No endless meetings. No busywork. Just real problems, real ownership, and shipping things that matter.

At Critical Loop, engineers move fast, think deeply, and build with people who care about doing things right. You might spend one day untangling a complex system and the next, pushing something live and seeing the impact immediately.

Small teams mean big ownership. Engineers here make real decisions, shape solutions end to end, and see their work in production. That’s why people choose Critical Loop: to do meaningful work, work with sharp teammates, and focus on building instead of process.

We captured a behind-the-scenes look at a day with Lin to show how we think, build, and grow together.

If this sounds like your kind of work, check our Open Roles to see if there’s an opportunity for you.

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September 23, 2026

How Cygnus Works: A Technical Overview of Critical Loop's Certified Power Control System

California's interconnection queues are stretching three to five years. The reason isn't a lack of power, it's a lack of control infrastructure capable of working within available grid capacity in real time. Most facilities accept the queue as an inevitability. It isn't.
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May 20, 2026

The Grid Has a Peak Problem, Not a Power Problem.

For decades, the industry has treated peak demand primarily as a construction problem. Increasingly, it is becoming a coordination problem instead.
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April 13, 2026

Critical Loop Raises $26M Series A to Accelerate Grid Interconnection

Modular hardware and software stack delivers power to industrial sites in days or weeks with a team of engineers and operators from SpaceX, Tesla, Palantir, and Rivian. Partnerships include San Diego International Airport; LG Energy Solution Vertech will supply domestically manufactured energy storage systems.
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