Senior Software Engineer, Power Plant Software

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a backend software engineer to develop the site control software that is deployed to the field with our batteries. As part of the Plant Software team, you will develop and maintain software that provides monitoring, visibility, and control of the full battery system, all the way from the power plant level down to individual battery cells. You’ll work closely with Form’s field engineers, firmware engineers, mechanical and electrical engineers, and data platform engineers.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!

What you'll do:

• Build Edge & Local Services: develop and maintain high-reliability backend application-layer services and infrastructure for real-time monitoring, visibility, and control.
• Drive Full Feature Lifecycles: Own technical features end-to-end, translating operational requirements into scalable designs and production code, defining automated tests, and field deployments.
• Team Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Actively participate in code reviews, design reviews, and engineering standard-setting.
• Field Support: Participate in the team’s on-call support and onsite testing rotations, distributed equally across all team members, to troubleshoot and validate software in active installations.
• Ensure Operational Reliability: Build robust observability, diagnostic tools, and fail-safe mechanisms to ensure high availability for mission-critical infrastructure.

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience developing and maintaining production backend services, distributed systems, or edge applications.
• Strong backend development skills with demonstrated proficiency in API design, asynchronous communication, and service-oriented architectures.
• Root-cause troubleshooting mindset: Comfort working through complex system issues, including debugging in real-world or simulated environments.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Track record of partnering effectively with non-software engineering teams (e.g., hardware, firmware, or operations) to define requirements and solve interdisciplinary problems.
• Bonus points for familiarity with Go, gRPC, Protobuf, or industrial communication protocols (Modbus, DNP3, CAN, etc.)
• Excitement for learning about energy storage, renewables, and industrial power systems (or bonus points for experience!).

Where you'll work:

This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.