Data Engineer

Company: Lumin
Location: Charlottesville
Posted on: June 19, 2022

Job Description:

Lumin lets people take control of their home energy.How? We believe that buildings of the future will be acting as independent microgrids interacting with each other and the larger grid. To achieve this vision we have built the most affordable and flexible energy management platform and coupled it with the software empowered by the largest, and ever-growing, energy dataset.At Lumin, you will find yourself at the cutting edge of the distributed energy industry with products at the intersection of hardware and software, contributing to the decarbonization of the world.Everyone on our team is passionate about what we do! Does this sound like you?

• Working, with purpose, to make our society more energy efficient
• Enjoys being part of a small, growing team, and seeing how all parts of the business work
• Is excited to develop a team of like-minded individualsThe RoleLumin systems transmit high-resolution data from our smart panels up to our cloud systems, where it is captured and stored for historical user metrics, processed by algorithms to make smarter automated system decisions, and distilled to help us support our customers and evolve the product experience. Our Data Engineers build systems to effectively collect, route, process, and store this information efficiently and at a large scale.You'll Be Responsible For:
  • Building real-time data processing systems
  • Helping to evolve our real-time processing framework
  • Keeping a keen eye towards making our systems smarter and able to detect anomalies quickly and effectively
  • Collaborating with the rest of the team to enhance both upstream and downstream product offerings
  • Building large-scale data processing systems to be able to crunch huge volumes of historical measurement data
  • Being a go-to expert to the rest of the team on how to leverage our data assets efficiently and intelligentlyWe're excited about you because you have:
    • A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related discipline is preferred. Experience and/or certifications can be substituted for degree requirements
    • At least 4 years of related work experience
    • Hands-on experience with at least one stream processing engine (ideally Flink) and working with Kafka
    • Experience in storing and querying time-series data (ideally in a purpose-built time series database such as Timescale)
    • Strong software engineering skills and discipline
    • Ability to work independently, making thoughtful decisions to navigate ambiguity
    • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, to collaborate effectivelyOn-site or remote candidates are welcomed!Why join our team?Lumin offers competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time, regular staff. Lumin fosters a healthy work/life balance by providing a flexible work environment.Our benefits package includes:
      • 401(k) with Traditional and Roth options
      • Unlimited Paid Time Off, with a recommended three-week minimum
      • Additional 12 weeks paid time off for parental or medical leave
      • Annual Tuition/Professional Development Assistance
      • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance. Lumin covers 90% of the employee premium and 50% of all dependent premium costs
      • Company-paid Long Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance
      • Additional Voluntary Life Insurance
      • Free Lumin Smart Panel for your home
      • $300 annually toward tax preparation services
      • Company equity incentive programThis position is located in Charlottesville, VA, and requires the employee to be on-site, however, Lumin is flexible with working from home where possible.United by our passion and empowered by our differences, Lumin is building a platform to accelerate the world's adoption of clean energy. We strive to provide a safe environment, where all of the people working to fulfill our mission are equally welcomed, accepted, and celebrated. We will continuously work to engage all of the communities we serve because the future of renewable energy must be inclusive of everyone. If you are interested in learning more, we would love to hear from you!

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