Engineers

Ever wish your job had a
real impact on the world?

Everyone on our team is responsible for the massive, positive results we've had so far—and they're growing: the amount of energy we save each year will soon equal what's produced by the entire US solar industry.

Our software engineers put innovation first

Twice a year, Opower shuts out the world to focus on harnessing our collective talent to improve everything we do. Similar to hackathons and 20 percent time, our Innovation Days promote community, creative thinking, and freedom from organizational hierarchy: the only rule is that folks present their projects at our Innovation Fairs—a science-fair-like event where everyone shares what they worked on.

Watch the Innovation Day video

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  2. Working Here
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  4. Our Impact
  5. College!
  6. Our Cities
  7. Interviewing
    1. Sales & Business Development

      Where there's energy to be saved and customers to engage, this team is there to promote the Opower platform. The public face of Opower, these industry veterans are at work in all 50 states and abroad, helping utilities help their customers become more energy efficient. They also explore partnerships that will help expand and increase our effectiveness in the future. When it comes showing how Opower works and how we drive energy efficiency gains to new heights, this is the team that does it.

      Learn More About This Team

      Current Openings

      Client Solutions Executive - APAC Singapore, Singapore
      Sales Executive - Central EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Sales Executive - EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Sales Executive - Southern EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Client Solutions Executive - West Coast San Francisco, CA, United States
      Director, Client Solutions - LATAM Arlington, VA, United States
      Market Manager-APAC San Francisco, CA, United States
      Proposal Writer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Senior Solutions Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
    2. General & Administrative

      This team ensures we have the technology, space, internal programs, and resources we need to get our jobs done. Our Finance team ensures we continue to meet our revenue goals and receive our pay and equity on time. Our HR team developed our sweet benefits package and sustains an awesome company culture. Our IT team makes sure that whatever type of computer we choose, we'll have fast connections, the capability to work from home, and the means stay connected with our bi-coastal colleagues. Our Operations team keeps daily life humming while also planning and executing office expansions. Finally, there's Recruiting, who are responsible for all of us being here!

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      Current Openings

      Executive Assistant to the CEO Arlington, VA, United States
      Finance Summer Ossociate Arlington, VA, United States
      HR Specialist (Contract) Arlington, VA, United States
      Human Resources Summer Ossociate Arlington, VA, United States
      IT Support Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager of Office Operations/Facilities Arlington, VA, United States
      Special Assistant to the President Arlington, VA, United States
      SVP of People Arlington, VA, United States
    3. Engineering

      Our engineers are responsible for building a system capable of analyzing the energy use of more than 20 million households. They're adept at using a variety of tools—from Java, Ruby, Scala, and jQuery to HTML5 and CSS3. And through our Agile development process, they're able to deliver a new version of our platform every three weeks! What's best about this team is its depth: it includes both front-end and back-end engineers and QA, all working in unison to deliver innovative features that scale for millions of people.

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      Current Openings

      Agile Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Agile Projects Portfolio Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Associate Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Engineering Manager, Data Services San Francisco, CA, United States
      Front End Developer/Designer Arlington, VA, United States
      Information Security Administrator Arlington, VA, United States
      Integration Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Integration Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      JavaScript Engineer - Thermostats San Francisco, CA, United States
      JavaScript Engineer- Web Arlington, VA, United States
      Mobile QA Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Network Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Network Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Operations Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Operations Engineer - Data and Storage San Francisco, CA, United States
      Performance Test Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      QA Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Software Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Software Engineer, Core Services San Francisco, CA, United States
      Software Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Software Engineer - Thermostats San Francisco, CA, United States
      Summer Ossociate Engineering Internship San Francisco, CA, United States
      UI Architect / Front-End Architect Arlington, VA, United States
      UI Architect / Front-End Architect San Francisco, CA, United States
    4. Product Management & UX

      Our Product & UX team is responsible for making sure our product delivers on the promise of energy efficiency through behavioral change. A perpetual innovation machine, they imagine new product features to strengthen customer engagement, expand our markets, and put Opower at the forefront of the energy-efficiency ecosystem—ultimately redefining the way millions engage with and understand their day-to-day energy usage. The team is also creating a new software development culture in DC, one latte at a time.

