Cloud Engineer

Are you passionate about building cloud-native systems? Do you love designing scalable, secure backend infrastructure for next-generation technologies? PassiveLogic is looking for a Cloud Software Engineer to help build the autonomous platform powering tomorrow’s buildings.

About PassiveLogic®

PassiveLogic is the first fully autonomous platform for buildings. We’ve reinvented the fundamental principles of automation to democratize technology, optimize buildings, and reduce the world’s carbon footprint. We are a team of technologists, engineers, and creatives dedicated to making a sustainable impact through real-world solutions.

We are looking for team members who have a passion for technology and want to work on cutting-edge problems with real-world solutions. Our culture is built on bringing together the most talented engineers, thinkers, and creatives—backed by the world’s leading investors—working together to make the future a reality.

About the Role

This is a career-defining opportunity to play a crucial role in a hyper-scale AI company that is transforming the future of autonomous systems, energy, and the built environment.

As our Cloud Software Engineer, you’ll design, build, and maintain the backend infrastructure behind our AI platform that is transforming how the world consumes energy.

What you’ll do

Design and implement scalable backend services: Develop APIs, distributed systems, data collection and aggregation tools that power our autonomous platform.

Architect robust and secure systems: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design cloud-native architectures focused on performance, observability, and security.

Maintain and monitor infrastructure: Support reliable cloud infrastructure using tools like Terraform, and ensure uptime and system health across deployments.

Prototype and launch cloud features: Drive the rapid development of backend features that integrate into our building automation stack.

Collaborate in agile teams: Work with product, design, and engineering teams in a fast-paced, iterative development environment.

Advocate for engineering excellence: Champion clean code, SOLID principles, and best practices in software development. Build with a focus on security, observability, and scalability.

What you’ll bring

If your experience does not meet all our posted requirements below, we’d still love to hear from you. We are looking for practitioners who are passionate about understanding people, committed to lifelong learning, and driven by the love of what they do. If that’s you, please apply!

You must have

• Proven experience:
• 3+ years of backend software development in a professional setting.
• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience developing backend web services (any language; Swift, Go, Rust, etc. are a plus)
• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code or cloud provisioning (Terraform, AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Working knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and SQL.
• Comfort instrumenting and monitoring production systems.
• Exceptional communication skills: Strong written and verbal ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Organized and strategic: Experience in managing complex backend systems and deploying scalable solutions.
• Collaborative mindset: Enthusiastic about working in a team-focused environment to shape system design.
• Adaptability: Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment, eager to learn, iterate, and innovate.
• Problem solving: You own this role. When issues arise, be the empowered force that solves them, rolling-up.

You should have

• Deep interest in technology: Keen on distributed systems, autonomous platforms, and scalable cloud infrastructure. Self-motivation, a passion for technology, and a strong drive for results and continuous improvement.
• Natural love of backend systems: Curious about how data flows from devices to insights.
• Experience managing cloud deployments: Familiar with AWS, Kubernetes, Helm, or Terraform.

It’s helpful to have

• Experience with: Server-side Swift (e.g., Vapor)
• Experience with: GitLab pipelines or similar CI/CD systems.
• Knowledge of: PostgreSQL tuning or schema design.
• Previous experience with: Deploying production applications in GCP or AWS environments.

We know there are candidates who might not fit everything we’ve described above, or who might have experience and skills we haven’t considered. PassiveLogic can sometimes be flexible enough to shift responsibilities to the right person, or otherwise identify open or upcoming roles that may better fit your professional background. Even if you don’t meet all the requirements above, we still want to hear from you.

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Generous equity share package
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Disability and life Insurance options
• Flex PTO
• Team-building events
• Free catered lunch in the office Monday — Friday
• Free ski pass (We are at the base of Big Cottonwood Canyon)
• Free National Park pass
• Onsite Gym

A Note on Working Onsite:

This role is based in our Salt Lake City headquarters. We believe that creativity and cohesion flows best when we are all together. When you’re constantly innovating, transforming whole industries, inventing new products and processes, and creating a more sustainable future through technology—and we are doing all these things—we believe we’re better as a team in-person. That’s why all of our teams work from one of our office locations, five days a week.

When applying, include:

• A cover letter telling us why you're the perfect candidate for PassiveLogic
• A resume
• Extra mile — include a description of a project (of any type) you personally created, devised, built, managed, organized, or designed that was of your own self-initiative

Diversity and inclusion

Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is woven into our values and everything we do. We welcome all—come as you are and bring your whole self. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity every day by maintaining a safe and inclusive environment for our employees at every stage of their careers.