Verse

Senior Optimization Engineer

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Base Salary

$150k - $210k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead optimization solutions from mathematical formulation through production deployment.
  • Develop and improve linear, mixed-integer, quadratic, and related optimization models using techniques such as decomposition, warm starts, heuristics, and parameter tuning.
  • Model electricity markets, battery energy storage systems, renewable energy assets, and distributed energy resources.
  • Write clean, tested, maintainable Python software and contribute to architecture, testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment of optimization services.
  • Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, data scientists, and commercial stakeholders on customer-facing optimization capabilities.
  • Mentor junior engineers, establish modeling and software-development best practices, conduct code reviews, and shape the optimization platform’s technical direction.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of professional experience developing mathematical optimization models in production environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently lead complex optimization projects from formulation through deployment.
  • Professional experience developing production software in Python and deploying optimization models into scalable production systems.
  • Professional experience in the energy industry is required.
  • Master’s degree or higher in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field; a bachelor’s degree with significant relevant experience may be considered.
  • Battery energy storage optimization experience is strongly preferred.
  • Preferred qualifications include wholesale electricity market optimization, knowledge of ISO/RTO markets such as CAISO, ERCOT, PJM, MISO, NYISO, and ISO-NE, stochastic or robust optimization, real-time decision-support systems, engineering mentorship, and a PhD in a related quantitative discipline.

Benefits

  • Base pay range is $150,000-$210,000, excluding benefits and potential equity.
  • Competitive compensation, equity grant, medical, dental and vision insurance, and 401k.
  • Flexible hours and unlimited PTO.
  • Hybrid work arrangement in San Francisco, California.
  • Diverse and inclusive working environment.

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