• Provide effective leadership, guidance, and support to a team of software engineers, fostering a positive and collaborative work culture. • Coach and mentor team members, encouraging professional growth and career development. • Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple software development projects concurrently. • Define project scope, milestones, and resource allocation while ensuring adherence to project timelines and budgets. • Demonstrate a strong technical background and hands-on experience in software development methodologies, tools, and best practices. • Assist in complex problem-solving and provide technical guidance to team members. • Implement robust quality assurance processes and conduct code reviews to ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions. • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering team. • Collaborate with other technology teams, product managers, and stakeholders to align software development efforts with overall business objectives. • Plan and manage the allocation of resources, including staff, equipment, and external vendors, to meet project and organizational needs efficiently. • Set clear performance expectations for team members and conduct regular performance evaluations. • Identify and address performance issues and provide timely feedback to enhance team productivity and individual growth. • Identify potential risks and challenges in project development and take proactive measures to mitigate them. • Monitor and manage the engineering team's budget, ensuring optimal utilization of resources and cost-effectiveness in project execution. • Lead agile / SAFe development methodologies, promoting efficiency, productivity, and quality in software development processes. • Ensure management practices promote a positive, inclusive, and equitable culture within the organization, ensuring everyone feels valued and their contributions matter.

• Analyze and update system logic and documentation • Participate and lead in designing, implementing, monitoring, and troubleshooting software systems • Responsible for backend software development • Stay updated on and contribute to product roadmaps • Assist on customer issues and ensure technical standards and documentation requirements are met • Collaborate with sales engineering and operational teams to understand customer needs and recommend solutions • Learn about operational challenges faced by engineering teams and assist in developing strategies to address them

• Build new functionality for our industry-leading solar design and sales platform • Design and maintain APIs that connect seamlessly with financial and sales partners, ensuring a smooth, reliable experience • Develop scalable, secure services built for long-term performance • Strengthen our agile processes and contribute to predictable, high-impact sprint outcomes • Mentor teammates and elevate our engineering culture through shared learning and thoughtful collaboration • Champion operational excellence by owning the services you build, including participation in the on-call rotation

ABOUT NOOKS Are you seeking an exciting and unique opportunity to grow and support our national security? As a startup, we are offering a limited-time opportunity to be an equity owner in a pioneering new industry. Nooks is pioneering Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) to provide government and industry partners with the fastest, most efficient access to classified infrastructure. We are building a nationwide network of accredited classified spaces and systems, ensuring that the best technologies equip our nation’s warfighters. At Nooks, we value innovation, collaboration, and a service-first mindset. ABOUT THE ROLE Nooks is hiring a Senior Software Engineer and Architect to build the next generation of secure infrastructure and software services powering mission-critical national security operations. You'll partner closely with our product team and our staff engineer to develop resilient, scalable systems that serve both government and industry customers across a growing network of classified environments. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll lead development of secure applications that underpin Nooks’ Classified Infrastructure-as-a-Service (CIaaS) platform. This role requires a strong expertise in backend technologies, comfort and competency with front-end work and a commitment to security, quality, automation, and scalability. You’ll contribute as an individual engineer while helping establish our engineering culture and mentoring others as the team grows. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Participate in the decisions on “how” we deliver software. (Architecture, languages, decision delegation, contracting, DIY, model selection and integration). Partner on the “what, when, who and why” of our software with Design and Product. Lead a major feature or application. Support junior engineering talent with mentorship and/or technical guidance. Build secure multi-tenant services on public cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. Build, architect, and consume APIs and backend services as part of the platform ecosystem, with an emphasis on automation, testing, and security. Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance and their impact on your team and others. Interact with customers and partners, assisting them with integration of our services. THE SKILLSET: 6+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience. Excellent communication skills; experience working with end-users to design and build solutions to their needs. A habit of self-directed learning of new technologies, and the ability to learn quickly and adapt to a fast-paced environment. Must have led the architecture, development, and building of backend services and APIs to ensure performance, security, and reliability. Salary Range for all departments Salary Range $140,000 — $180,000 USD