Who We Are
Arcadia is the technology company empowering energy innovators and consumers to fight the climate crisis. Our software and APIs are revolutionizing an industry held back by outdated systems by creating unprecedented access to the data and clean energy needed to make a decarbonized grid possible.
In 2014 we set out to break the fossil fuel monopoly. Since then weve connected hundreds of thousands of consumers and small businesses with high-quality clean energy options. Today through our Arcadia platform we empower developers and innovators to build personalized energy experiences accelerating the transformation of the energy industry into a digital AI-driven ecosystem.
Tackling one of the worlds biggest challenges requires bold thinking and diverse perspectives. If youre passionate about applying AI to decarbonization at scale wed love to see what youll bring to Arcadia. Visit .
HQ: Washington DC $1B valuation $500M capital raised since inception
What were looking for
We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager (Level 5) to lead a high-performing team of engineers working on the critical data AI agentic systems and platform systems that underpin Arcadias products. This role combines people leadership with strong technical oversight ensuring we deliver scalable reliable and innovative solutions that expand renewable energy access and intelligence.
The ideal candidate is:
- A proven engineering leader who has scaled teams coached senior engineers and fostered a collaborative culture.
- Technically strong enough to provide architectural direction challenge design decisions and dive deep when needed.
- Experienced in building systems at scalespanning data engineering AI/ML and distributed infrastructure.
- Passionate about leveraging technology to fight the climate crisis.
- Experienced with building agentic pipelines with the latest models from Anthropic Google OpenAI and more
- Able to mix classic scalable systems engineering with agentic workflows
- Can be a highly effective individual contributor diving deep into the code and systems being built
What youll do
- Lead and grow a team of engineers focused on building AI-driven and data-intensive systems for the Arcadia platform.
- Design and train ML/AI models (forecasting NLP graph learning generative AI) to improve data quality cost effectiveness and system scalability
- Build true agentic workflows with multi-step processing incorporating RAG pipelines and MCPs
- Balance management responsibilities (hiring coaching performance reviews career growth) with technical leadership (architecture system design technical strategy).
- Drive end-to-end delivery of complex projects in partnership with Product Data and Infrastructure teams.
- Guide the adoption of modern AI/ML technologies ensuring practical scalable use in production.
- Foster a culture of high performance ownership and technical excellence.
- Establish engineering best practices in testing observability reliability and CI/CD.
- Partner with leadership to define roadmaps set priorities and align execution with Arcadias strategic goals.
- Represent AI across the company articulating technical trade-offs and championing innovation.
- Contribute directly to the AI systems development as part of a small and nimble team
What will help you succeed
- 15 years of professional experience in software engineering with at least 4 years in engineering leadership roles.
- Strong technical background in AI/ML systems large-scale data pipelines and cloud-native platforms.
Hands-on experience with Python (preferred) modern ML frameworks (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and cloud services (AWS).
- Proven success in managing teams of 46 engineers scaling processes and building diverse high-performance teams.
- Strong architectural design and system-thinking abilitiesable to balance immediate product needs with long-term scalability.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Passion for sustainability decarbonization and using technology to create positive climate impact.
- Experienced with building agentic pipelines with the latest models from Anthropic Google OpenAI and more
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and employee stock options
- Hybrid/remote-first working model (India-based role with global collaboration)
- Flexible leave policy
- Comprehensive medical insurance (self family members)
- Annual performance cycle quarterly recognition awards
- A supportive diverse engineering culture grounded in empathy teamwork and innovation
Eliminating carbon footprints eliminating carbon copies.
Here at Arcadia we cultivate diversity celebrate individuality and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information protected veteran status or any status protected by applicable federal state or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in India