of solar energy for all. We are an equal opportunity employer, we welcome and consider qualified applicants regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, citizenship, pregnancy status, veteran status, or any other differences. We encourage you to apply even if you believe that you do not meet all of the above criteria!

Aurora is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible experience for all candidates. If you require a reasonable accommodation that would better enable your success during the application or interview process, please complete this form.

For San Francisco applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.