IoT platform for distributed energy management and grid optimization
Kiwigrid builds IoT software and hardware that connects renewable energy generation with consumption at the household level, enabling real-time load balancing and cost reduction. The stack (Go, Java, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, GCP, Terraform) reflects a mature cloud-native architecture scaled for embedded IoT at the edge. Active hiring skews senior (9 of 14 roles) and engineering-heavy (9 roles), with stated pain points around technical debt, architecture risk mitigation, and scaling data-driven products—signaling a company managing rapid growth while standardizing and hardening their platform foundation.
Kiwigrid is a German IoT company founded in 2011 and headquartered in Dresden, operating across 51–200 employees. The core product (KiwiOS) is a platform-as-a-service offering that lets utilities, solar installers, and energy retailers deploy decentralized energy control and optimization applications without building from scratch. The company operates across two business models: direct product sales to end consumers (home energy management systems) and white-label platform licensing to enterprise energy partners. Current hiring is concentrated in Germany and focused on engineering and customer success scaling.
Go, Java, JavaScript, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, GCP, Docker, Terraform, Git, and Python. Testing is handled via Playwright, JUnit, Cucumber, and Xray; ML pipelines run on Vertex AI.
ML pipeline automation, KiwiOS platform integration, customer onboarding and journey optimization, KPI reporting, architecture standardization, and managed services adoption for smart energy applications.
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