Senior Software Engineer

EnergyHub

Senior Software Engineer developing backend services for EnergyHub's residential battery programs. Designing integrations with industry-standard energy protocols to improve grid flexibility and sustainability.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPostgresSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain integrations with industry-standard energy protocols and specifications, including OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, and related smart grid/DER communication standards
Develop and maintain our client-facing REST API and the backend logic that powers it
Build integrations with distributed internal services to abstract away complexity and enable new product capabilities
Ensure proper security and data protection policies, procedures, and monitoring are in place
Collaborate with product and engineering to continuously improve requirements and software quality
Collaborate with other teams to enable new API features and help them build on top of utility client data
Update utility-facing Web portal to support new integrations
Drive and embody the “Dev Owns Quality” culture
Write and maintain technical documentation
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience building against industry energy specifications such as OpenADR, IEEE 2030.5, OCPP, or similar smart grid/DER communication standards
Experience with the Java/Spring ecosystem
Expertise in RESTful web APIs, especially those targeting external clients
Strong software design skills
Familiarity with relational database fundamentals (we mostly use PostgreSQL)
Knowledge of modern security best practices, authentication/authorization frameworks, and system/API hardening
Knowledge of development best practices including automated testing, CI/CD, and monitoring (e.g. GitHub Actions, DataDog, Sentry, Metaplane)
Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively as the situation demands.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% paid medical for employees
401(k) with employer match
Casual environment
Flexibility to set your own schedule
Fully stocked fridge and pantry
Free Citi Bike membership
Secure bike rack
Gym subsidy
Paid parental leave
Education assistance program

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpringRESTful web APIsPostgreSQLautomated testingCI/CDsecurity best practicesauthentication frameworksauthorization frameworkssystem hardening

Soft Skills

software design skillscollaborationautonomycommunication