Data Engineer

Job Description

Uplight is creating a new category of energy. We make software that manages energy resources in homes and businesses—including things like smart thermostats, electric vehicles, solar panels, storage batteries, heat pumps, and even people’s behavior—to 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-efficient—forming 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 capabilities—such as orchestration, metadata management, and data quality—delivering 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 clarity—favoring 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

• 2–5 years of software engineering experience, ideally in backend or data-focused roles.
• Experience with Databricks, Spark, or similar big data technologies.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as GCP or AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Docker, Terraform, CircleCI).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; a team player excited to learn and grow.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with MLOps concepts and tools (e.g., MLflow, model versioning).
• Experience with real-time or streaming data systems (e.g., Kafka, Structured Streaming).
• Understanding of data observability, lineage, and quality.
• Prior work in the energy or utility space.
• Strong grasp of Big Data challenges including cost vs performance tradeoffs.

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:

• Make a Meaningful Impact: Your work directly impacts our mission of decarbonization and building a more sustainable future.
• Grow Your Career: We offer ample advancement opportunities, robust learning and development programs, and a supportive team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.
• Thrive: We offer comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off, generous parental leave, a wellness stipend, and work flexibility to help you thrive both personally and professionally.
• Belong to an Inclusive Community: We celebrate diversity and foster an inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, empowered, and heard. Our Employee Resource Groups offer opportunities to connect with colleagues who share your interests and backgrounds.
• Be Part of a Growing Movement: Join a team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about creating a more sustainable future. We offer a collaborative environment where your ideas are valued and your contributions recognized. Together, we can build a brighter tomorrow.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and other perks, visit uplight.com/careers.

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

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.