alexthornton

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA and Hoboken, NJ. Remotes and those needing visas are encouraged to apply.

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build tools and services to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the end.

Perks:

- Conveniently office locations accessible from public transportation.

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k, and all the other benefits of a real company.

- Lunch provided once a week, with a smorgasbord of snacks available all the time.

We're looking to expand our team with positions as a sys admin, customer support specialist, product manager, SCADA engineer, and others. Learn more at http://careers.locusenergy.com/.

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA. Remotes, interns and those needing visas are encouraged to apply.

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k, and all the other benefits of a real company

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

- A spacious new office complete with a living room couch, big screen TV, PS3 and darts.

We are looking for both frontend and backend engineers that are familiar with any combination of Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript (especially Ember, Angular or Backbone), and MySQL. We're also looking Product Solution Specialist to work with our customers on implementing our tools. For more details, head here: http://locusenergy.com/company/careers/.

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA. Remotes, interns and those needing visas are encouraged to apply.

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k, and all the other benefits of a real company

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

- A spacious new office complete with a living room couch, big screen TV, PS3 and darts.

We are looking for both frontend and backend engineers that are familiar with any combination of Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript (especially Ember, Angular or Backbone), and MySQL. For more details, head here: http://locusenergy.com/company/careers/.

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA. Remotes, interns and those needing visas are encouraged to apply.

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k, and all the other benefits of a real company

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

- A spacious new office complete with a living room couch, big screen TV, PS3 and darts.

We are looking for both frontend and backend engineers that are familiar with any combination of Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript (especially Ember, Angular or Backbone), and MySQL. For more details, head here: http://locusenergy.com/company/careers/.

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

- A spacious new office complete with a living room couch, big screen TV, PS3 and darts.

We are looking for both frontend and backend engineers that are familiar with any combination of Java, Scala, Python, JavaScript (especially Ember, Angular or Backbone), and MySQL. For more details, head here: http://locusenergy.com/company/careers/.

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

- A spacious new office complete with a living room couch, big screen TV, PS3 and darts.

To apply, please contact hr_tech@locusenergy.com

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Senior Front End Engineer

Responsibilities:

- Design and build dynamic end-user interfaces (including data visualization), using Javascript, CSS & HTML

- Be a key part of the software development process, designing scalable front end systems, and working together with an existing development team

- Provide input on emerging software technologies that the company could incorporate into the overall plan

Skills:

- Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and general web technologies

- Expert in client-side JavaScript frameworks, especially Ember

- Experience with RESTful APIs

- Knowledge of current W3C standards

- Having a github or bitbucket account available for review is a plus

- Nice to have

-- Experience working with server-side technologies (e.g., Spring MVC, Django)

-- JavaScript unit testing experience

-- Knowledge of JavaScript engine internals and/or performance tuning

-- Experience with SASS or LESS

-- UI/UX design and experience

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Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

- Design and build infrastructure software to manage and process energy data and support front-end interfaces

- Be a key part of the software development process, designing scalable systems, designing/testing security measures, and working together with an existing development team

- Provide input on emerging software technologies that the company could incorporate into the overall plan

Skills:

- Solid development skills, particularly related to Java, Scala, Python and/or SQL

- Experience working on high-availability, large-scale data systems

- Proven deep expertise in a java or scala library (e.g., author, framework committer, etc.) a plus

- Having a github or bitbucket account available for review is a plus

- Experience with RESTful APIs

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Solar Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Responsibilities:

- Develop new solar analysis algorithms and visualizations using R

- Become a subject matter expert with respect to solar energy production

- Conduct independent and team investigation into analysis problems, and develop automated analytic solutions

Skills:

- Graduate-level engineering or statistics degree

- Experience writing code in an environment with source control and code reviews

- Excellent communication skills

- Nice to have expertise

-- Experience mining big data sets

-- Understanding of electric power concepts

-- Experience working with solar power

-- Smart-meter or smart-grid experience

-- Experience writing R code and SQL queries

To apply, please contact hr_tech@locusenergy.com

Locus Energy: http://locusenergy.com/

San Francisco, CA

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization provides some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

About you: You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

Perks:

- Conveniently located in downtown SF, a few minutes' walk from Montgomery St station

- Relaxed work atmosphere. Flexible working hours and work from home policies.

- Health insurance, 401k

- Fruit, snacks. Bagels and lunch each provided 1x a week.

To apply, please contact hr_tech@locusenergy.com

===========================================================

Senior Front End Engineer

Responsibilities:

- Design and build dynamic end-user interfaces (including data visualization), using Javascript, CSS & HTML

- Be a key part of the software development process, designing scalable front end systems, and working together with an existing development team

- Provide input on emerging software technologies that the company could incorporate into the overall plan

Skills:

- Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and general web technologies

- Expert in client-side JavaScript frameworks, especially Angular, Backbone and/or Ember

- Experience with RESTful APIs

- Knowledge of current W3C standards

- Having a github or bitbucket account available for review is a plus

- Nice to have

-- Experience working with server-side technologies (e.g., Spring MVC, Django)

-- JavaScript unit testing experience

-- Knowledge of JavaScript engine internals and/or performance tuning

-- Experience with SASS or LESS

-- UI/UX design and experience

===========================================================

Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities:

