Software Engineer, Uplight
$102-128k
Clean energy technology partner
Job no longer available
Clean energy technology partner
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$102-128k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To fuel the transition to clean energy in order to build a more sustainable future.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience building backend systems in production environments
- Strong expertise in Python and Ruby, Rails and MySQL, with attention to correctness and maintainability
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, containerization, and CI/CD best practices
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to simplify and implement complex domain logic
- Passion for clean energy, decarbonization, load shifting, or helping customers engage in grid programs is a strong bonus
Desirable
- Experience with real-time or streaming data systems (e.g., Kafka, Structured Streaming)
- Prior work in the utility or energy sector
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll design, build and maintain backend systems that manage fleets of distributed energy resources in different energy markets around the world
- You'll collaborate closely with product managers, energy market participants like electric utilities, and your peers in Uplight Engineering to provide reliable and predictable dispatching and monitoring of a wide array of energy resources
- You will be part of a team focused on modeling energy resources and providing the rest of the organization with data about them, and flexible ways to dispatch them
- The systems you'll own will make it easy for utility control rooms to get exactly the load shed or shift they are looking for
- Hese systems will also be a source of truth for other engineering teams to build features on top of
- Lead the design and development of backend systems that orchestrate fleets of distributed energy resources (DERs)
- Manage structured data—including usage metrics, account information, and device metadata—within relational databases
- Apply domain logic to support eligibility, customer workflows, and operational decision-making
- Develop and maintain robust APIs and event streams that enable customers and partner engineering teams to build DER-based applications
- Collaborate with product and operations teams to translate program logic and business requirements into scalable software solutions
- Write clean, efficient, and testable code following best practices in software engineering
- Participate in code reviews, contribute to system architecture discussions, and drive continuous improvement in backend design
Application process
- Application Deadline: November 17, 2025
Our take
Uplight provides end-to-end technology solutions that aim to increase efficiency within energy ecosystems. The company's tech solutions consist of energy personalization systems to motivate customers to use energy more efficiently, in addition to energy reports, marketplaces, and other API microservices. They're currently working with more than 80 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities.
Uplight’s software gives these utility companies granular data about how customers consume energy in their homes and businesses and offers ways to reduce their base power demand. They also offer a consumer marketplace for finding rebates and deals on energy-efficient appliances and electric vehicles.
The company has grown rapidly, reaching Unicorn status in 2021, despite only being founded two years previously. Uplight has since entered its next phase of growth, and is focused on significantly scaling its software solutions to further expand globally.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Supplemental Medical Plan: Our Employer of Record partner provides access to supplemental medical coverage tailored to the regulations and needs of your country.
- Generous PTO and Sick Time: Employees enjoy generous paid time off and sick leave to prioritize their well-being.
- Pension (where applicable): We know saving for the future is important, so we help contribute.
- Parental Leave: Support programs so you can focus on your growing family, specific to your country of residence.
- Learning and Development: Take charge of your career development with courses tailored to your interests and goals.
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
Leadership
Luis D'Acosta
(CEO)Previously Executive Vice President at Schneider Electronics, CEO at SEL, Director General of Mexico for Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Power Systems Manager in Mexico for ABB.
Michelle Anastasi
(CPO)Prior to joining Uplight in 2021, Michelle wserved as the CPO at Mersive Technologies and Ibotta. She also spent 4 years at ComPsych as the VP of Human Resources.
Hannah Bascom
(Chief Growth/Commericial Officer)Previously, Hannah was a VP of Regulated Business at SPAN. She also spent nearly 5 years at Google as the Head of Energy Partnerships .
Jesse Demmel
(CTO)Jesse was previously the CTO of Sovrn Holdings before joining Uplight in 2021. He also spent nearly 4 years at Under Armour in VP Engineering roles and 3 years at MapMyFitness in Senior Development Manager/VP Engineering roles.
Sally Lambert
(COO)Sally has been at Uplight since 2019, initially joining the team as a Regional Director of Customer Success. Since then, she has held a number of roles and became COO in 2024. She previously held Director roles at Tendril and CLEAResult.
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