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Here are some examples from my team’s 2019 work: We contributed numerous changes to containerd. We open sourced firecracker-containerd, and we also created a Go SDK that others are using to work with Firecracker. We contributed to Debian and the Debian kernel team. We contributed to Envoy. We collaborated with a number of communities, including Kata Containers, Red Hat’s Clair, and the Open Container Initiative. All of these examples are sustained investments, not one offs.
Many of these utility programs actively recruit customers, so chances are (a) you'll get a chance to sign up even if you own a different type of connected (e.g. WiFi) thermostat, and (b) the sign up process won't be hard.
There are lots of reasons why most fancy thermostats need a lot of power. For example, a fancy screen is hungry, WiFi is an expensive protocol (e.g. as compared to ZWave), etc.. Compare the Lux screen to the Nest, and you'll see at least one reason why they think they can get away with batteries.
Another option, patented by Honeywell I think, is called "power stealing." Here's an interesting article on the subject: https://www.ecobee.com/2014/01/the-problem-with-power-steali....
They argue in favor of both designing and manufacturing locally. A quote from their blog: "If you kind of just prototype something and bring it to China expecting that then thousands of these things can be made easily without understanding the processes and materiality of manufacturing, that is gonna be a big problem for you. What works is when the design process is iterated alongside the manufacturing process."
We build a IoT platform for connected thermostats. Together, our partners have already sold over 100,000 EnergyHub-powered devices, and soon we will be managing 1 million devices.
Our easy-to-use web/mobile apps help people save money by, for example: figuring out the most efficient time to run your heat or AC; using geofencing to turn things down when you're not home; and providing customized tips to help guide your decisions. We also run critical parts of the Smart Grid by linking our thermostat customers to Demand Response programs in the US and Canada.
You will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of the software: web and mobile applications, the distributed back end system including the communication layer to connected thermostats, analytics that drive efficiency, and the tools that we use. We use modern tools, and we're open to trying out new technologies, languages, and ideas.
To apply, please send your resume and a brief note about why you're interested in EnergyHub to josh at energyhub.net.
You will have the opportunity to work on all aspects of our software: predictive analytics, communicating with embedded devices, the back end distributed system, and web and mobile applications.
The ideal candidate: - Is fluent in a modern programming language (almost any!). - Knows their way around computers because they like knowing how things work. - Plays around with embedded systems. - Has built cool web or mobile applications. - Has worked on a distributed, fault-tolerant, and scalable system.
As a team, we: - Like the JVM, but love Python. - Juggle data using the right tool for the job — SQL, NoSQL, and a mixture of Pandas/SciPy/IPython. - Scale horizontally. - Are open to trying out new technologies, languages, and ideas.
EnergyHub is a Brooklyn-based startup located in an old factory near the scenic Gowanus Canal. We provide a cloud-hosted software platform for managing energy use in homes and small businesses. Together, our partners have sold over 100,000 EnergyHub-powered devices, and we will be managing 1 million devices in the next few years.
To apply, send the following to jobs@energyhub.com: - Your resumé. - Why you’re excited to work at EnergyHub. - Some code. This can take the form of a link to any of your open source projects, your github username, a code sample, or an app you wrote.