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NRG Energy · 2 days ago

Platform Engineering Intern

NRG Energy is a leading smart home company dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. In this role, you’ll be building the back-end APIs and services that power our app experiences for Vivint’s millions of customers, directly impacting how customers use Vivint to secure and control their homes.

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Comp. & Benefits
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Implement APIs used by the Vivint’s mobile apps
Write handlers to communicate with Vivint cameras
Work with experienced software developers to implement new features

Qualification

GoPythonREST APIsGRPC APIsKubernetesDockerMQTTNoSQL databasesSoft skills

Required

Experience with Go and Python or similar languages
Currently in your sophomore semester of college/university
Experience developing REST and/or gRPC APIs
Familiarity with Kubernetes and/or Docker
Understanding of MQTT for communicating with IoT devices
Understanding of non-relational (NoSQL) databases like MongoDB

Company

NRG Energy

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NRG Energy is an integrated power generation and supply firm that offers offsite solar, wind power, and smart grid retail services.

H1B Sponsorship

NRG Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (31)
2024 (19)
2023 (25)
2022 (14)
2021 (9)
2020 (25)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$6.99B
Key Investors
Public Utility Commission of Texas
2025-09-24Post Ipo Debt· $4.9B
2025-08-04Post Ipo Debt· $216M
2024-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.88B

Leadership Team

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Lawrence S Coben
President, CEO and Chair of the Board
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Anne C Schaumburg
Lead Independent Director
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