Principal Software Engineer, Enverus
$140-160k
+ Variable Compensation
Energy analytics & technology
Be an early applicant
Energy analytics & technology
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$140-160k
+ Variable Compensation
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver revolutionary ideas and solutions that disrupt old ways of thinking to accelerate the success of our customers.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Demonstrated experience designing and building highly scalable distributed systems
- Strong hands-on programming experience in Python, Go, or Rust
- Experience with data-intensive applications, pipelines, and large-scale processing systems
- Experience working with Kubernetes and a major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Strong understanding of system architecture, software design, and operational excellence
- Demonstrated technical leadership and ownership of large engineering initiatives
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills
- Nice to have
Desirable
- Experience optimizing computationally intensive systems or algorithms
- Experience with high-performance computing (HPC).Experience with energy markets, power systems, or other highly complex domains
- Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and production AI systems
What the job involves
- As part of the Power & Energy Transition business unit, you'll help build systems that support congestion analysis, forecasting, and grid optimization across North American power markets. Our platform combines distributed systems, machine learning, large-scale data processing, and complex computational models to deliver critical insights in near real time
- We're looking for a Principal Engineer who enjoys solving difficult technical problems, building highly scalable systems, and helping shape the technical direction of a rapidly growing platform
- You'll design and build production systems, lead architectural initiatives, mentor engineers, and partner with Product, SRE, Security, and other engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable software
- We expect Principal Engineers to remain deeply involved in implementation while driving technical strategy across multiple systems and teams
- Design, build, and operate highly scalable backend systems and data platforms
- Lead architecture and technical decision-making across multiple services and product areas
- Own complex engineering initiatives from design through production deployment
- Improve system reliability, observability, performance, and operational excellence
- Simplify and modernize existing systems as technologies and business needs evolve
- Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and technical leadership
- Collaborate closely with Product, Data Science, SRE, and Security teams
Our take
In the energy industry, there is a need for more efficient and streamlined business processes. Companies in this sector often struggle with managing complex procurement, production and distribution tasks, which can be time-consuming and costly.
Enverus has developed an energy-focused SaaS platform that leverages generative AI to address these challenges. The platform provides users with real-time analytics, insights, and connections that help companies optimise their operations, from sourcing suppliers to managing production and distribution.
In 2025, Blackstone agreed to acquire Enverus, which will help the company accelerate operations scaling and strengthen its existing solutions. This move marks an important step in its journey to becoming a leading provider of end-to-end business automation solutions for the energy industry.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2016
$9.6m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Sep 2013
$25.1m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $199.7m
Company benefits
- Volunteering and giving back: We believe that our employees make a meaningful impact on local communities through volunteering and community service —and we have fun doing it together! In 2022 we partnered with Hellman & Friedman to match up to $10,000 in donations to select charities across the world
- Mental health and Well-Being: We believe that everyone’s health matters, and that means mental health too! We have worked to integrate mental health programs into our benefits offerings to ensure that our employees and their families get the mental health support they need. We also have a wide range of internal strategies to address mental health from chat channels to seminars and much more
- Hybrid Work: We know that you’re busy and have a full life outside of work. That is why we are proud to offer remote work options and flexible hours to allow employees to better manage their days. (Please note that not all positions are able to work remotely or have flexible hours)
- Leadership Training and Development: We believe that leaders influence and drive our organization by leading our number one asset, our people. Our in-house leadership training is designed to help coach, enhance, and retain practical leadership applications
- Vacation and Benefits: We strive to support the health and well being of our employees with comprehensive benefits packages and time off policies tailored to the country they operate in
- Retirement: Saving for the future is important and that’s why Enverus offers retirement savings plans to help employees have a bright future
- Company Bonuses: Our variable compensation plan is designed to maximize value for the company and provide incentive and rewards for our employees
- Parental Leave: We support new parents, regardless of gender, in taking the time off they need to bond with their family’s new additions
- Referral Bonuses: When you work for a great company, you can’t help but want to share and invite top talent to make the switch. Enverus offers generous referral bonuses to embrace hiring top talent
Company HQ
Barton Hills, Austin, TX
Leadership
Manuj Nikhanj
(CEO)Before joining Enverus, they were the co-President and co-CEO of RS Energy Group. Prior to this, they were the co-Head of Energy Research at ITG, which was acquired by the Ross Smith Energy group.
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