3 months ago
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.
About Verse
Verse builds an enterprise SaaS platform, Aria, for real-time dispatch and optimization of batteries and other flexible energy assets used by data-center developers and BESS operators. It sells software and services for energy procurement, risk management, and portfolio visibility to cut costs, manage risk, and reduce emissions. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, GV, Coatue, and NVIDIA.