Data Engineer, Active Grid Response at Gridware in San Francisco, CA | Kablio

Role

Description

data ingestion

etl pipelines

data lake

pipeline monitoring

data quality

documentation

As a Data Engineer at Gridware, you’ll help build and maintain the pipelines and data systems powering our Active Grid Response platform. You’ll work closely with cross-functional engineers to ensure telemetry, sensor data, and operational information flows reliably through our Lakehouse and into analytics and monitoring tools. This is a hands-on, high-growth role ideal for engineers ready to deepen their expertise in distributed data systems.

Developing and maintaining real-time and batch ingestion processes using Python, SQL, Databricks, and Spark
Building ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest transformer, pole, and sensor telemetry into Gridware’s Data Lake and Lakehouse
Writing documentation for data processes, models, and metadata
Working with cloud-native tools to optimize pipeline throughput and cost efficiency
Collaborating with Software, Firmware, and Data Science teams to define ingestion schemas and transformations
Implementing data quality checks, validation rules, and automated testing for stable operations
Monitoring pipelines for reliability, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to on-call rotations

Requirements

python

sql

airflow

kafka

databricks

grafana

Solid foundation in data modeling, testing, and version control
Familiarity with data warehouses, Lakehouse platforms, or big data tools (Databricks, Spark, or equivalent)
Exposure to Unity Catalog, governance, or schema enforcement
2–4 years of experience as a Data Engineer (or Backend Engineer with heavy data exposure)
Understanding of Protobuf, Avro, Parquet, or serialization formats
Understanding of event-driven systems or streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Experience with pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, etc.)
Ability to work collaboratively in a high-autonomy, fast-paced environment
Hands-on experience with observability tools (Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Experience with IoT, telemetry ingestion, or time-series data

Benefits

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

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

Company-paid training

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

Commuter allowance

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$26.4M Series A

Funding Round

Secured significant investment from notable firms including Sequoia, Lowercarbon, and Fifty Years.

70% Outage Reduction

Service Improvement

Customers experienced a dramatic decrease in the duration of power outages thanks to Gridware's technology.

10,000+ Poles

Deployment Scale

The system has been installed across a vast network spanning thousands of poles and miles of power lines.

7× Revenue Growth

Financial Achievement

The company experienced rapid expansion and success in its first year of operation.

Founded by a former lineman and two Berkeley engineers to revolutionize power grid awareness.
Flagship Gridscope device provides edge analytics and alerts even during outages.
Technology integrates multiple types of sensing to detect hazards like fallen limbs.
After a pilot with PG&E, expanded operations across North America.
Physical tests include extreme conditions like live wire cutting to optimize hazard detection.
Combines solar-powered, ruggedized sensors with a cloud-independent analytics system.

Culture + Values

Passion, innovation, and technology align to modernize the power grid.
Pioneering ‘Active Grid Response’—immediate detection, precise localization, detailed identification, outage monitoring.
Developed in partnership with utilities—focused on working alongside linemen.
Built by a lineman for linemen—understands the rigor and commitment required in the field.
Relentlessly committed to giving crews the right tools to get the job done.

Environment + Sustainability

1,000+ miles & 10K+ poles

Gridscope Deployment Scale

Expanded Gridscope sensor deployment covers over 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles, enhancing wildfire risk mitigation efforts across multiple states.

70% Outage Reduction

Improved Grid Reliability

Gridscope technology has been shown to significantly reduce outage durations by over 70%, enhancing power grid stability and wildfire prevention.

Technology deployed across five U.S. states to reduce wildfire risk via early detection of vegetation and fallen-line hazards.
Continuous environmental stressor measurement (e.g., vibrations from falling branches) enables predictive maintenance and environmental hazard mitigation.

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Role

Description

data ingestion

etl pipelines

data lake

pipeline monitoring

data quality

documentation

Developing and maintaining real-time and batch ingestion processes using Python, SQL, Databricks, and Spark
Building ETL/ELT pipelines that ingest transformer, pole, and sensor telemetry into Gridware’s Data Lake and Lakehouse
Writing documentation for data processes, models, and metadata
Working with cloud-native tools to optimize pipeline throughput and cost efficiency
Collaborating with Software, Firmware, and Data Science teams to define ingestion schemas and transformations
Implementing data quality checks, validation rules, and automated testing for stable operations
Monitoring pipelines for reliability, troubleshooting issues, and contributing to on-call rotations

Requirements

python

sql

airflow

kafka

databricks

grafana

Solid foundation in data modeling, testing, and version control
Familiarity with data warehouses, Lakehouse platforms, or big data tools (Databricks, Spark, or equivalent)
Exposure to Unity Catalog, governance, or schema enforcement
2–4 years of experience as a Data Engineer (or Backend Engineer with heavy data exposure)
Understanding of Protobuf, Avro, Parquet, or serialization formats
Understanding of event-driven systems or streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)
Strong proficiency in Python and SQL
Experience with pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, etc.)
Ability to work collaboratively in a high-autonomy, fast-paced environment
Hands-on experience with observability tools (Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
Experience with IoT, telemetry ingestion, or time-series data

Benefits

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

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

Company-paid training

Paid parental leave

Alternating day off (every other Monday)

Commuter allowance

Training + Development

Information not given or found

Interview process

Information not given or found

Visa Sponsorship

Information not given or found

Security clearance

Information not given or found

Company

Overview

$26.4M Series A

Funding Round

Secured significant investment from notable firms including Sequoia, Lowercarbon, and Fifty Years.

70% Outage Reduction

Service Improvement

Customers experienced a dramatic decrease in the duration of power outages thanks to Gridware's technology.

10,000+ Poles

Deployment Scale

The system has been installed across a vast network spanning thousands of poles and miles of power lines.

7× Revenue Growth

Financial Achievement

The company experienced rapid expansion and success in its first year of operation.

Founded by a former lineman and two Berkeley engineers to revolutionize power grid awareness.
Flagship Gridscope device provides edge analytics and alerts even during outages.
Technology integrates multiple types of sensing to detect hazards like fallen limbs.
After a pilot with PG&E, expanded operations across North America.
Physical tests include extreme conditions like live wire cutting to optimize hazard detection.
Combines solar-powered, ruggedized sensors with a cloud-independent analytics system.

Culture + Values

Passion, innovation, and technology align to modernize the power grid.
Pioneering ‘Active Grid Response’—immediate detection, precise localization, detailed identification, outage monitoring.
Developed in partnership with utilities—focused on working alongside linemen.
Built by a lineman for linemen—understands the rigor and commitment required in the field.
Relentlessly committed to giving crews the right tools to get the job done.

Environment + Sustainability

1,000+ miles & 10K+ poles

Gridscope Deployment Scale

Expanded Gridscope sensor deployment covers over 1,000 miles of power lines and 10,000 poles, enhancing wildfire risk mitigation efforts across multiple states.

70% Outage Reduction

Improved Grid Reliability

Gridscope technology has been shown to significantly reduce outage durations by over 70%, enhancing power grid stability and wildfire prevention.

Technology deployed across five U.S. states to reduce wildfire risk via early detection of vegetation and fallen-line hazards.
Continuous environmental stressor measurement (e.g., vibrations from falling branches) enables predictive maintenance and environmental hazard mitigation.

Inclusion & Diversity

Articles

About Us

Careers

Contact