Staff Data Engineer

Gridware is a technology company focused on protecting and enhancing the electrical grid. We pioneered a groundbreaking new class of grid management called active grid response (AGR), focused on monitoring the electrical, physical, and environmental aspects of the grid that affect reliability and safety. Gridware’s advanced active grid response platform uses high-precision mechanical sensors to detect potential issues early, enabling proactive maintenance and fault mitigation. This comprehensive approach helps improve safety, reduce outages, and ensure the grid operates efficiently. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and is backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io.

As a Staff Data Engineer / Data Architect at Gridware, you will define and build the architecture of our most critical data systems, spanning real-time streaming pipelines, Lakehouse governance, telemetry ingestion, and cross-domain data models. This role sits at the top of the technical IC track and requires deep expertise in distributed data systems, IoT telemetry flows, and architectural strategy.

You will partner across Firmware, Software, DevOps, and Data Science to establish Gridware’s long-term data platform vision. Your work will directly shape how sensor and grid event data flows through our system, enabling fault detection, wildfire risk mitigation, and real-time grid intelligence at scale.

Health, Dental & Vision (Gold and Platinum with some providers plans fully covered) 

Paid parental leave 

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

“Off the Grid”, a two week per year paid break for all employees. 

Commuter allowance 

Company-paid training