Job description
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Bia is seeking an enthusiastic Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development and maintenance of our cloud-based platform. This platform enables real-time communication and control between electric vehicle charging infrastructure and power grid operators. You will work closely with engineering, data science, frontend, and product teams to build scalable services that support resource scheduling and power asset management.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute across all phases of software development.
- Design, build, and maintain services in a microservices environment.
- Write scalable, maintainable, and high-performance code.
- Implement application protocols to enable communication between EV charging stations and our central management system.
- Collaborate with DevOps for continuous delivery and deployment.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure solutions meet business and technical requirements.
- Actively participate in product development and feature planning.
QUALIFICATIONS
MANDATORY
We're looking for candidates who have:
- A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 3+ years of software development experience with Java or Kotlin.
- Hands-on experience developing within a cloud-based microservices architecture.
- Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
- Familiarity with Apache Kafka and building RESTful APIs.
- Experience working in Agile development environments and thriving in fast-paced teams.
NICE TO HAVE
The following qualifications are not required but would be a strong plus:
- Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Familiarity with Java's Quarkus framework, MongoDB, and SQL databases.
- Experience using GitLab for version control and CI/CD pipelines.
- Previous experience in the energy sector or related fields.
- Electrical Engineering background
About this role
About Bia Power Grid
Company Overview
Bia Power Grid, S.L., a Spanish single-member limited liability company historically linked to Bia Power Inc. and Bia Power BV
HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
Founded2019
SizeAbout 20 employees in 2023 (source: eleconomista.es)
What They Do
Bia Power Grid develops advanced software for intelligent electric vehicle charging management, with a special focus on electric fleets such as electric buses, heavy trucks, waste management, logistics, depots, and multi-use parking facilities (source: biapower.io). Their platform is hardware-agnostic and designed to integrate with existing fleet, charging, and energy systems, facilitating the planning, transition, and scaling of electrification (source: biapower.io). The software optimizes charging by considering departure schedules, electrical capacity, tariffs, penalties, solar production, battery storage systems, and grid signals, aiming to reduce costs, balance loads, improve availability, and enable participation in flexibility markets (source: openpr.com). Their clients include fleet operators, electric utilities, and energy retailers, managing eFleets, eBus, heavy vehicles, depots, and parking sites (source: f6s.com).
Projects and Track Record
Bia Power Grid has collaborated for a year with Arriva Italy on electrifying public transport in Cremona, managing a fleet of 31 electric buses with 12 chargers and delivering an average of 70 MWh monthly (source: openpr.com). Their platform manages charging while respecting contracted power limits and transformer constraints, demonstrating its ability to balance loads in real operational depot environments (source: openpr.com). Additionally, Bia is active in charge management at 60 electric fleet depots across Europe, including optimizing the continent's largest electric bus depot and collaborating with energy companies like Iberdrola and TotalEnergies (source: openpr.com). Their geographic reach covers Spain, Italy, and other European countries, reflecting a broad operational presence (source: openpr.com).
Recent Developments
In October 2025, Bia Power Grid and Arriva Italy highlighted their one-year collaboration on electrifying public transport in Cremona, emphasizing Bia's role in optimizing bus charging and maintaining operational continuity (source: openpr.com). This announcement positioned Bia as a European leader in smart charging for fleet depots and underscored their involvement in use cases related to flexibility markets and imbalances (source: openpr.com). In 2026, business profiles continue to describe Bia as an active company in energy management software for electric mobility, founded in 2019 (source: f6s.com).
Working There
The Bia Power Grid team includes profiles in business development and sales, with founders and employees such as Marc Arjona Alonso and Joan Tubella, indicating commercial and customer service roles alongside engineering and product development (source: f6s.com). Roles cover software engineering, energy systems, client implementation, sales, and alliance management, given the platform's integration with fleet systems, chargers, utilities, and market signals (source: biapower.io). The main office is located in Barcelona, consistently listed as their headquarters in directories and public profiles (source: biapower.io).
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