At Modo Energy, we're on a mission to build the information architecture for the energy transition - we want to be the only place to come to for information on the global journey to net zero. Take a look at our platform, where we provide open access to an array of content on the energy transition.
We're a dedicated and passionate team building a category-defining business, working on one of the world's most important priorities. We are looking for individuals who love product-building, want to work with pace at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a rapidly growing team.
The role
As a DevOps Engineer at Modo Energy, you will not be starting from scratch but will play a crucial role in optimizing and expanding our existing infrastructure. You will be responsible for ensuring our systems are scalable, reliable, and efficient to meet future demands. This position requires a proactive approach to monitoring, maintaining, and improving our infrastructure, focusing on performance and scalability.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and enhance our AWS-based infrastructure, ensuring scalability, availability and security to meet future feature delivery requirements.
- Review and improve DevOps processes according to industry best practices.
- Support and extend existing CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement and optimize automation processes, effective monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code using Terraform.
- Collaborate closely with our engineering teams to support the orchestration of our ETL pipelines using Airflow and manage our tech stack including Python, Next.js, Airflow, PostgreSQL MongoDB, Kafka and Apache Iceberg.
- Optimize infrastructure costs and develop strategies for efficient resource utilization.
- Provide critical support by monitoring services and quickly resolving production issues.
- Contribute to the development and support of new services as we expand our architecture to support multiple regions, transitioning to a microservices architecture.
- Cooperate with DevOps team members to participate in design sessions, share experience, perform peer reviews.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of experience in a DevOps role, ideally within a startup environment.
- Strong experience with AWS, ECS, Docker, and managing databases.
- Understanding of Frontend and Backend technologies and Microservices patterns.
- Proficient in Python and infrastructure scripting with Terraform.
- Experience with monitoring, distributed tracing and managing complex deployments across multiple regions.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and capacity to work autonomously and adapt to a flexible, evolving environment.
- Preferred skills:
- Building CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with AWS ECS.
- Experience in managing permissions and identity/access management across different teams and regions.
Important Details:
- We work in a Hybrid Environment: You split your time between working from home and working in our London office (Tuesday - Thursday).
Modo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. Our employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We do not discriminate against age, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation with an application or the interview process please contact us via email at [email protected].
We want to attract and retain the best talent at Modo, and we give our people the freedom and opportunity to develop themselves and flourish.
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team at Modo, as we believe a variety of backgrounds, skills and interests is what makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for supporting the transition to greener energy systems, we encourage you to apply. We have a number of positions open which could be for a range of backgrounds and experience levels. Please get in touch if you are interested and you don’t meet all the requirements, or if you exceed them!
Top Skills
What We Do
Modo Energy is the all-in-one platform for battery energy storage analysts.
Started in 2020 by co-founders Q and Tim, Modo Energy has become one of the most trusted voices in the ever-expanding battery energy storage market.
Through an integrated mix of price forecasts, revenue benchmarking, in-depth research, educational materials, real-time market screens, and downloadable data - Modo users have all the tools at their fingertips to finance, build, and operate the energy system of the future.
Modo Energy’s most recognizable products include:
- Benchmarking Pro, which tracks the most valuable revenue streams for individual storage sites and compares performance across leaderboards.
- Forecast Pro, a 2050 projection built for energy storage and used to finance future battery projects.
- The Energy Academy, a series of educational videos explaining the mechanics of the electricity market.
- Modo: The Podcast, on which some of the most respected doers, disruptors, and thought-leaders in the industry share their experiences and insights with a global audience.
- And much, much more. Head to the platform to explore Modo's products for yourself - sign-up is free.
Want to find out how Modo Energy can help you navigate the evolving battery energy storage landscape? Get in touch with a member of the team today.
Our platform includes specialist data, organised so that our users can intuitively navigate the wider market. We also provide written and video insights that cut through the complexity of the industry.
Here at Modo, we build connections. We stand by our core company values of inclusivity, transparency, impartiality. We work closely with others throughout the energy industry to deliver the information and insights people need in ways that make sense.
To learn more about Modo, visit modo.energy
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