Data Platform Engineer

Form Energy is revolutionizing the energy storage landscape with their innovative iron-air batteries designed for multi-day grid storage. As a Data Platform Engineer, you'll join their Software & Analytics team, focusing on building and maintaining critical data infrastructure that supports battery scientists and R&D efforts.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to work on laboratory data pipelines, develop data tools, and create web-based applications for experiment metadata management. You'll be instrumental in supporting Form Energy's mission to deliver sustainable energy storage solutions, working directly with battery engineering teams to understand and meet their needs.

The position requires strong Python and SQL skills, along with experience in cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS). Knowledge of data engineering tools like Kafka, Spark, or Databricks is advantageous. The ideal candidate will bring 2+ years of software engineering experience and a collaborative mindset.

Form Energy has gained recognition from TIME, MIT Technology Review, and Fast Company for their groundbreaking work. They're rapidly expanding with contracts across the United States and are scaling up production at their new West Virginia factory. The company offers comprehensive benefits including full healthcare coverage, generous parental leave, and stock options.

This hybrid role can be based out of Berkeley, CA or Somerville, MA, offering the flexibility of both remote and office work. You'll be joining at an exciting time as the company scales up battery manufacturing and continues to transform the energy landscape. If you're passionate about clean energy and want to make a meaningful impact while working with cutting-edge technology, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to be part of something extraordinary.