Senior Backend Engineer

About Wunder

Wunder is building a Modern Energy Company.

We were founded with one simple vision: to address the greatest
crisis of our generation by accelerating the deployment of solar energy.
In doing so, we help businesses, municipalities, and schools save money
by delivering clean on-site power. We convert simple warehouses into
electrified industrial platforms built for the future. We enable the
nation’s leading commercial and industrial real estate firms to capture
the benefits of solar across their properties. We align ESG goals with
revenue targets, and the renewable energy assets we’re deploying today
will power America’s tomorrow.

Wunder currently holds more than $1 billion in solar assets under
management and capital commitments. Our team has evaluated more than
10,000 properties for solar across all 50 states. Our average solar
system - about 480 kilowatts in size - can offset 350,000 pounds of coal
burned each year of system operation! 

The Role

At Wunder, we're building a team of high-performing, effective, and
sophisticated engineers. We come from a wide range of backgrounds, but
regardless of where we come from, we all agree that the most fun we've
had as engineers is when we're working on challenging problems
surrounded by peers who are dependable, ambitious, and supportive.

With that in mind, we have an amazing opportunity for an experienced,
intellectually curious, and creative Senior Backend Engineer to join
our fast-growing company. Like the rest of us, this person will wear
many hats; you will work closely with our founders, our product team,
and Wunder’s various teams of  finance and solar experts. Your role,
broadly speaking, will be to solve problems and push renewable energy
forward. Specifically, you will work alongside our talented team of
engineers to bring automation to our solar development, solar value
evaluation, and loan servicing systems.

Your typical week might involve:

• Writing, reviewing, and maintaining code primarily written in Ruby (Rails + Hotwire)


• Developing and maintaining our CI/CD pipeline which allows our team
  to rapidly deploy well-tested code to production multiple times per day


• Solving complex problems inherent to our domain with our unique
  blend of Rails’ best practices, functional principles, and
  service-oriented design


• Working with our Product team to identify high-leverage solutions to help Wunder achieve its mission


• Shaping our architectural philosophy and technical direction by exploring nascent technologies or problem spaces new to Wunder


• Enjoying unallocated, flexible time for deep work, collaboration, or
  attending to the important non-work aspects of life (the engineering
  team has 5 hours of “no meeting zone” per day.


• Establishing the way in which our team and processes evolve as Wunder embarks on its next phase of rapid growth

If you’re looking to build the next iPhone app for teenagers or the
next SaaS product for agencies, this role isn’t for you. But if you
obsess about your users (at Wunder, they’re often your teammates), are
passionate about solving complex problems on a daily basis, and want to
fight climate change, then this is the role for you!

Want even more information on what it's like being on the Software Engineering Team at Wunder? Click here for the Wunder Engineering Handbook.

About You

• You’re a Builder - You have called yourself a
  hacker/dev/engineer for 5+ years, during which you’ve dug deep into
  designing and building high-quality backend systems. Our stack includes
  Ruby on Rails, Hotwire, PostgreSQL, Heroku, AWS, and CircleCI. While in
  depth knowledge on each of these is not required, some understanding is
  useful.


• You Know What You’re Doing - You should be excited to work on a high-output team, be challenged, and do the best work of your career.


• Excited About Cleantech - You are motivated to build
  technology which drives our clean energy future and, ideally, you are
  familiar with building the systems necessary to facilitate assessment,
  development, and management of energy assets.


• You have a Team Ethos - You thrive in a creative,
  inventive, fast-paced rapid-growth environment, with people who are
  passionate about their work and mission. You’re not just excited to work
  cross-functionally, you demand it.


• You Believe That No Problem is Too Hard - In an industry
  where people are constantly stuck, we find ways to get it done. You know
  how to articulate and roll out solutions, recognizing there are many
  solutions to the same problem. You find new and effective ways to
  streamline and create processes to increase efficiency.

Some Benefits To Look Forward To

Wunder provides one of the only tangible opportunities to truly save
the planet - and that’s hard work! Your job impacts nearly every facet
of your life, so we provide an extensive compensation and benefits
package to ensure Wunder has a positive impact on your life, both
personally and professionally.

Salary & Equity

The base salary range for this role is $190,000 - $250,000 per year,
plus equity in the form of stock options. Wunder determines the
successful candidate's compensation package throughout the interview
process based on experience and expertise, and the final compensation
package will be discussed with the candidate during the final stages of
the interview process.

Benefits & PTO

Wunder truly cares about your happiness and well-being, so we strive
to ensure our benefits offerings are of top quality. We offer the
following benefits to all team members:

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental & vision insurance for all team members


• 50% employer-paid medical, dental & vision insurance for dependents


• Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability & life insurance


• 401k Matching (50% match up to 4% of your base salary)


• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Dependent Care FSA


• Up to 14 weeks fully paid Parental Leave for childbearing parents; 6
  weeks fully paid Parental Leave for non-childbearing parents


• 11 paid holidays & unlimited PTO

Culture

Wunder believes connecting with your team members is instrumental to
job satisfaction and your ability to solve complex problems. As a hybrid
organization, facilitating opportunities that support team cohesion is
more important than ever! You’ll find our hybrid team taking coffee
walks or collaborating on Zoom, while also cycling, hiking, climbing,
skiing, camping, and dining all over our mile-high home: Colorado. Here
are some of the ways we facilitate a flexible yet cohesive work
environment:

• A big, bright, modern office located in Downtown Boulder; in-office meals and a fully stocked kitchen


• Commitment to diversity, equity & inclusion through company
  principles, programs, and events (see below for even more details)


• In-person & virtual events, team offsites, and company retreats


• Annual professional development budget and unlimited book budget


• And so much more!

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Wunder is focused on providing a happy, productive workplace, and
we’re constantly improving it! We’re committed to creating and
maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all team members have an
opportunity to contribute to the success of our mission. At Wunder,
people are valued for their skills, experiences, and diverse
perspectives, and we encourage all individuals to apply, even if they
don’t check every box in the ‘About You’ section above. 

Our commitment to equity is embodied in company policy, but it’s also
evident every day in how we conduct business and the internal
initiatives and programs we provide for our team. Here are some of the
ways we strive to ensure everyone feels welcome, safe and free to be
themselves at Wunder:

• A holistic, actionable DEI learning strategy that enables all team members to advance inclusivity in a meaningful way


• Inclusive, objective recruiting processes and partnerships with diverse candidate pools & organizations


• Monthly Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), events and initiatives focused on inclusivity


• Equitable Compensation Principles that ensure every team member is paid fairly and equitably


• An environment that values feedback, active listening, flexibility and open communication