Voltus is a leading company for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). Our mission is to be the platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. The Voltus platform connects any DER to any energy market across the US and Canada, providing flexibility, reliability, and resilience to the grid while generating revenue for our partners.
We hire teammates who are bright, gritty, and good and who have a genuine passion for delivering a cleaner energy future and for working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. We are a remote and virtual company, distributed primarily across the US and Canada. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US or Canada without requiring sponsorship.
The Role
Voltus is hiring a Senior Engineer for our edge technology team. With thousands of units installed streaming data live to Voltus’s platform, our fleet of devices enable our customers to monitor their energy usage in real time, and allows Voltus to manage thousands of sites for participation in demand response programs.
This team is preparing an accelerated deployment of devices. We are looking for an experienced software engineer to help develop our cloud architecture and IoT fleet management solutions as well as improve and advance our device firmware. A successful candidate will not only possess the required experience and technical skills, but will also demonstrate awareness, empathy, intentionality, curiosity and a desire to be part of an open, collaborative, and psychologically-safe engineering culture.
We are responsible for
All technology aspects of Voltus’ IoT infrastructure including device software and firmware, cloud infrastructure, fleet management, and remote connectivity solution implementations.
Uptime and quality for our fleet of devices
Device hardware and firmware development
Remote software updates
Cloud architecture to receive data from and manage thousands of devices
Development and maintenance of fleet management solutions
Engaging with customers, field support teams, and our manufacturing and assembly team to seek opportunities for improvement
Technologies We Use
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Minimum of 8 years of experience as a code-contributing engineer
Experience building production systems in Python, Go, or a similar high level language
Experience using AWS and Postgres or similar RDBMS
Knowledge of and proven skills with Linux-based systems
Basic knowledge of and interest in electronics and electrical systems such as Raspberry Pi or Arduino-style technologies
A strong collaborator who understands what it means to be a force multiplier
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
A genuine passion for our mission to create a cleaner, more resilient energy future.
Authorization to work in the US or Canada without sponsorship
Contributions a successful candidate will make:
The Voltlet Team serves a diverse set of stakeholders. A successful candidate will be expected to work cross functionally with customers, internal stakeholders, and the development team
Desire to learn about the energy industry and complex distributed systems
Willingness to add to our knowledge and skills with agile methodologies
Awareness, empathy, intentionality, curiosity
Desire to be part of an open, collaborative, and psychologically-safe engineering culture
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