Senior Backend Engineer

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energys industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low support the energy transition and keep the grid running. Its both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

In the Engineering group we are accelerating the product vision by building solutions in a fun collaborative efficient and adaptive team. As a Senior Backend Engineer you will collaborate with leaders in technology data and energy to build solutions and tools for handling the highly complex problems posed by the evolving power grid. You will also work directly on projects to integrate systems and serve energy data to customers. We are curious people who take pride in our work value high-quality communication and strive to improve continuously.

Position Details

• Salary range: Net 17.000 - 20.000 RON/month
• Location: Bucharest Romania
• Full-time
• Hybrid - Will be required to work in the office 2-3 days a week
• Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of core Yes AI infrastructure: MCP server natural language integration layer and the Semantic Context Layer that encodes Yes Energys power market expertise
• Provide architectural guidance on how Yes Energy data (Oracle Snowflake) is structured and exposed to AI agents and LLM-powered applications
• Work closely with data engineering operations and infrastructure to build services that support real-time AI-driven customer workflows
• Engage actively in all product life cycle phases emphasizing design and strategic planning.
• Mentor Backend Engineer IIs and elevate the technical bar of the team
• Drive technical discussions and partner with engineering leadership on design and planning decisions
• Engage directly with cross-functional stakeholders product domain experts and occasionally customers to shape the right solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Data Science Mathematics or related field
• 7 years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership
• Deep expertise in Java; solid Python skills
• Working knowledge of relational database management systems such as SQL Server.
• Extensive experience developing for and working in cloud environments Snowflake preferred
• Extensive experience designing building and consuming REST APIs.
• Familiarity with data integration and ETL tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication; comfortable bridging technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Self-directed and comfortable supporting the needs of multiple teams systems and products.

Key Competencies / Preferred Qualifications

• System Design & Maintenance: Applies architectural thinking to design scalable reliable and maintainable software systems expertly evaluating trade-offs and aligning technical choices with business goals
• Technical Execution: Delivers exceptionally high-quality code in production APIs or data pipelines while adhering to rigorous testing frameworks and test-driven development (TDD)
• Energy Industry & Customer Understanding: Background in data-intensive environments (e.g. equities/commodities trading) or a strong desire to learn the wholesale electric power industry
• Effective Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills comfortable bridging technical gaps and explaining complex system choices to technical and non-technical stakeholders alike
• Problem Solving: Applies structured thinking to break down multi-layered technical challenges ensuring that backend services support seamless real-time AI capabilities
• Strategic Influence: Leads through expertise and initiative coaching junior team members driving planning decisions and elevating the broad technical direction of the engineering unit

At Yes Energy we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily. The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008 Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts traders and trade managers. Yes Energy has a team of 400 amazing professionals in Boulder CO (HQ); Boston MA; Chicago IL; Glendora CA; Richmond VA; London United Kingdom; Auckland New Zealand; and Bucharest Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy we care about saying Yes to customers. We like to listen learn and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners and when we help them be more successful we are more successful too.

Around the office our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that were proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are high standards people who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company.
• Were team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area. This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways.
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package includes private medical insurance wellness/gym benefits flexible vacation and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace. If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt perfectly align with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.