Software Engineer III

Software Engineer III 
  
  

Who we are  

Perch Energy is a mission-driven company that focuses on expanding access to clean and affordable energy through community solar. Community solar breaks down the traditional barriers preventing most people from participating in the renewable energy economy by making it accessible, affordable, and more equitable for all. We work in several states across the US to bring community solar to communities and individuals who can most benefit from a more inclusive energy system. By managing the customer experience for solar farm owners, Perch is able to bring electricity bill savings to the masses, from renters and homeowners to businesses, institutions, municipalities and more by connecting them to community solar projects in their area. Perch isn't just a for-profit company, we're a for-purpose company—accelerating the shift to renewables nationwide. Everyone deserves to benefit from clean energy. Everyone has a place on this Perch!  

What we’re looking for  

We’re looking for a Software Engineer III who is passionate about building reliable, scalable backend systems and enjoys working across the stack when needed. You are a hands‑on engineer who thrives on solving real‑world problems, writing clean and maintainable code, and collaborating closely with teammates to deliver high‑quality features end‑to‑end. 

You bring strong engineering fundamentals, a growth mindset, and the ability to work independently on well‑scoped projects — owning medium‑sized features from design through deployment in alignment with our engineering best practices. You’re comfortable contributing to technical discussions, making thoughtful trade‑offs, and following established architectural patterns as you deepen your understanding of our systems. 

 

This role is fully remote, based in India and offers the opportunity to meaningfully influence backend architecture, shape engineering best practices, and work with a mission-driven, high-performing team.  

What you’ll own  

As a Software Engineer III, you will have clear ownership over features, with opportunities to contribute across the stack:  

• Own and deliver small to medium-sized backend features end-to-end: From technical discovery and design through implementation, testing, deployment and iteration 

• Take technical ownership of one or more non‑critical backend services or components: Ensuring they remain reliable, maintainable, well‑documented, and easy to extend. 

• Write clean, modular, testable code: Primarily in Ruby, Ruby on Rails, and Python, while contributing to frontend code when needed to support full‑stack feature delivery. 

• Contribute to the design and evolution of our APIs: Including GraphQL and REST endpoints that power frontend and partner‑facing applications, following established architectural patterns and best practices. 

• Ensure strong observability and operational health of owned services: Through logging, monitoring, alerting, and contributing to root‑cause analysis and follow‑through improvements. 

• Actively participate in technical discussions: Bringing thoughtful perspectives that balance simplicity, long‑term maintainability, and performance as you deepen your understanding of Perch’s systems. 

• Support team productivity through high‑quality code reviews and collaboration: Sharing context, helping unblock others, and contributing to a strong engineering culture. 

  

What you’ll do  

• Design and build scalable, resilient backend systems using Ruby on Rails, Python and PostgreSQL  

• Contribute to implementation of complex features and integrations, including external systems such as Salesforce  

• Take technical design decisions independently for your features 

• Own and evolve GraphQL services that power frontend and partner-facing applications  

• Improve system reliability through testing, monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices  

• Ship production-ready code frequently using a modern CI/CD pipeline  

• Review code and designs with a strong focus on maintainability, performance, and long-term impact  

  

What will help you succeed  

Experience & leadership  

• 4+ years of experience building and operating high-availability backend systems  

• Demonstrated experience delivering backend features and owning systems 

• Strong fundamentals in system design, API design, and data modelling  

• Ability to clearly communicate technical decisions and trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders 

• Actively represent engineering team in key discussions with US stakeholders 

• Proven experience mentoring junior engineers and raising the technical bar of a team reactpythongorustawskubernetesdockeraifrontendbackend