TENDRIL
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
TLDR
Join a team dedicated to decarbonization, managing core compute platforms, improving tools, and contributing to energy efficiency through innovative software solutions.
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 Senior Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and help us achieve our ambitious goals for our business and for the planet.
How you will make an impact:
We are searching for a seasoned Site Reliability Engineer with extensive cloud & networking experience who is passionate about changing the way millions of people save energy. You’ll work within the Infrastructure Platform team to build and improve our platforms that enable our developers to provide a direct touch point between utilities and their users. You’ll be a part of developing a robust architecture to manage massive amounts of data and leveraging it to deliver a compelling experience to users across our platforms. You’ll be joining a passionate team of engineers working all over North America.
What you will contribute:
- Managing, developing, and improving core compute platform
- Providing guidance to peers around cloud best practices
- Building and improving tools used by the product engineering teams
- Be capable of prioritizing your work to adhere to a deliverable schedule and ensure successful delivery that exceeds expectations
- 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, elegant solutions
What you bring to Uplight:
- You love to learn and can be coached
- 3-5 years of relevant SRE experience with a cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Proven experience in Terraform or other IaC languages
- Proficiency in Linux Command Line & Bash or equivalent scripting
- Experience with a programming language in SRE context (Python, GoLang, JS)
- Rich experience in Kubernetes and Networking topics (DNS, Ingress/Egress, VPCs, Subnets)
- CI/CD or other DevOps experience
- Ability to deliver against several initiatives simultaneously
- Experience working in an AGILE environment
Bonus Points:
- Experience with ETLs and data pipelines
- Automation of multi-step repetitive tasks
- Serverless architecture experience
- Web Authentication and Authorization exposure
- Experience implementing observability tooling such as DataDog, Grafana, etc.
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: $133,000 to $150,000 USD + Bonus
Application Deadline: May 1, 2026
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.
Benefits
Paid Parental Leave
generous parental leave
Paid Time Off
comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off
Wellness Stipend
a wellness stipend
TENDRIL builds software to manage energy resources in homes and businesses, integrating smart technologies like thermostats, electric vehicles, and solar panels. Our platform helps users generate, shift, or save energy, optimizing efficiency and enhancing grid reliability. We're focused on delivering solutions that support the transition to clean energy while reducing costs for consumers.
- Employees
- 51-200 employees
- Industry
- Internet Software & Services
- Total raised
- $130M raised
Senior Site Reliability Engineer