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      Current Openings

      Associate Product Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Director of Product Management, Platform San Francisco, CA, United States
      Product Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Product Manager San Francisco, CA, United States
      Product Manager, Data Insights San Francisco, CA, United States
      Senior Technical Writer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Senior Technical Writer Arlington, VA, United States
      UX Designer - All Levels San Francisco, CA, United States
    5. Corporate Marketing & Strategy

      This is the team behind the Opower brand, PR, corporate website, sales materials, white papers, market research, and the meaning of the letter 'O'. The Corporate Marketing & Strategy team is responsible for deciphering industry trends, driving product strategy, defining our value proposition, keeping an eye on competition, and conducting ongoing corporate strategy reviews. They are also in charge of making sure that our positive impact on the efficiency industry and the environment does not go unnoticed through advertising, press outreach, conferences, events, promotions, and collateral.

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      Current Openings

      Director, Field Marketing Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager, Solutions Marketing San Francisco, CA, United States
      Online Marketing Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Solutions Marketing Analyst Arlington, VA, United States
    6. Government Affairs & Legal

      Experts in energy regulation, this team works closely with public utility commissions in the US and abroad to promote information-enabled energy efficiency. Made up of policy wonks, attorneys, and industry experts, they help establish behavior-based measurement and verification methodologies, open new markets for behavioral efficiency, and ensure that our clients receive full credit for their efficiency savings.

      Learn More About This Team

      Current Openings

      Sr. Director/Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Corporate Paralegal Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager/Director, Market Development & Regulatory Affairs, Northeast & Canada Arlington, VA, United States
      Regulatory Research Analyst - Arlington, VA, USA Arlington, VA, United States
    7. Client Services & Operations

      This team manages Opower's software deployments and ongoing client engagements, ensuring that our platform successfully connects with utility infrastructure, gathers energy-usage data from millions of households, and generates personalized messages for consumers in order to maximize energy savings. Made up of engagement managers, technical project managers, and professional services engineers, this rare combination of MBAs and computer scientists is in charge of managing our day-to-day relationships with our utility clients and making sure our product is properly deployed, optimized, and continually upgraded within a client's service territory to drive maximum customer engagement and efficiency gains.

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      Current Openings

      Associate Professional Services Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Client Support Analyst/Consultant Arlington, VA, United States
      Engagement Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      QA Engineer - Operations San Francisco, CA, United States
      Technical Project Manager San Francisco, CA, United States
      Technical Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
    8. Consumer Marketing & Analytics

      This team drives energy savings for Opower's clients through targeted, multi-channel consumer campaigns. Made up of direct-marketing gurus, online marketers, statisticians, quantitative analysts, and efficiency experts, they turn mounds of data into targeted, actionable information and outreach efforts that drive behavioral change among utility customers. In addition, our in-house measurement and verification efforts are conducted by this team—ensuring that the energy savings we're delivering are properly documented for our utility partners.

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      Current Openings

      Consumer Insight Sr. Analyst / Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Consumer Marketing Analyst San Francisco, CA, United States
      Manager, Analytics Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Graphic Designer Arlington, VA, United States
    9. Arlington, VA

