We need your help. What can you run on the cloud that also heats homes?

Megan Lewis — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:40:59 +0000

I’m Meg, a Software Engineer at Thermify. We’re building an unconventional cloud platform at Thermify. Instead of a conventional data centre, we're distributing the servers into UK homes, and recovering their waste heat for low-cost, low-carbon heating & hot water.

We're looking for a handful of DevOps engineers willing to put it to the test this winter.

The challenge: bring an ARM64 docker workload, deploy it, benchmark it, and tell us where it succeeds or fails.

Best fits:

Batch processing
CI/CD runners
Data pipelines
Short-lived containerised jobs
Small-model CPU inference.

The Parameters:

CPU only workloads
Non-sensitive data
No hard real-time requirements
Non-production critical workloads

We're an early-stage platform, not a mature hyper-scale replacement (yet!).

What you get:

Free compute.
Direct access to our engineering team.
Input into how the platform develops.

No endorsements required. No expectation of positive reviews. Just honest technical feedback and, if you're comfortable, sharing what you discover.

Interested? Comment with your proposed workload or drop me a message.

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We need your help. What can you run on the cloud that also heats homes?