DevOps Engineer (Hybrid, Milan area, Permanent, Fulltime)

Keywords: Kubernetes / Prometheus / VMWare

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.

Backend Software Developer (Hybrid, Milan area, Permanent, Fulltime)

Keywords: Go / RabbitMQ / SQL 

About your role

To contribute to Zaphiro’s innovative smart grid solution, we are looking for a software developer to join our team helping us to build a modern, scalable, and flexible platform for real-time power grid monitoring and analysis. If you find the challenge of crafting code for analysing thousands of messages per second while keeping sub-second computation time inspiring, if you are intrigued by data stream and cloud native technologies, if you want to bring your passion to create positive change in the world, Zaphiro is the place for you J Apply now!

What you will do at Zaphiro

We are refreshing our solution to increase flexibility and meet higher scale data throughput; to achieve this goal, we rely on Kubernetes and Docker for orchestration and containerization of our services, and we leverage RabbitMQ streams as backbone for our Event Driven Architecture. Microservices are developed in GO (for real time computations over streams). TimescaleDB is used for long term storage. Deployment follows CI+CD approach based on Infrastructure as code best practices.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include: 

• Translate requirements into well-crafted code.
• Develop microservices to manage smart grids data.
• Integrate components to deliver a fully functional platform.
• Discuss fine grained design choice with the Architect.
• Document and maintain software functionalities.
• Apply test-driven development and maintain unit and functional tests.
• Take part to team code reviews.

What we are looking for

• You have been delivering code for a product in production. 
• You have 5+ years of experience in IoT or industrial applications where security and performance matter.
• You take ownership of problems with a focus on delivering value to users/customers.
• You can deliver solutions that are pragmatic in approach.
• You master long technical discussions in English. 
• You want to make a positive impact to the world and Zaphiro. 

 Benefits (depending on seniority)

• Competitive gross salary
• Flexible work location and hours with planned slots for efficient exchange with colleagues. 
• Time to focus on work with a minimum overhead of meetings, bureaucracy, etc. 
• Recognition of time taken to do learning as beneficial use of work time. 
• Allowance for home office (large screen, keyboard, …) 
• Yearly allowance for IT online e-learning and certification exams. 
• Private health care plan.

Why choose Zaphiro?

• Working with a team with 10+ year’s experience in energy and power industry and well positioned to drive the digital transformation of the energy systems. 
• Being part of a company committed in heart and mind to contribute to a sustainable energy future. 
• A highly engaged international team distributed across Europe with global customers. 
• A dynamic and passionate work environment with flexible working time models. 
• Creative freedom to innovate and create solutions for the energy transition. 
• Regular meetings with CTO and CEO to present your work and give and receive constructive and direct feedbacks. 

POSITION DETAILS

• Duration and rate: Permanent, 100%.
• Starting date: Immediate.
• Workplace: Milan area, hybrid.

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.

HEAD OF SALES

We are seeking for a dynamic and impactful profile, who will grow our business across Europe. You will be in charge of executing sales with new and existing customers as well as building a strong sale team and shaping the sales strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Develop and implement sales processes.
• Acquire new customers and grow existing ones, managing the entire sales cycle from initial contact, offer, and negotiations to final signature.
• Co-develop and master sales processes such as forecasting, pipeline management,  opportunity qualification, bid reviews.
• Build and manage a sales team towards the achievement of the company objectives.
• Identify, establish and grow commercial partnerships.
• Support ongoing product development through regular customer feedback.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 5+ years of experiences in selling complex IoT and smart grid solutions to electrical utilities, including innovative/digital technologies.
• Established relationships with major utilities.
• Excellent networking skills.
• Experience in building and managing a sales team and sales processes.
• Languages: Fluent in English (other languages are a plus)

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience with public orders and tendering processes in Europe.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of a company committed in heart and mind to contribute to a sustainable future.
• Dynamic and passionate work environment with flexible working time models.
• Ability to help shape the company as it grows.

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.

SALES MANAGER ITALY

We are seeking for a dynamic and impactful Sales Manager, who will grow our business with Italian utilities. You will be in charge to acquire new
customers as well as to upsell larger systems to existing customers in Italy.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Acquire new customers and grow existing ones, managing the entire sales cycle from initial contact, offer, and negotiations to final signature.
• Co-develop and lead sales processes such as forecasting, pipeline management, opportunity qualification, bid reviews.
• Identify, establish and grow commercial partnerships.
• Support ongoing product development through regular customer feedback.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 5+ years of experiences in selling complex IoT and smart grid solutions to electrical utilities, including innovative/digital technologies.
• Established relationships with major Italian utilities.
• Excellent networking skills.
• Languages: Fluent in Italian and English.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience with public orders and tendering processes in Europe.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of a company committed in heart and mind to contribute to a sustainable future.
• Dynamic and passionate work environment with flexible working time models.
• Ability to help shape the company as it grows.

