Job Description:
DescriptionNextracker’s Product Engineering organization is a global team of experts dedicated to helping customers achieve maximum performance from our solar tracker solutions. We build scalable, reliable software and hardware that drive the heart of solar plant operations.
We are actively seeking a highly skilled Software Developer to join our Edge Gateway software development team with focus in backend. In this critical role, you will design, build, and optimize backend APIs written in Go (Golang), supporting communications between the Edge Gateway, Edge Wireless Network Controllers, and Edge Motor Controllers. These systems power real-time monitoring, control, and analytics of solar tracker fleets worldwide.
As a member of the team, you will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders in software and cloud engineering. You will contribute to API design discussions, enforce best practices, and contribute to the scalability and resilience of distributed systems deployed globally. This is a hands-on role for a developer passionate about backend systems, IoT data pipelines, and high-availability architectures.
Key Job Responsibilities- Design, develop, and maintain Go-based backend APIs for the Edge Gateway platform, ensuring robust communication with Edge Wireless Network Controllers and Edge Motor Controllers.
- Implement RESTful APIs, authentication/authorization mechanisms, and secure communication protocols (TLS, SSH, encryption).
- Build services for real-time data ingestion, processing, and storage, ensuring high throughput and fault tolerance.
- Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams to integrate IoT edge devices into cloud-based services.
- Debug and troubleshoot complex distributed systems, including interactions between backend APIs, IoT gateways, and edge devices.
- Ensure observability by implementing logging, monitoring, and tracing frameworks (e.g., Jaeger, Prometheus).
- Participate in Agile development processes including backlog grooming, sprint planning, code reviews, and retrospectives.
- Collaborate with DevOps to ensure smooth CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments in Docker/Kubernetes environments.
- Continuously improve the reliability, performance, and scalability of backend systems.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- Experience: 3+ years of backend software development.
- Programming Skills: Experience in Go; proficiency with SQL and at least one modern database (PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, Redis).
- Technical Knowledge:
- Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems architecture.
- Experience with REST API design, authentication/authorization (OAuth2/JWT), and secure protocols.
- Hands-on experience with Linux, Docker, Git, and debugging tools.
- Understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP).
- Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to collaborate across globally distributed teams.
- Languages: Fluency in English.
- Experience:
- Prior work in IoT systems, industrial automation, or energy/solar systems using MQTT or RabbitMQ.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
- Experience working with monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
- Programming Skills: Additional proficiency in C/C++ or Python.
- Technical Knowledge:
- Knowledge of time-series databases (TimescaleDB, InfluxDB).
- Understanding of data pipelines and real-time stream processing.
- Familiarity with concurrency patterns and performance tuning in Go.
- Experience with project tracking and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.
We are NextpowerSkills Required
- 3+ years of backend software development
- Experience in Go
- Proficiency with SQL and at least one modern database
- Solid understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems architecture
- Hands-on experience with Linux, Docker, Git, and debugging tools
Nextracker Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nextracker and has not been reviewed or approved by Nextracker.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with company match is offered. The company stood up its own plan in 2023 alongside additional welfare benefits in early 2024.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness offerings include yoga and meditation classes, onsite chair massages and bicycles, commuter/rideshare support, and EV charging at some locations. These extras supplement the core medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and family medical leave are included alongside PTO and paid holidays. This complements the broader U.S. benefits menu.
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What We Do
Since day one, Nextracker’s mission has been to transition the world to affordable, renewable power, by developing the highest-performing and resilient solar tracking technologies and software in the market for our customers. From sustainable tracker solutions that conform to uneven terrain and withstand extreme weather, Nextracker systems have resilience built in. Nextracker leads the solar industry with solar tracker technologies that optimize and increase energy production while reducing costs for significant plant ROI
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