The Position

Do you dream about creating a more sustainable future? At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. We’re working with over 90 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities to build the future platform for grid and energy management. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect – improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are a certified B Corp, enabling us to put our values into action by not only making decisions for the benefit of our shareholders, but also for our customers, environment, employees, and community.

We are seeking a Data Operations Engineer to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and for the planet.

We will consider this role for continued remote work with some work/travel to our offices in Denver, Boulder, Boston, Chicago or Vancouver.

What you get to do:

We are searching for a Data Operations Engineer with expertise in building and supporting big data systems that help utility companies and people reduce their energy usage and carbon footprint. You’ll work with our data ingestion team, platform team SRE and other stakeholders to ensure that our systems operate efficiently by resolving issues and proactively implementing stability and automation improvements. A focus for this position will be hands-on usage of a data mocking or masking tool to ensure that private customer data remains secure.

Skills and experience are necessary, but we hire on value alignment first, so if you feel you would be a good fit with us, still consider applying.

You should:

• Be excited to work with talented, committed people in a fast-paced environment.
• Be passionate about energy consumption and making a difference in the world.
• Be capable of prioritizing your work to adhere to a deliverable schedule and ensure successful delivery that exceeds expectations.
• Be ready, able and willing to collaborate with a partner or colleague to help solve problems.
• 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, pragmatic solutions to solve them.

What you bring to Uplight:

• You are an accomplished developer with 2-5+ years of professional experience.
• Google Cloud Platform (Preferred), AWS or other cloud service provider experience.
• Understanding of the agile software development lifecycle including: scoping, detailed design, effort estimation, implementation, debugging, maintenance and support.
• Demonstrable knowledge of how to write effective unit and functional tests.
• BS in Computer Science / Engineering or demonstrable industry experience.

Bonus Points:

• Experience using a data masking or mocking tool such as Tonic or Mockaroo.
• Experience with Apache Airflow, Matillion, Python, Spark or other data engineering tools.
• Experience building data pipelines or ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and SaaS environments.

What makes working at Uplight amazing:

In addition to all the standard medical and dental benefits, that kick in Day 1, we are:

• Proud to be over 500+ rebels with an important cause by helping to create a more sustainable planet.
• Committed to the environment, our employees, and our communities
• Focused on career growth by following defined career ladders
• Committed to taking our work and mission seriously and.... we love to laugh!

We also provide:

• 401k program with company matching
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Peer to peer recognition program
• Management by objectives bonus program
• Innovative flexible time off policy
• Exceptionally collaborative and cool office spaces (once we reopen them)

Salary Range: $115,000 to $135,000

In accordance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the approximate annual base compensation range is listed above. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant`s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team.

Uplight provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race (including hair texture and hairstyles), color, religion (including head coverings), age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.