      Current Openings

      Executive Assistant to the CEO Arlington, VA, United States
      Finance Summer Ossociate Arlington, VA, United States
      HR Specialist (Contract) Arlington, VA, United States
      Human Resources Summer Ossociate Arlington, VA, United States
      IT Support Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager of Office Operations/Facilities Arlington, VA, United States
      Special Assistant to the President Arlington, VA, United States
      SVP of People Arlington, VA, United States
      Consumer Insight Sr. Analyst / Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager, Analytics Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Graphic Designer Arlington, VA, United States
      Director, Client Solutions - LATAM Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Solutions Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Director, Field Marketing Arlington, VA, United States
      Online Marketing Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Solutions Marketing Analyst Arlington, VA, United States
      Agile Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Agile Projects Portfolio Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Associate Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Front End Developer/Designer Arlington, VA, United States
      Information Security Administrator Arlington, VA, United States
      Integration Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      JavaScript Engineer- Web Arlington, VA, United States
      Network Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      QA Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Software Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Software Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      UI Architect / Front-End Architect Arlington, VA, United States
      Corporate Paralegal Arlington, VA, United States
      Manager/Director, Market Development & Regulatory Affairs, Northeast & Canada Arlington, VA, United States
      Regulatory Research Analyst - Arlington, VA, USA Arlington, VA, United States
      Associate Product Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Product Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Senior Technical Writer Arlington, VA, United States
      Associate Professional Services Engineer Arlington, VA, United States
      Client Support Analyst/Consultant Arlington, VA, United States
      Engagement Manager Arlington, VA, United States
      Technical Project Manager Arlington, VA, United States
    10. Singapore, Singapore

      Current Openings

      Client Solutions Executive - APAC Singapore, Singapore
    11. San Francisco, CA

      Current Openings

      Consumer Marketing Analyst San Francisco, CA, United States
      Client Solutions Executive - West Coast San Francisco, CA, United States
      Market Manager-APAC San Francisco, CA, United States
      Proposal Writer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Manager, Solutions Marketing San Francisco, CA, United States
      Engineering Manager, Data Services San Francisco, CA, United States
      Integration Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      JavaScript Engineer - Thermostats San Francisco, CA, United States
      Mobile QA Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Network Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Operations Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Operations Engineer - Data and Storage San Francisco, CA, United States
      Performance Test Engineer San Francisco, CA, United States
      Senior Software Engineer, Core Services San Francisco, CA, United States
      Software Engineer - Thermostats San Francisco, CA, United States
      Summer Ossociate Engineering Internship San Francisco, CA, United States
      UI Architect / Front-End Architect San Francisco, CA, United States
      Director of Product Management, Platform San Francisco, CA, United States
      Product Manager San Francisco, CA, United States
      Product Manager, Data Insights San Francisco, CA, United States
      Senior Technical Writer San Francisco, CA, United States
      UX Designer - All Levels San Francisco, CA, United States
      QA Engineer - Operations San Francisco, CA, United States
      Technical Project Manager San Francisco, CA, United States
    12. London, United Kingdom

      Current Openings

      Sales Executive - Central EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Sales Executive - EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Sales Executive - Southern EMEA London, United Kingdom
      Sr. Director/Vice President, Regulatory Affairs - EMEA London, United Kingdom
  1. Obvious

    Medical: We offer a number of plans through Aetna. Opower pays a significant portion of the monthly premiums in order to keep costs down for employees and their families.

    Opt out allowance: $100 per month for any employee who waives medical insurance.

    Dental, Vision, Disability, EAP, Life Insurance, and a 401(k).

    Owesome

    Super-casual environment (jeans, shorts, beanbag chairs).

    Variety of employee affinity groups, including Ovoice, Ofoodies, Omoes, and POW... just to name a few.

    Generous paid time off starting at 16 days, with increases every year for the first four years.

    Office closed between Christmas and New Year's Day. Enjoy the break!

    Flexible work arrangements.

    8 paid holidays, parental leave, and paid medical leave.

    Outstanding

    $100 monthly commuter benefit: employees can choose to apply it to driving, mass transit, bicycling, or walking.

    Pre-tax transportation savings plan.

    Generous employee referral program with rotating incentives.

    Stocked pantry full of healthy foods, drinks, and other snacks.

    Weekly company-catered lunch.

    Your choice of a Mac or PC
    (and if you're a developer, your choice of an IDE.)

    Bike to work and rack your bike in the office.

    In-office Wii, scooters, and ping-pong tables.

    Free in-building gym access (DC) or health club allowance (SF).

    Weekly massages (free of charge!)

