Data Engineer

Data Engineer

Uplight is creating a new category of energy. We make software that manages energy resources in homes and businessesincluding things like smart thermostats, electric vehicles, solar panels, storage batteries, heat pumps, and even people's behaviorto generate, shift, or save energy to balance the grid, making it more efficient and reliable. This creates clean energy capacity that can be used by the power grid instead of burning more fossil fuels. Our solutions accelerate the transition to clean energy and save money for energy customers.

We are seeking a Data Engineer focusing on data platform enablement to support our mission and scale our impact.

How you will make an impact :

As a Data Engineer at Uplight, you'll play a central role in designing and maintaining the infrastructure that ingests, transforms, and delivers data across our platform. Your work ensures that data systems are reliable, scalable, observable, and cost-efficientforming the backbone of many customer-facing and data science-driven solutions.

You'll partner with cross-functional teams including analysts, product managers, and data scientists to ensure the platform meets the evolving needs of our business and our users.

What you get to do :

• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines using Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) and Python.
• Collaborate across teams to develop core platform capabilitiessuch as orchestration, metadata management, and data qualitydelivering scalable, reusable solutions.
• Improve reliability and fault tolerance of ingest pipelines handling large volumes of utility data.
• Build and support MLOps tooling, including data pipelines, model registries, and serving infrastructure.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle : design, build, test, deploy, and support.
• Contribute to a remote-first team that values agility, collaboration, and clarityfavoring whiteboarding, async design docs, and reflective retros over rigid ceremonies.
• Continuously learn and grow with support from senior engineers and team leads.
• Help maintain a team culture rooted in curiosity, empathy, and continuous improvement.

What you bring to Uplight :

Bonus Points :

Why Join Uplight in Leading the Fight Against Climate Change?

At Uplight, we're not just offering a job we're offering a chance to be part of the solution to one of the world's biggest challenges. As a certified B Corporation, we're deeply committed to both social and environmental responsibility. Here's why you should join our team of passionate Uplighters :

Salary Range : $100,000 to $125,000 + Bonus

Application Deadline : July 19, 2025

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 (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race (including hair texture and hairstyles), color, religion (including head coverings), age, sex, national origin, disability status (including neurodivergence), genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, neurotypicality, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.