<div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin-top:0.0pt;margin-bottom:8.0pt;"><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">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.</div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(67,67,67);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">We are looking for a <b>Senior Engineering Manager - Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Optimization and Orchestration </b>to drive our technology forward and help us lead the clean energy revolution. Uplight’s VPP platform provides AI-powered monitoring, forecasting, and dispatch tools to aggregate and orchestrate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) across multiple asset classes, customer segments, and device types. Your work will directly enable grid operators to draw on flexible, dispatchable capacity at scale to support a variety of critical grid services. In this senior role, you will champion a "full service ownership" culture, taking features from design and development all the way through deployment, infrastructure management, and operational health.</div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>How you will make an impact:</b></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Lead a team of 4-8 engineers, providing technical and operational guidance while investing in individual growth</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Partner with product management to scope and deliver solutions that align with our goals while balancing the needs of the team</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Collaborate with other Engineering Leaders to identify and solve challenges across the engineering team</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Make decisions using a Data Driven approach (e.g. DORA, delivery metrics, user feedback, system reliability) to continually improve our software and how we work</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Balance technical trade-offs with business needs to deliver sustainable, long-term solutions</li></ul><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>What you bring to Uplight:</b></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Proven track record of driving agile delivery practices (e.g., iterative development, continuous feedback, retrospectives) that improve team velocity and product quality</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Ability to engage with technical discussions at a system and architecture level</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Desire to manage a team of ~4-8 engineers</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Empathy for your team and customers as we create outcomes that matter</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Strong communication skills and the ability to set clear expectations and priorities</li></ul><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Bonus points:</b></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), distributed systems, or modern SaaS architectures</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Experience using or building upon Databricks</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Understanding of cost fundamentals, uptime, performance, and approaches to measure and improve them</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Experience in energy, utilities, grid technology, or climate tech</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Prior hands-on engineering experience (designing, building, or testing software)</li></ul><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, marginalized genders and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Uplight we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Why Join Uplight in Leading the Fight Against Climate Change?</b></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">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:</div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 12.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> </div><ul style="list-style-type:disc;"><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Make a Meaningful Impact:</b> Your work directly impacts our mission of decarbonization and building a more sustainable future.</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Grow Your Career:</b> We offer ample advancement opportunities, robust learning and development programs, and a supportive team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Thrive:</b> 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.</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Belong to an Inclusive Community:</b> 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.</li><li style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><b>Be Part of a Growing Movement:</b> 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.</li></ul><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(22,21,22);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">To learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and other perks, visit<a href="http://uplight.com/careers"> <span style="color:rgb(18,79,146);">uplight.com/careers</span></a></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">Salary Range: $198,000 to $240,000 USD + bonus</div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">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. </div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:12.0px Times;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"></div><div style="margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">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.<b style="font-style:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0.0px;white-space:normal;"></b></div></div>

<p>At Uplight, we are motivating energy users and providers to accelerate the clean energy ecosystem. Working with over 75 of the world&rsquo;s leading electric and gas utilities, Uplight provides end-to-end customer energy experience. Uplight delivers personalized experiences that customers have now come to expect&ndash;improving satisfaction, increasing revenue, reducing the cost to serve, and contributing to carbon reduction goals. We are in the process of obtaining our B Corp certification,&nbsp; 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.</p>

Senior Engineering Manager

<div><div>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.</div><div> </div><div>We are looking for a <b>Senior Engineering Manager - Virtual Power Plant (VPP) Optimization and Orchestration </b>to drive our technology forward and help us lead the clean energy revolution. Uplight’s VPP platform provides AI-powered monitoring, forecasting, and dispatch tools to aggregate and orchestrate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) across multiple asset classes, customer segments, and device types. Your work will directly enable grid operators to draw on flexible, dispatchable capacity at scale to support a variety of critical grid services. In this senior role, you will champion a "full service ownership" culture, taking features from design and development all the way through deployment, infrastructure management, and operational health.</div><div> </div><div><b>How you will make an impact:</b></div><div></div><ul><li>Lead a team of 4-8 engineers, providing technical and operational guidance while investing in individual growth</li><li>Partner with product management to scope and deliver solutions that align with our goals while balancing the needs of the team</li><li>Collaborate with other Engineering Leaders to identify and solve challenges across the engineering team</li><li>Make decisions using a Data Driven approach (e.g. DORA, delivery metrics, user feedback, system reliability) to continually improve our software and how we work</li><li>Balance technical trade-offs with business needs to deliver sustainable, long-term solutions</li></ul><div></div><div><b>What you bring to Uplight:</b></div><div></div><ul><li>Proven track record of driving agile delivery practices (e.g., iterative development, continuous feedback, retrospectives) that improve team velocity and product quality</li><li>Ability to engage with technical discussions at a system and architecture level</li><li>Desire to manage a team of ~4-8 engineers</li><li>Empathy for your team and customers as we create outcomes that matter</li><li>Strong communication skills and the ability to set clear expectations and priorities</li></ul><div></div><div><b>Bonus points:</b></div><div></div><ul><li>Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP), distributed systems, or modern SaaS architectures</li><li>Experience using or building upon Databricks</li><li>Understanding of cost fundamentals, uptime, performance, and approaches to measure and improve them</li><li>Experience in energy, utilities, grid technology, or climate tech</li><li>Prior hands-on engineering experience (designing, building, or testing software)</li></ul><div></div><div>Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women, marginalized genders and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Uplight we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.</div><div> </div><div><b>Why Join Uplight in Leading the Fight Against Climate Change?</b></div><div></div><div>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:</div><div> </div><ul><li><b>Make a Meaningful Impact:</b> Your work directly impacts our mission of decarbonization and building a more sustainable future.</li><li><b>Grow Your Career:</b> We offer ample advancement opportunities, robust learning and development programs, and a supportive team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.</li><li><b>Thrive:</b> 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.</li><li><b>Belong to an Inclusive Community:</b> 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.</li><li><b>Be Part of a Growing Movement:</b> 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.</li></ul><div>To learn more about our comprehensive benefits package and other perks, visit<a href="http://uplight.com/careers"> <span>uplight.com/careers</span></a></div><div></div><div>Salary Range: $198,000 to $240,000 USD + bonus</div><div></div><div>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. </div><div></div><div>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.<b></b></div></div>

Senior Engineering Manager

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