What are the responsibilities and job description for the Founding Software Engineer, V2G VPP Platform position at Bidirectional Energy?
About Bidirectional Energy :
Bidirectional Energy turns electric vehicles (EVs) into distributed batteries for our electric grid. We provide a mobile app that lets EV owners sell energy from their EVs back into the grid when electricity prices are high. To provide a fast and easy adoption path, we also partner with vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charger manufacturers and installers to install off-the-shelf bidirectional EV chargers in residential homes. Operating Virtual Power Plants (VPP) on top of EV batteries, Bidirectional Energy enables EV owners to earn passive income via energy arbitrage and helps utilities avoid costly grid infrastructure upgrades — all while helping the power grid in their area switch to a cleaner, lower-carbon power source. For utilities, Bidirectional Energy provides a Virtual Power Plant consisting of consumer EVs that gives utilities easily dispatchable power to offset electricity demand on the electric grid, helping them meet their capacity planning and carbon reduction goals.
At Bidirectional Energy, we believe that a battery in your driveway can play an essential role in a clean energy transition. Our aim is to make each EV more than just a car.
About the Role :
We are seeking a Founding Software Engineer for the V2G VPP (Vehicle-to-Grid Virtual Power Plant) Platform. This role involves leading and developing backend and frontend applications that orchestrate and execute complex energy system models. The ideal candidate will have experience in interfacing with energy markets as well as distributed energy devices in residential and commercial markets.
In this role, you will :
- Provide technical vision and architecture for energy modeling applications that incorporate forecasting, optimization, and first-principles energy models.
- Design, develop, and own software that models the performance of distributed energy systems and their financial value proposition, supporting various stages of the Bidirectional Energy customer journey (from pre-sales to asset operation).
- Work closely with product, key stakeholders, and external clients to understand and implement new requirements for the energy service platform.
- Develop and design microservice interfaces and APIs that facilitate easy execution and use of energy modeling applications in production and development environments.
- Troubleshoot issues related to algorithm code.
You should have :
Preferred Qualifications
To apply, send your resume and cover letter to founders@bidirectional.energy.