Technical Lead - Hardware Integrations

About us

ev.energy set up in 2018 to make electric vehicle charging greener, simpler and cheaper. We do this by ingesting real-time data from various sources which, partnered with our smart-charging algorithm, means we align charging sessions with energy from renewable sources, helping drivers avoid charging their car at peak times using fossil-fuel derived energy.

EVs are growing in popularity; a third of new cars sold by 2030 will be electric. At the same time, power outages in the US have already grown 64% from the previous decade, and the rise of EV ownership will likely cause further strain. Solutions like ours offer a way to reduce this demand on the grid, benefitting utilities as well as drivers and the environment.

To make this happen we ve brought together a great team of 100+ bringing expertise from previous roles at National Grid, Tesla, Amazon, Enel-X, Meta and others, secured over 50m USD in funding, and achieved accolades like World s Best Energy Start-Up in the Free Electrons programme. We re looking for more mission-driven and talented folk to join the team, working remotely in either Europe or North America, to drive change for the better.

The role

We're hiring a Technical Lead for Hardware Integrations, a team responsible for increasing the number of addressable devices, quality of service and speed of implementing new devices. Our tech stack across all includes Python, Django, PSQL, AWS, CloudFormation and Ansible. We focus on developing high quality code, following a common set of engineering principles, and are customer-focused in everything we do.

What you will do:

• Work closely as part of a cross-functional team to increase the number of addressable devices, integration quality of service, and the speed at which we can implement new devices
• Work with Product to define a long term technical roadmap to ensure the scalability and flexibility of our integrations platform
• Own the overall architecture and technical strategy for this area, collaborating with engineering leads across the company where needed
• Mentor and support engineers as they develop their skills - they will be line managed by an Engineering Manager, but in this role we'd expect you to mentor and upskill less experienced engineers and have an input in hiring for the team

What are we looking for?

• Ideally, commercial experience with Python 3 (we're on 3.10 currently)
• Ideally, commercial experience with Django (we're on 4)
• Experience working with connected devices
• An excellent understanding of relational databases (we use PSQL)
• An excellent understanding of APIs
• Understanding of oAuth and identity management
• Great communication skills, written and verbal
• Confidence digging into details of challenging problems, with an analytical and investigative mind
• Stewardship - a want to make improvements for the long-term and take ownership of problems
• Belief in the ev.energy mission and enthusiasm for addressing climate change

How will we support you?

• Remote working, investing in your home office setup or a co-working location convenient for you
• Access to conferences, meet-ups and training
• A top of the range Macbook Pro and all you need to do your best work
• A structured career progression framework and advancement opportunities
• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Generous equity
• Quarterly team meet-ups, to collaborate and have fun in person!

If you don t have all of the requirements, but you re really interested in what we re doing, please apply anyway! We value applicants regardless of their background or years of experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are transparent about salaries internally - this role pays 160 - 190k USD for candidates in the USA. We are happy to consider candidates from other locations in North America but will apply a cost of living calculation to the salary.