Site Reliability Engineer, Uplight
$83-103k
+ Bonus
Clean energy technology partner
Be an early applicant
Clean energy technology partner
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$83-103k
+ Bonus
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To fuel the transition to clean energy in order to build a more sustainable future.
Role
Who you are
- You love to learn and can be coached
- You are a newer engineer that can independently problem solve
- Terraform or other IaC languages
- Experience with Python or Go
- Basic understanding/experience with Docker or other container technologies
- Have familiarity with APIs and RESTful standards
- Demonstrable experience with writing unit and functional tests
- You are familiar with Git or other version control software
- Ability to deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
- Computer Science / Engineering background, or industry experience
Desirable
- Experience with ETLs and data pipelines
- CI/CD or other DevOps experience
- Automation of multi-step repetitive tasks
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Serverless architecture familiarity
- You work on the command line confidently and are familiar with all the goodies that the linux toolkit can provide
- AWS, GCP or other cloud service provider experience
- Experience working in an AGILE environment
- AWS or other cloud service provider experience
What the job involves
- We are searching for a disciplined Site Reliability Engineer I with cloud interest who is passionate about changing the way millions of people save energy.
- You’ll work within the Infrastructure Platform team to build and improve our platforms that enable our developers to provide a direct touch point between utilities and their users.
- You’ll be a part of developing a robust architecture to manage massive amounts of data and leveraging it to deliver a compelling experience to users across our platforms. You’ll be joining a passionate team of engineers working all over North America
- Managing, developing, and improving core compute platform
- Providing guidance around cloud best practices
- Building and improving tools used by the product engineering teams
- Be capable of prioritizing your work to adhere to a deliverable schedule and ensure successful delivery that exceeds expectations
- Have a strong eye for detail and quality of your code
- Not be afraid to dig into hard problems, and enjoy experimenting to come up with simple, elegant solutions
Application process
- Application Deadline: March 15, 2026
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.
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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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