Principal Data Engineer

EnergyHub

Remote

Full Time

Posted August 6, 2026

$180k - $220k

Energy Management

Remote

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Job Description

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Key Responsibilities

Design and implement software solutions that turn millions of electric vehicles, smart thermostats, batteries, and other energy IoT devices into resources that help create a cleaner and more resilient grid
Design and implement systems for ingesting and managing data from core utility software systems, such as meter data management systems, geographic information systems, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), EMS/SCADA and others
Operate almost completely independently to find potential solutions, design them, identify roadblocks and challenges, and parcel out the work to senior engineers on various different teams
Build influence across teams and across functions to take on initiatives that impact the whole company, chart out the relevant dependencies and tradeoffs, and help teams execute on the shared roadmap you build
Develop new ways of connecting our systems to energy markets and the systems that balance the electric grid
Develop APIs and tools that enable hardware manufacturers and third-party enterprise software systems to integrate with our platform
Collaborate with our analytics and machine learning teams to deliver new data insights and optimize our virtual power plants
Improve the scale, automation, and reliability of our massive pipeline of device telemetry, energy, and weather data
Introduce and devise tools, techniques, and best practices that benefit the entire team
React to and resolve novel technical, operational, and organizational challenges
Contribute to our team culture and inclusive environment
Mentor early career engineers and more senior engineers on the teams you interact with

Requirements

10+ years professional software development experience
Python and SQL (of any flavor) experience required
Experience building out data pipelines and ELT / ETL systems
Comfortable leading system design and architecture
Experience with data warehouses (we use Snowflake) and data modeling
Designing and building data pipelines within an electric utility
Familiar with tools and technologies like airflow, dbt, AWS kinesis, S3
Typical development tools and processes (automated testing, continuous integration/deployment, monitoring systems)
Java or MongoDB
Sigma, Tableau or similar BI tools
Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

Benefits & Perks

Collaborate with outstanding people: Our employees work hard, do great work, and enjoy collaborating and learning from each other.
Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the team!
Gain well rounded experience: EnergyHub offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
Work with the latest technologies: You'll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of IoT, SaaS and machine learning obstacles, including distributed fault-tolerance, device control optimization, and process modeling to support scalable interaction with disparate downstream APIs.
Be part of something important: Help create the future of how energy is produced and consumed. Make a positive impact on our climate.
EnergyHub offers a generous benefits package including 100% paid medical for employees and a 401(k) with employer match. We offer a casual environment, the flexibility to set your own schedule, a fully stocked fridge and pantry, free Citi Bike membership, secure bike rack, gym subsidy, paid parental leave, and an education assistance program.