Founding Engineer

GridVolt; Ireland; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity percentage

25 days annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

GridVolt is building the future of energy with AI-powered optimisation and a virtual power plant across Ireland and the UK. You will work directly with the founder to shape technical priorities, own features end-to-end, and connect customer sites to energy optimisation systems through Python services and data pipelines.

The role involves integrating batteries, solar, HVAC, and other devices via APIs, and building frontend tools with React/TypeScript.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience.
• Experience with SQL databases.
• Experience integrating REST APIs and MQTT.
• Linux, Docker, production deployments and operations experience.
• Cloud deployment and monitoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape technical priorities with the founder.
• Own features from design to deployment and monitoring.
• Develop Python services and data pipelines connecting customer sites, energy optimisation, and markets.
• Integrate batteries, solar, HVAC and other devices via APIs and protocols.
• Build customer-facing features and internal tools using React and TypeScript.
• Improve platform reliability, security, observability, and automated testing as GridVolt scales.

Skills

Software development

SQL databases

REST APIs

MQTT

Linux

Docker

Cloud deployment

Observability

Tools

Docker

React

TypeScript

MQTT

Job description

GridVolt is building the future of energy. Our AI-powered energy optimisation and virtual power plant is helping businesses across Ireland and the UK save money and earn money supporting the grid in flexibility markets.

Our software both helps businesses save and also directly supports climate action by helping the grid absorb more renewable energy, reduce peak demand and make better use of batteries and flexible energy assets.

GridVolt is bridging the gap between bits and atoms. If you are excited by the idea of your code affecting the real-world and helping solve some of humanity’s largest challenges then this is for you.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the founder to shape technical priorities and turn customer needs into reliable software.
• Own features from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and production monitoring.
• Develop the Python services and data pipelines connecting customer sites, energy optimisation, and flexibility markets.
• Integrate commercial batteries, solar systems, HVAC, and other devices through manufacturer APIs and industrial protocols.
• Build customer-facing features and internal tools using React and TypeScript.
• Improve platform reliability, security, observability, and automated testing as GridVolt scales.

Requirements

• 3+ years of software development experience
• Experience with SQL databases
• Experience integrating REST APIs and messaging technologies such as MQTT
• Experience with Linux, Docker, production deployments, and operations
• Experience with cloud deployment and monitoring
• A can-do attitude, with a willingness to learn, grow, and solve problems beyond your current comfort zone

Nice to have

• Frontend development experience with React and TypeScript
• Knowledge of the energy sector, including solar, battery storage, HVAC, or flexibility markets
• Experience with industrial automation protocols such as Modbus or BACnet
• Experience with machine learning and optimisation, including linear programming or MILP
• Experience working with commercial batteries, solar systems, HVAC, or other flexible energy assets
• Meaningful equity percentage
• 25 days annual leave
• Flexible working arrangements. Hybrid, in-office etc, can be adapted to suit your life