- Design and build infrastructure software to manage and process energy data and support front-end interfaces

- Be a key part of the software development process, designing scalable systems, designing/testing security measures, and working together with an existing development team

- Provide input on emerging software technologies that the company could incorporate into the overall plan

Skills:

- Solid development skills, particularly related to Java, Scala, Python and/or SQL

- Experience working on high-availability, large-scale data systems

- Proven deep expertise in a java or scala library (e.g., author, framework committer, etc.) a plus

- Having a github or bitbucket account available for review is a plus

- Experience with RESTful APIs

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Solar Data Engineer / Data Scientist

Responsibilities:

- Develop new solar analysis algorithms and visualizations using R

- Become a subject matter expert with respect to solar energy production

- Conduct independent and team investigation into analysis problems, and develop automated analytic solutions

Skills:

- Graduate-level engineering or statistics degree

- Experience writing code in an environment with source control and code reviews

- Excellent communication skills

- Nice to have expertise

-- Experience mining big data sets

-- Understanding of electric power concepts

-- Experience working with solar power

-- Smart-meter or smart-grid experience

-- Experience writing R code and SQL queries

To apply, please contact hr_tech@locusenergy.com

Senior Front End Software Engineer Locus Energy (locusenergy.com): San Francisco, CA

Locus Energy builds software to help manage and optimize solar PV systems.

About you: You love building slick user-facing apps. You’re passionate about sustainable energy and want to play a part of pushing our society in that direction. Nothing would excite you more than wedding your engineering prowess with your dreams of clean, green energy. The screen is your easel as you paint delightful UX and data visualizations using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. You’re fluent in RESTful APIs and JSON. You write a failing test before fixing a bug. You are thoughtful, curious and ask questions when you don’t understand. You take ownership of your responsibilities and see them through to the entire development lifecycle from design to maintenance.

About us: We’re dedicated to the proliferation of sustainable energy solutions. To that end, we build software to monitor, analyze and manage the performance of tens of thousands of solar power systems. We’re a mature startup with a close-knit team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Our organization is mature enough to offer some structure while still leaving plenty of opportunities to make your mark. We’re not perfect but constantly improving. We value folks who offer a new perspective and play nicely with others.

Job Responsibilities: - Design and build dynamic end-user interfaces (including data visualization), using Javascript, CSS & HTML - Be a key part of the software development process, designing scalable front end systems, and working together with an existing development team - Provide input on emerging software technologies that the company could incorporate into the overall plan

Skills & Requirements: - Expertise in JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and general web technologies - Expert in Angular.js. Knowledge of other JavaScript frameworks is a plus. - Experience with RESTful APIs - Knowledge of current W3C standards - Having a github or bitbucket for review - Nice to have: -- Experience working with server-side technologies (e.g., Spring MVC, Django) -- JavaScript unit testing experience -- Knowledge of JavaScript engine internals and/or performance tuning -- Experience with SASS or LESS UI/UX design and experience

Contact hr_tech@locusenergy.com to apply.

In the game of solar PV, niche markets are not going to drive the kind of demand that manufacturers like this would need to reduce manufacturing costs. PV manufacturers must scale to very large numbers (hundreds of MW per year) to be competitive.

I am curious how they generated their cost estimate. Hardware costs have already come down so significantly in the past few years, non-hardware costs (aka soft costs in the solar industry) now represent around 2/3 of the total installed costs. Soft costs include installation and maintenance, which precise tracker systems would increase over the traditional fixed PV array. Hardware cost reductions are probably not hitting the low hanging fruit of solar power costs.

http://www.nrel.gov/news/press/2013/5306.html

Another factor to consider with concentrated solar is that it is more likely to be affected by soiling (ie, dust, bird poop and other particulate) issues than traditional PV. This would mean even more cleaning and maintenance adding more to the soft costs. Soiling is a fairly common problem in areas with lots of sun and little rain.

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/pdfs/pvmrw2011_19_cpv_wint...

Locus Energy (http://locusenergy.com/)

San Francisco, CA

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Frontend Software Engineer

Locus Energy is a monitoring and data analytics platform provider for the distributed solar PV market. Locus Energy’s cloud-based software aggregates and organizes large amounts of performance data from multiple sources, making it easier to access, manage and analyze. We are looking for a talented frontend software engineer to join our team and help build out our platform.

If you want a job with a soul, we're the place for you. We solve technically challenging problems to make it easier, cheaper and faster to install solar power systems. Our work culture is driven without dominating your life — we offer great work/life balance and plenty of paid vacation. We have a tech team of about 20 people who truly enjoy working with each other. Our greatest strength is our team, and we're looking for a new member of the family.

Our ideal candidate would be an expert in some of the areas below, and hungry to develop skills in the others. We value smart, scrappy engineers that may not have all the skills required to start but are eager to learn.

- Scala and/or the Lift framework. If not Scala, any functional programming language is a good start.

- HTML and CSS

- Javascript, including JQuery

- Building and interacting with service-oriented architecture through RESTful APIs

- Good code quality and teamwork habits

If interested, please let me know at alex.thornton at locusenergy.com.