Heat network operations and billing for UK local authorities and housing
Switch2 operates UK heat networks for local authorities and housing associations, running billing, metering, and operations across district heating schemes. The tech stack—Rust, Python, AWS serverless (Lambda, Fargate, DynamoDB, EventBridge), and Databricks—reflects a shift from legacy systems toward cloud-native infrastructure for real-time metering and billing. Current hiring is weighted toward finance and support roles rather than engineering, suggesting the company is stabilizing operations and cash-flow management as a near-term priority over platform expansion.
Switch2 is a privately held UK-based heat network operator founded in 1981, headquartered in Shipley. The company provides end-to-end solutions for heat networks owned by public and private entities, including metering, billing, operations, and maintenance. Their customer base spans local authorities, housing associations, and private developers running district and community heating schemes. Active projects include planned maintenance of metering systems, retrofit and upgrade work, zero-carbon network development, and transition of legacy control systems to modern platforms. The company faces operational pressures around arrears reduction, cash flow, and expanding field service capacity to support sector growth.
Switch2 uses Rust and Python for backend services, AWS (Lambda, Fargate, DynamoDB, EventBridge) for infrastructure, Databricks for data processing, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD. They also use SharePoint and Microsoft Office for internal operations.
Switch2 Energy is headquartered in Shipley, United Kingdom, and all current hiring activity is within the UK.
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