Junior Software Engineer

Ascend Analytics is hiring a Junior Software Engineer to support mission-critical decision analytics for renewable and battery storage power providers. Based in Boulder, CO (hybrid), this role focuses on building and shipping features across a SaaS platform while partnering with product managers, data scientists, and senior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and ship features across the SaaS platform using clean, tested, and well-documented code relied on by customers and internal teams.
• Own real tickets from design through deployment, starting from day one.
• Collaborate with senior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and mentorship to grow technical skills each sprint.
• Maintain code quality by writing unit and integration tests, contributing to CI/CD pipelines, triaging bugs, and improving reliability and performance.
• Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to convert ideas into working software, and participate in standups, design discussions, and cross-functional projects.
• Design and implement clean, scalable, production code, with backend primarily using Python, SQL, SAS, and C#, and frontend primarily using React.
• Refactor code to improve performance, stability, and scalability.
• Develop automatic tests.
• Work with analysts and data scientists to integrate, generalize, and prototype mathematical and data science models within production software.
• Communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders through both oral and written channels.
• Participate in an agile scrum process, including technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
• 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.
• Academic or professional software coding experience in one or more of: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, Rust, JavaScript, including object-oriented design.
• Strong background in programming related to applied mathematical, engineering, and physical sciences.
• Team player with a willingness to learn.
• Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic.

Technologies

Python, SQL, SAS, C#, React, Ruby, .NET, Java, C++, Kotlin, Rust, JavaScript, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Parental leave for growing families.
• FSA, HSA, and dependent care accounts.
• 401(k) with a 3% non-elective contribution.
• Flexible PTO to take time when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-starter who has implemented full-stack solutions (front-end and back-end development).
• Drive, work ethic, and desire to learn with interest in quickly advancing a career.
• Knowledge of referential databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
• Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets is a plus.

Team Values

• Integrity: act with honesty and uphold the highest ethical standards.
• Purpose Driven: align on meaningful impact for customers, the industry, and the energy transition.
• Belonging: foster a respectful, inclusive environment with fair opportunities and valued diverse perspectives.
• Innovation: predict and address new challenges through continuous improvement.
• One Team Mindset: collaborate across teams and functions, prioritizing shared success.

Compensation and Work Schedule

Salary: USD 78,000 to 91,000 per year. Compensation is flexible and tailored to qualifications, relevant experience, and location of hire.

Work location: Boulder, CO (hybrid).

Schedule: Hybrid schedule with 3 days in-office and 2 days remote.

Additional Note

Ascend Analytics regrets that it is currently unable to offer visa sponsorship.