Senior Software Engineer, Fleet Telemetry & Control/Rust

Location: San Francisco, CA (Remote/Hybrid Available)

What is Verse?

The race to AI has become the race to power. Every breakthrough in artificial intelligence depends on one thing: access to electricity. But across the country, aging grid infrastructure and years-long interconnection queues are slowing the deployment of the data centers that will power the next generation of innovation. Solving this challenge isn't just about energy—it's about unlocking the future of AI.

At Verse, we're building the energy intelligence platform for the AI economy. Our software helps the world's largest energy consumers achieve faster, cheaper, and cleaner power by combining real-time control of energy assets with complete visibility into their energy portfolio. Backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, GV, Coatue, and NVIDIA, and built by pioneers in grid-scale batteries, energy markets, and enterprise software, we're redefining how the world's most ambitious organizations access and manage energy.

As a Software Engineer focused on Fleet Telemetry & Control at Verse, you will be working closely with our energy solutions partners to design, implement, and test distributed energy resource controls and telemetry software on customer hardware at sites around the world. You will be part of a dynamic, high-performance team building applications directly on bare-metal or on hardware-level virtualization platforms. As an advanced technical leader in network programming and state management development, engineering teams will look to you for best standards and practices for interfacing with on-premises grid assets using solutions you will build and maintain.

• Foster a culture and mindset of well-designed systems, test-driven software, and transparent communication with a high caliber of mutual respect and consideration for stakeholders

• Mentor and support career and junior level engineers in their fleet telemetry and control software career development

• Collaborate closely with energy solutions providers on their proprietary hardware and on-premises software stacks

• Design, implement, and test software for supervisory distributed energy resource control and telemetry applications with heterogeneous OEM hardware, sensor/actuator networks, and remote terminal units

• Develop high-performance, production-grade applications optimized for resource- and bandwidth-constrained environments

• Provide specifications for over-the-air (OTA) update of on-prem software and remote access solutions for customers

• Implement and enforce best security practices for critical infrastructure and cyber-physical systems

What We're Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• At least 5+ years of experience working directly on bare metal applications

• Technical leadership and commitment to delivering high quality software on time or ahead of schedule, and adhering to best software development practices

• Strong programming skills with systems languages such as C/C++, Rust or Go

• Comfortable working with scripting languages such as Shell or Python (understanding of Rust bindings for Python or similar a big plus)

• Advanced knowledge of communications solutions at all layers (L1-L7) in the OSI networking model

• Hands-on exposure to lightweight database engines such as SQLite, LevelDB, or similar

• Familiarity with SCADA systems, industrial automation software, PLCs, microcontrollers, and finite state machines

• Hardened security mindset with extensive experience in one or more technologies such as public key infrastructure, encryption, cryptography, and data privacy

What Will Make You Standout (Preferred Qualifications)

• A bachelor’s