Python Developer

🚀About AmpcontrolAmpcontrol 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.(link to website)🌎 Our MissionWe'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 RoleYou will be:Building, improving and operating our Python backend, including RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Redis, asynchronous services and customer facing APIs with FastAPICollaborating with our DevOps team to improve and extend our GCP deployment and observability stackMaintaining and improving our extensive test suite, including end-to-end-, BDD-, integration- and unit testsLearning in-depth the EV charging domain, relevant specifications, standards and integrationsWorking with our data science team to build real-time optimization and AI solutionsInvestigating, troubleshooting complex backend issues, make performance improvements and mitigate scalability challengesBuilding, maintaining and migrating databases and accommodate time-series dataOnboard to our innovative edge server project, learning about ModBus, MQTT and secure websocket protocols⭐ About youYou 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 stackYou are confident in your Python coding skills to produce clean, well-tested and idiomatic code and learn fast on the job when necessaryYou have hands-on experience with at least one cloud computing platformYou have a good understanding of DevOps tools and methodsYou can communicate in English with clarity about complex technical topicsYou are motivated to work in the EV and sustainability domainYou understand the differences between types of databases and you are comfortable with at least SQL schema design, indexes and migrationsYou appreciate our flat hierarchy, collaborative work environment and understand why we prioritize helping each other first📍 LocationWe'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.💎 CompensationInternationally competitive salaryEquity incentive plansParental leave and 20 days PTOHealthcare and dental plansGlobal offsitesPersonal growth plan and mentoringPlease 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.🛂 Visa supportWe are not able to support visa applications at this time.Please mention the word **COMPLIMENTARY** and tag RMTY4LjExOS4xNjYuOTg= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTY4LjExOS4xNjYuOTg=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.