Python Developer

About Ampcontrol

Ampcontrol is building AI-powered software for optimizing electric vehicle (EV) fleet charging.

We are a venture-backed hybrid team of engineers and energy experts based in Europe, the U.S.A., Canada, and South America, building the new way of EV charging. Our primary goal is to enable a simple, reliable & cost-efficient transition to zero-emission vehicles for fleet operators.

Our company culture includes minimal hierarchy; we make technical decisions based on consensus and aim at simplicity and clarity.

Read more about us on our website: ampcontrol.io

Our Mission

We're on a mission to speed up the transition of the automotive and logistic industries to electric fleets and vehicles.

We believe in a future of self-managing, reliable, and affordable charging for companies, fleet operators, and humans on our planet.

The Role

You will be:

• Building, improving, and operating our Python backend, including RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Redis, asynchronous services, and customer-facing APIs with FastAPI
• Collaborating with our DevOps team to improve and extend our GCP deployment
• Maintaining and improving our extensive test suite, including end-to-end, BDD, integration, and unit tests
• Learning in-depth the EV charging domain, relevant specifications, standards, and integrations
• Working with our data science team to build real-time optimization and AI solutions
• Investigating, troubleshooting complex backend issues, making performance improvements, and mitigating scalability challenges
• Building, maintaining, and migrating databases and accommodating time-series data
• Contributing to our AI-driven development process by following established dos and don'ts
• Onboarding to our innovative edge server project, learning about ModBus, MQTT, and secure websocket protocols

Location

We're a hybrid team. You can work from Europe, the United States, Canada, or South America, with in-office options in New York and Erlangen, Germany.

Requirements

• You can apply at all levels, but you have at least 2 years of full-time work experience with a software stack similar to ours
• You can elaborate on why you love Python, its ecosystem, and components present in our tech stack
• You are confident in your Python coding skills to produce clean, well-tested, and idiomatic code and learn fast on the job when necessary
• You have hands-on experience with at least one cloud computing platform
• You have a good understanding of DevOps tools and methods
• You can communicate in English with clarity about complex technical topics
• You are motivated to work in the EV and sustainability domain
• You understand the differences between types of databases and you are comfortable with at least SQL schema design, indexes, and migrations
• You appreciate our flat hierarchy, collaborative work environment, and understand why we prioritize helping each other first

Benefits

• Internationally competitive salary
• Equity incentive plans
• Parental leave and generous PTO
• Healthcare and dental plans
• Global offsites
• Personal growth plan and mentoring

Please note: We're flexible in how we work together. This role can be set up as a contract position, or you can be hired through our Employer of Record (EOR) partner, or directly through our US entity, depending on your location and preference. #J-18808-Ljbffr