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.

SALES MANAGER DACH

We are seeking for a dynamic and impactful Sales Manager, who will grow our business in the DACH region. You will be in charge to acquire new
customers as well as to upsell larger systems to existing customers in the DACH region.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Acquire new customers and grow existing ones, managing the entire sales cycle from initial contact, offer, and negotiations to final signature.
• Co-develop and lead sales processes such as forecasting, pipeline management, opportunity qualification, bid reviews.
• Identify, establish and grow commercial partnerships.
• Support ongoing product development through regular customer feedback.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 5+ years of experiences in selling complex IoT and smart grid solutions to electrical utilities, including innovative/digital technologies.
• Established relationships with major utilities in the DACH region.
• Excellent networking skills.
• Languages: Fluent in German and English.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Experience with public orders and tendering processes in Europe.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of a company committed in heart and mind to contribute to a sustainable future.
• Dynamic and passionate work environment with flexible working time models.
• Ability to help shape the company as it grows.

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.

Embedded Software Engineer (Hybrid, Milan or Lausanne area, Permanent, Fulltime)

To contribute to Zaphiro’s innovative smart grid solution and build the next generation of modular and flexible Phasor Measurement Unit to monitor power grids, we are looking for an embedded software developer to join our team. you want to bring your passion to create positive change in the world, Zaphiro is the place for you J Apply now!

What you will do at Zaphiro

We are developing the next generation of our PMU product line to increase performance, interoperability and introduce additional functionalities; to achieve this goal, we will leverage modern ARM-based processors and FPGAs for real time signal processing, processing functionalities will be mainly developed in C/C++ and VHDL, exploiting to the best processing capacities, while machine learning functionalities may be offered via Python on Application cores. Release and updates of the embedded system will follow DevOps best practices and over-the-air updates.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Support internal and external stakeholders in the analysis, selection, and design of the new hardware platform.
• Translate requirements by SynchroSense Product manager into well-crafted code.
• Develop and test novel signal processing techniques in collaboration with Zaphiro R&D team.
• Develop code to process signals in real time and translate them to different energy grid protocols (e.g., IEEE C37.118, IEC 61850-9-2 SV).
• Adapt and integrate Zaphiro PMU technology in 3^rd party hardware platforms.
• Integrate machine learning algorithms, e.g., to anticipate power line failures and facilitate their predictive maintenance.
• Collaborate with the platform team to efficiently integrate SynchroSense into Zaphiro smart grid platform and automate via the platform the firmware configuration and updates.
• Document and maintain software functionalities.
• Apply test-driven development and maintain unit and functional tests.
• Take part to team code reviews.

What we are looking for

• You have been delivering production code for an embedded system in production with microprocessors and FPGAs.
• You have developed and tested signal processing techniques, ideally based on FFT.
• You have 5+ years of experience in industrial IoT sector where security and performance matter.
• You take ownership of problems with a focus on delivering value to users/customers.
• You can deliver solutions that are pragmatic in approach.
• You are not afraid of engaging long technical discussions in English.
• You want to make a positive impact to the world and Zaphiro.

Benefits (depending on seniority)

• Competitive gross salary
• Flexible work location and hours with planned slots for efficient exchange with colleagues.
• Time to focus on work with a minimum overhead of meetings, bureaucracy, etc.
• Recognition of time taken to do learning as good use of work time.
• Allowance for home office (large screen, keyboard, …)
• Yearly allowance for IT online e-learning and certification exams.

DATA SCIENTIST

We are seeking for a highly skilled Data Scientist / ML Engineer that would help us develop and integrate cutting-edge Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms in our products.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Develop innovative ML models for smart grid and power system applications, e.g., state estimation, fault location, etc.
• Deliver advanced data analysis to extract value from our clients’ data, identifying patterns and insights that inform business decisions.
• Contribute to shape the future of our products and meet the evolving needs of our customers.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• MSc or BSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in applying next-generation ML algorithms to address practical problems.
• Strong programming skills in Python, as well as hands-on experience with data analysis and ML frameworks (e.g., Panda, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch).
• High-level interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, ability to work independently and as part of multicultural and multinational teams.
• Proficient in English.

DESIRABLE SKILLS

• Previous experience in power system industry.
• Experience with MLOps solutions (e.g., KubeFlow).
• Familiarity with modeling and numerical simulation software (e.g., PowerFactory, EMTP, MATLAB/Simulink).

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of a company committed in heart and mind to contribute to a sustainable future.
• Dynamic and passionate work environment with flexible working time models.
• Ability to help shape the company as it grows.

CONTACT

Interested? Fill-up our hiring form by clicking here. For questions and more information, please contact us at hiring@zaphiro.ch.