    Bring your dog to the office.

    Our international benefits packages
    are customized and vary by location.

  2. Are we coming to your college's job fair?

    Carnegie Mellon   Pittsburgh, PA

    George Washington University   Washington, DC

    Georgia Tech   Atlanta, GA

    Harvard College   Cambridge, MA

    University of Illinois   Champaign, IL

    Johns Hopkins   Baltimore, MD

    University of Maryland   College Park, MD

    MIT   Cambridge, MA

    University of Michigan   Ann Arbor, MI

    University of Texas   Austin, Texas

    University of Virginia   Charlottesville, VA

    Virginia Tech   Blacksburg, VA

    Look for us!

    Tips on standing out from the crowd

    • We want to see your passion for programming, design, or whatever you do! The work you've done for your classes and internships is great, but be sure also to let us know about personal projects, such as websites or apps you’ve developed.
    • You may think they’re out of style, but cover letters offer you the chance to differentiate yourself and tell us about why you’re in interested in what we do.
    • We value work-life balance and we want to make sure our applicants do too.
  3. What's great about living in...

    1. Washington, DC

      Washington

      The US capital is a thriving metropolis, filled with museums, parks, monuments, music and cultural events, and a range of international cuisines few other cities can match. Opower folk tend to congregate in Dupont & Logan Circles, the U Street area, and Adams Morgan.

      We've pinned some of our favorite places on the Google Map to the right. These links below open up local blogs and listings in new tabs.

    2. San Francisco

      San Francisco

      Peninsular San Francisco packs a stupendous amount of food, creativity, and culture into a topographically diverse and human-sized built environment. The Opower office is in rapidly gentrifying SoMa, and our folks bike to work from all over the city.

      We've pinned some of our favorite places on the Google Map to the right. These links below open up local blogs and listings in new tabs.

    3. London

      London

      Host city of the 2012 Olympics, the Queen's Jubilee, Wimbledon, Henley, Ascot, and Lords—and one of the great capital cities of the world—London offers an endlessly evolving and entertaining array of shops, restaurants, exhibitions, performances, events, and people.

      We've pinned some of our favorite places on the Google Map to the right. These links below open up local blogs and listings in new tabs.

  4. What is the application process at Opower like?

    Our application process is designed to be rigorous as well as to offer a sense of what it's like to work at Opower. Every resume we receive is reviewed carefully by our Talent Acquisition team, and then some applicants are invited to participate in a telephone interview with one of our recruiters. If your experience and interests seem right for Opower and the role, you will then be asked to complete a homework assessment and/or have a telephone interview with the hiring manager from the team to which you've applied. The final step is a series of on-site interviews: in individual meetings between 4 and 10 Opower employees, you'll be asked questions about your experience, your perspective, and your potential fit within the team. This is also your opportunity to get answers to any questions you may have about the role. If you're coming to meet with us in person from far away, we'll cover your travel costs.

    How should I prepare for my interview with Opower?

    We expect you to understand a bit about what Opower does before talking to us. Ways to prepare are reviewing this website, reading our blogs, looking up recent press coverage, and/or gathering information relevant to the team and the position for which you're applying.

    Why do I need to do a homework assessment before speaking to the hiring manager?

    Opower is a great place to work, and getting a job here is extremely competitive—we're sent hundreds of resumes each week. Homework helps us assess your creativity, experience, and talent.

    What should I wear to my interview?

    We're a casual environment; please wear whatever you would feel comfortable wearing to work.

    If I'm rejected for a particular opening, will I stay on Opower's radar in the future?

    If your application is declined, it simply means that we felt you weren't a good fit for that specific position. We always encourage candidates to apply for other positions in which they are interested.

    If I'm offered a position, what is the pre-employment screening process?

    All candidates who are given offers undergo a standard employment and background check. Our hiring managers also conduct reference checks. If you require sponsorship to work in the US or UK, you'll need to work with our Human Resources team to complete the visa and/or work permitting processes.

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