--- title: 'Senior Software Engineer at Voltus' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-software-engineer-voltus-remote-mgm1dpn6zngp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-15' --- # Senior Software Engineer at Voltus - **Company:** Voltus - **Location:** Remote - **Compensation:** $165k–$205k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-10 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/voltus/3bc2ac6e-dff7-4267-8075-54ee00684f6f ## Job description ## About Voltus Voltus is a leading company for Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). Our mission is to be the platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. The Voltus platform connects any DER to any energy market across the US and Canada, providing flexibility, reliability, and resilience to the grid while generating revenue for our partners. We hire teammates who are bright, gritty, and good and who have a genuine passion for delivering a cleaner energy future and for working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. We are a remote and virtual company, distributed across US, Canada, and abroad. ## The Role Voltus is hiring for multiple roles at the senior level on several teams. As a Senior Engineer you will find a home on one of these teams and assume a technical leadership role in our backend solutions and front end technologies where appropriate to the team. You'll join a fully remote team tackling complex energy industry challenges, collaborating with experienced engineers on our modern tech stack, and contributing to core systems that decarbonize the grid. Your work will involve building core backend logic, APIs, designing data pipelines, or creating customer interfaces. A strong candidate can speak to their alignment with our core values of bright, gritty, and good, and you want to work with others like you in a highly collaborative environment. Technologies We Use We build scalable software using Python, Postgres, Go, FastAPI, Temporal, Delta Lake, Clickhouse, Typescript, and React, running our services using Docker and the HashiCorp stack on AWS. We do not expect candidates to have a background in every tool listed here; instead, we place a high value on strong foundational programming skills and a genuine eagerness to learn and grow. Successful candidates can demonstrate significant depth in some of core technologies. ## Responsibilities - Assume a technical leadership role, with other senior engineers, for the team’s solutions bringing past experiences to improve our coding practices and team principals and operating procedures. - Represent engineering in close collaboration with our product and design teams and internal stakeholders including technical requirements gathering - Author and support process and design documentation and exemplify best practices by example - Work principally in the backend and data handling layers of our technology stack with front end development on occasion ## Qualifications - Minimum of 8 years of experience as a code-contributing engineer - Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience, in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field. - Multiple years of experience working in one or more of our foundational backend technologies and with databases - An empathetic individual who cares about engineering culture with demonstrated contributions to team culture and engineering best practices - A strong collaborator who understands what it means to be a force multiplier - Excellent communication and collaboration skills. - A genuine passion for our mission to create a cleaner, more resilient energy future. - Authorization to work in the US or Canada without sponsorship **Please include a link to your GitHub account in your application (in the “links” section). Applications without a GitHub account will not be considered** Please note that at this time, we do not sponsor visas or transfers for new hires. Voltus teammates need to be authorized to work from their home location (in the US or Canada, unless otherwise indicated on the role description). Additionally, while Voltus is an all-remote workplace, we have limitations on where employees are able to work for regulatory and security reasons. We expect that Voltans are working primarily from their home country. Working while traveling to other countries must be approved as per our Global Remote Travel Policy. At Voltus, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer because we recognize that a diverse organization begins with a diverse candidate pool. This means we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind and are committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of your gender identity, race, nationality, religion, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or marital status. ## About Voltus ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Voltus is a leading virtual power plant operator that pays energy users to reduce or shift electricity use in response to grid stress, high prices, and high emissions. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/) - **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: VLTS) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) - **Founded**: 2016 [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) - **Founders**: Dana Guernsey (CEO) and Matt (co-founder, President; full surname not publicly disclosed) [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/leadership) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Utilities / Demand Response / Virtual Power Plants - **Target customers**: Commercial and industrial energy users, distributed energy resource (DER) partners (e.g., EVSE, smart thermostats, microgrids, energy storage) – primarily B2B/Enterprise. - **Mission**: To be the distributed energy platform that fulfills the promise of the energy transition. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/) ## Products & Services - **Demand Response Platform**: Pays energy users to reduce or shift electricity use during grid stress, high prices, or high emissions. Operates across all nine wholesale power markets in the US and Canada (CAISO, AESO, ERCOT, PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, etc.). [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/) - **Demand Charge Avoidance**: Helps customers avoid peak demand charges. - **Real-Time Energy Data & Analytics**: Dashboard to track cash earnings, payments, and real-time energy usage. - **AI-Powered Thermal Energy Storage Monetization**: Platform to monetize thermal energy storage systems while advancing decarbonization goals. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/) - **Avoided CO₂ Emissions Tracking**: Reports on emissions reductions from program participation. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (publicly traded, current market cap not provided in sources). - **Key Metric**: Total funding $511.1M (4 prior rounds); annual revenue reported as $5M–$25M. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Not explicitly listed in available sources; parent company is Broadscale Acquisition Corp. (SPAC). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 218 (+5.3% YoY); LinkedIn followers 20,677 (+31.7% YoY). Named to Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers in 2022, 2023, and 2024. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) / [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/careers) ## Competitive Advantages - **Leading Virtual Power Plant Operator**: Operates in all nine wholesale power markets in the US and Canada, offering up to 21 revenue-generating opportunities per market (e.g., NYISO up to $450,000/MW-year). - **Simple Agreement, Real Earnings**: Clear contract terms and transparent payment tracking. - **AI-Powered Platform**: Differentiates by using AI to monetize thermal storage and optimize DER value. - **Proven Track Record**: Leadership team has brought to market a combined 15,000 MW of distributed energy resources over the past two decades. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/leadership) ## Strategic Focus - **Residential Expansion**: Currently hiring a Residential Business Development Director, signaling entry into the residential demand response market. - **Thermal Energy Storage Monetization**: Leveraging AI to unlock new value streams from thermal storage. - **Continued Market Growth**: Expanding into new regions and programs (e.g., AESO, CAISO, ERCOT) and deepening existing market participation. ## Why Work Here - **Fully Remote Culture**: Voltus is an all-remote company – work from anywhere in the US or Canada (with some country restrictions). Annual in-person company retreats for team building. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/careers) - **Competitive Benefits**: 12-week parental leave, comprehensive medical/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible PTO, learning & development stipends. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/careers) - **Culture & Recognition**: Named to Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers three years running. Equal opportunity employer with a focus on diversity. Weekly “Veritas” sessions for cross-functional learning. - **Engineering & Technical Roles**: Open positions include Security Engineer, Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer, Technical Product Manager (Energy Storage), and Market Operations Analyst – indicating a strong tech and data focus. [voltus.co](https://www.voltus.co/jobs) ## Sources 1. [voltus.co – Homepage](https://www.voltus.co/) 2. [voltus.co – Careers Page](https://www.voltus.co/careers) 3. [voltus.co – Leadership Page](https://www.voltus.co/leadership) 4. [linkedin.com – Voltus Company Page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/voltus-inc.) 5. 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