Sr Software Engineer - Electricity Market Optimization
GE VernovaBase Salary
$128k - $192k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define, develop, and evolve software for highly available, on-premise Electricity Market Management Systems.
- Lead and contribute to electricity market application design, development, testing, integration, and tuning.
- Develop optimization software for large-scale Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch problems.
- Provide power systems domain knowledge and technical leadership to software engineers.
- Collaborate with customers, product development, solution providers, partners, integrators, and cross-functional teams.
- Prepare design notes, testing procedures, and other technical documentation.
- Estimate project tasks and help ensure delivery meets schedule, budget, quality, and functional requirements.
- Apply software security, scalability, refactoring, source control, testing, and automation practices.
- Mentor junior and newer team members.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus on power systems or optimization.
- At least two years of experience in power systems analysis focused on electricity market optimization application development.
- Knowledge of Wholesale Market Management Systems, including markets such as PJM, Midwest ISO, Southwest Power Pool, ISO New England, or Alberta Electric System Operator.
- Hands-on experience developing optimization software for Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch.
- Strong understanding of Mixed-Integer Programming.
- Experience with testing and test automation.
- Strong knowledge of source control management, particularly GitHub.
- PhD in electrical engineering, power systems, or optimization is preferred.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Must be willing to travel 10–20% of the time and work from the Bellevue, Washington office if needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Health Coach access and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with matching and company retirement contributions.
- Tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, and life insurance.
- 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.
- Relocation assistance is provided.
- The U.S. pay range is $127,880.00–$191,820.00, with possible geographic differentials and discretionary annual bonus eligibility.
- The posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after October 21, 2026.
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About GE Vernova
GE Vernova is a purpose-built energy technology company on a mission to electrify to thrive and decarbonize the world. It is made up of three businesses -- Power, Electrification, and Wind -- with focus on accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. The world needs more energy, smarter energy. With energy demand expected to grow by more than 50% in the next 20 years, we are continuously innovating to meet the moment…like we have for the past 130 years. The Energy of Change and relentless optimism are what drive us – it’s about never giving up and seeing what’s possible so that we deliver the energy technologies the world needs right now and for generations to come. GE Vernova’s attitude and edge is embedded in its name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have the energy to change the world.