Remote Senior Optimization Engineer: Power Markets & AI

Tierra

United States

Remote

USD 150,000 - 185,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Equity
Health insurance (PPO)
401K with company contribution
Remote-friendly work environment
Co-working membership & home office-st

Job summary

Tierra is seeking an intellectually curious Optimization Engineer to advance its optimization software across multiple US power markets, focusing on day-ahead, intraday, and real-time opportunities for various energy assets. The role blends energy markets, AI, and software engineering to improve revenue and environmental impact.

You'll develop and deploy optimization models in Python, work with data scientists, and integrate robust methods under uncertainty, with remote-friendly, equity-backed

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in energy industry or related engineering role with production software
  • 3+ years Python development with LP/MIP/Convex optimization
  • Experience with collaborative development and code reviews

Responsibilities

  • Develop and refine optimization models for short-term battery dispatch and bidding in US power markets
  • Monitor market prices and changes to identify optimization opportunities
  • Collaborate with data scientists to refine bidding and algorithmic strategies
  • Integrate probabilistic market forecasts into optimization workflows
  • Promote software development best practices across the codebase
  • Serve as power markets SME for external stakeholders
  • Periodically work extended hours when appropriate

Skills

Python programming
Optimization
Power systems knowledge
Agile/lean
GitHub usage
SQL/databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

GitHub
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)

Job description

Tierra is seeking an intellectually curious Optimization Engineer to advance its optimization software across multiple US power markets, focusing on day-ahead, intraday, and real-time opportunities for various energy assets. The role blends energy markets, AI, and software engineering to improve revenue and environmental impact.

You'll develop and deploy optimization models in Python, work with data scientists, and integrate robust methods under uncertainty, with remote-friendly, equity-backed

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