Overview
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Technologies
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Overview

Breakthrough Energy is a climate technology network whose venture arm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, invests in companies that can sharply cut greenhouse gas emissions. Its programs back startups in electricity, manufacturing, buildings, transportation and agriculture, with portfolio companies such as Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Form Energy. The organization was founded in 2016 by Bill Gates together with a coalition of prominent investors and is based in Kirkland, Washington.

Connections

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Shared investors2
GenZeroVia a fund
23 portfolio companies: Climate Impact X, South Pole, Perennial Climate Inc. and 20 more
140 portfolio companies: Innovation Endeavors, AXIS Capital, KDX and 137 more

News

News breakthroughenergy.org 3 years ago
Breakthrough Energy Home
Empowering innovators to build the future of energy
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News breakthroughenergy.org 5 years ago
Breakthrough Energy Home
Empowering innovators to build the future of energy
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News breakthroughenergy.org 5 years ago
Breakthrough Energy Home
Empowering innovators to build the future of energy
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News breakthroughenergy.org 5 years ago
Breakthrough Energy Home
Empowering innovators to build the future of energy
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Breakthrough Energy over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
70/100
Languages
Python
Cloud & platforms
GitHub
Developer tools
PSCAD
PowerFactory
PowerWorld
Git
Practices & domains
NERC CIP
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$175k
Typical range
$175k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Senior 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Senior 1 $175k $175k
Highest paying role Senior Manager, Grid Modeling $175k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
31/100
Slowing
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
137 days
faster than 8% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Energy
100% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Python to stack Oct 2026
Added PSCAD to stack Oct 2026
Added PowerWorld to stack Oct 2026
Added PowerFactory to stack Oct 2026
Added NERC CIP to stack Oct 2026
Added GitHub to stack Oct 2026
Added Git to stack Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
7
Hiring now
1
Countries
2
Busiest office
Denver
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Kirkland United States
HQ
Kirkland
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Denver United States
Remote US
1 open roles $175k Avg Salary
hires for Energy
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
San Francisco United States
Regional office
San Francisco Bay Area
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Brussels Belgium
Regional office
Europe
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Seattle United States
Regional office
Seattle
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Washington United States
Regional office
Washington D.C.
careers board
Palm Springs United States
Regional office
Palm Springs
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Jobs

$165k – $175k per year · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Denver
Python
Git
GitHub
Energy
PSCAD
PowerFactory
PowerWorld
NERC CIP
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