>> Hello Swarthmore Computer Scientists!
>> My name is David D'Annunzio (class of 2012) and I am a software engineer
>> at Opower.  Opower is a behavioral energy efficiency company that helps
>> utility companies make their customers more energy efficient.  How do we
>> do that?  Utility companies provide us with their customers' usage data
>> and we create insights that we send to those customers.  Five years ago
>> when Opower first started, our first product was a snail mail report that
>> would come with your monthly bill.  This report compared your usage to
>> your neighbors' and homes of a similar size.  This comparison forms the
>> backbone of our results.  Seeing that your neighbors use less energy is a
>> big incentive to lower your own usage.  While we still do snail mail
>> reports, we now have a suite of digital products as well: web portal,
>> mobile communications, unusual usage alerts, peak time rebates, and
>> programmable thermostats to name a few.
>> Here are just some of the perks of working at Opower
>> - Flexible work hours.
>> - People can bring their dogs to the office
>> - Free massages on Wednesdays
>> - Living in the DC area
>> - Free lunch on Fridays
>> - Amazing coworkers
>> - Ping pong
>> - Twice a year innovation day, see our website for more details : )
>> - The work you do helps save the planet (it's cliche, but true)
>> Our technology stack includes (not exhaustively) Java, Ruby, MySQL,
>> Elasticsearch, HBase, Hadoop, Angular, Maven, Git, and Subversion.
>> Opower is looking to hire a big crew of software engineers next summer.
>>  We are expanding rapidly and it is important to grow by hiring the best
>> and the brightest.  I also have the secondary goal of having Swatties
>> slowly take over the company, obviously.
>> I highly suggest checking out our website, opower.com, and if you have any
>> questions or want to apply please do not hesitate to email me at
>> david.dannunzio at opower.com.  Also check us out on vimeo.
>> Thanks so much!
>> Sincerely,
>> David D'Annunzio '12