Gridware
Protecting the grid today, preparing the grid for tomorrow
What Gridware does
Gridware exists to enhance and protect the mother of all networks: the electrical grid. The grid touches everyone and makes our modern economy possible. But it’s also fragile. When the grid is compromised, everything grinds to a halt, and the consequences can be dire: wildfires burn, land is destroyed, property is damaged, progress stops, and lives are lost. Our team builds smart sensors that help utility companies to immediately detect, find, and fix outages and take steps to prevent new outages, and other related disasters, from happening at all. The need for power will only increase. We protect the grid of today while we build the grid of tomorrow. Gridware is privately held and backed by the best climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. We are headquartered in San Francisco
5 open roles
What the role involves
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to 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 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 backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description We’re looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer with deep expertise in wireless communications to help shape the future of Gridware’s connected devices. In this role, you’ll design and optimize firmware that powers resilient, low-power networks—leveraging peer-to-peer, mesh (802.15.4, Zigbee, Thread), Matter, and emerging NTN protocols. Your work will expand device connectivity while reducing dependency on costly gateways, directly impacting performance, reliability, and uptime across a rapidly scaling fleet. What You’ll Do Design and implement firmware for next-gen wireless communication protocols. Build and customize mesh networking solutions to extend device coverage and resilience. Optimize communication stacks for maximum efficiency under real-world constraints. Prototype, test, and iterate quickly with hardware in the loop. Partner with hardware and systems teams on protocol design and integration. Debug, validate, and tune performance across diverse environments. What We’re Looking For 5+ years of professional experience in embedded/firmware development. Proven expertise with wireless communication protocols. Direct, hands-on experience with mesh networking (e.g., 802.15.4, Zigbee, Thread, or similar). Strong foundation in low-power system design. Experience prototyping and testing with hardware. Excellent debugging and optimization skills at the firmware/protocol layer. Bonus Points Experience scaling firmware across large, distributed IoT networks. Familiarity with Matter, Thread, or similar IoT ecosystems. Knowledge of NTN or long-range, low-power communication systems. Background customizing and optimizing communication stacks for efficiency. Understanding of physical layer trade-offs (bandwidth, latency, power). This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply! Benefits 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
What the role involves
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to 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 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 backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description In this role, you will lead development of systems that detect and report faults on the power grid. The technology you create will integrate the capabilities of our machine learning systems and human analysts to catch faults on the power grid in real-time. Your decisions will directly impact the ability of our fault detection systems to operate reliably and effectively at scale. Your background might look something like: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in product-driven companies Ability to thrive in a low structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities You’ve built something from the ground up with broad ownership Experience with Python, React, Typescript, PostgreSQL Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing real-time, event-driven systems or human-in-the-loop platforms Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir Experience working in hardware/software contexts This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply! Benefits 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
What the role involves
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to 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 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 backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description In this role, you will lead development of backend systems that power our core platform. You’ll design and scale services that handle complex workflows, integrate data from thousands of devices, and ensure the reliability of our growing systems. Your work will directly impact how effectively our technology operates at scale. Your background might look something like: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in product-driven companies Ability to thrive in a low-structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities Experience building products end-to-end with broad ownership Strong expertise in modern backend languages and relational databases (e.g., Python, PostgreSQL) Bonus Points: Experience designing and scaling distributed systems or data-intensive applications Familiarity with observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Mimir Background working in hardware/software contexts or other operationally complex environments This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply! Benefits 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
What the role involves
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to 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 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 backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description In this role, you will lead development of systems that manage our growing fleet of devices. From asset management and health monitoring to firmware updates and device configuration, this role will involve close work with our Field Operations and Device Communications teams. This is a critical role where your decisions will directly impact the ability of our fleet to operate reliably and effectively at scale. Your background might look something like: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in relevant roles at tech and product-driven companies Ability to thrive in a low structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities You’ve built something from the ground up with broad ownership Experience with Python, GraphQL, React, Typescript, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Linux systems, and containerization technologies Experience with observability tooling such as OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus Experience building human-in-the-loop or operationally complex tooling Experience working in hardware/software contexts with physical asset management workflows Experience working in IoT contexts and working with fleets of devices This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply! Benefits 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
What the role involves
About Gridware Gridware is a San Francisco-based technology company dedicated to 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 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 backed by climate-tech and Silicon Valley investors. For more information, please visit www.Gridware.io. Role Description In this role, you will lead development of our frontend applications, working closely with designers, product managers, and engineers to deliver user-friendly, reliable, and impactful products. You’ll help shape our design system and component libraries while also driving best practices that keep our applications consistent and scalable. Your background might look something like: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in product-driven companies Ability to thrive in a low-structure, high-autonomy environment with competing priorities Experience building products end-to-end with broad ownership Strong expertise in modern frontend technologies such as React, TypeScript, and GraphQL Preferred Qualifications: Experience building or scaling design systems and component libraries Familiarity with backend development and/or working in hardware/software contexts Experience building tools or applications that support complex workflows This describes the ideal candidate; many of us have picked up this expertise along the way. Even if you meet only part of this list, we encourage you to apply! Benefits 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
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