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SPAN is mission-driven to design, build, and deploy products that electrify our built environment, decarbonize our world, and slow the effects of climate change.
Decarbonization is the process to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, from entering our atmosphere.
Electrification is the process of replacing fossil fuel appliances that run on gas or oil with all-electric upgrades for a cleaner way to power our lives.
At SPAN, we believe in:
Enabling homes and vehicles powered by clean energy
Making electrification upgrades possible
Building more resilient homes with reliable backup
Designing a flexible and distributed electrical grid
We are seeking a seasoned backend software engineer to join our team building the cloud-based glue that gives our users access to the rich information and controls provided by SPAN Panel, SPAN Drive, and future generations of our products. Our system collects a large volume of energy monitoring data that needs to be stored, processed and exposed in different ways for different end users from homeowners to utility operators. We're also opening up never-before available levels of control of the energy in the home that need to be accessed in secure and easy-to-use APIs.
You’ll join our cloud software engineering team and work with other engineers including mobile, web, device software (firmware), and systems software teams. Working with the team, you’ll lead the design and implementation of systems that integrate our hardware, mobile apps, dashboards and external APIs. You'll work with product owners and other engineers to build features from start to finish.
ResponsibilitiesDesign and develop new features and subsystems in the SPAN Cloud to support a variety of end users from homeowners, installers, fleet and utility partners.
Work cross-functionally with product and design teams to learn about our customers, identify solutions and develop the features that solve their needs
Collaborate between firmware, frontend and backend engineers on projects to seamlessly build a cohesive product
Work in our Kotlin and TypeScript cloud with gRPC, REST APIs and GraphQL as well as communicating with our IoT devices over MQTT.
Design APIs and data specifications for internal and external users
Architect and co-ordinate full-stack solutions to enable new panel functionality such as geolocation-specific demand reduction to assist in reducing peak power draw.
Design and build 3rd party cloud-based integrations with a variety of other hardware partners
Scale our existing cloud and data infrastructure to support SPAN’s growing fleet
8+ years of experience as a backend engineer with a track record of taking ownership of projects and features.
Experience collaborating with engineers from multiple domains to complete projects.
Experience with Cloud-native platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure (we use AWS).
Experienced and skilled in problem solving.
Experience collaborating with coworkers in shared code base using industry standard tools and processes including type systems, linting and unit testing
Understanding engineering principles and processes to design robust, scalable and resilient systems
5+ years of professional experience in a common backend programming language and a desire to work with Kotlin, TypeScript, and Python
We would love to hire someone with experience working in one or more of the following areas:
Internet of Things (IoT) products (e.g. AWS IoT, Google Cloud IoT, something homegrown) or other hardware component to the product
AWS SaaS and IaaS offerings
Container-based deployments such a kubernetes
A variety of different datastores (e.g. SQL and noSQL, key-value stores, document stores)
gRPC or GraphQL APIs.
Products with a rich mobile app
Infrastructure as code tools like Pulumi or Terraform etc.
Our Bengaluru team plays a pivotal role in SPAN’s continued growth and expansion. Together, we’re driving engineering, product development, and operational excellence to shape the future of home energy solutions.
As part of our team in India, you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with our teams in the US and across the globe. This international collaboration fosters innovation, learning, and growth, while helping us achieve our bold mission of electrifying homes and advancing clean energy solutions worldwide.
Our in-office culture offers the chance for dynamic interactions and hands-on teamwork, making SPAN a truly collaborative environment where every team member’s contribution matters.
Our climate-focused culture is driven by a team of forward-thinkers, engineers, and problem-solvers who push boundaries every day.
Do mission-driven work: Every role at SPAN directly advances clean energy adoption.
Bring powerful ideas to life: We encourage diverse ideas and perspectives to drive stronger products.
Nurture an innovation-first mindset: We encourage big thinking and bold action.
Deliver exceptional customer value: We value hard work, and the ability to deliver exceptional customer value.
Benefits at SPAN India
⚡Generous paid leave
⚡Comprehensive Insurance & Health Benefits
⚡Centrally located office in Bengaluru with easy access to public transit, dining, and city amenities
Interested in joining our team? Apply today and we’ll be in touch with the next steps!
