Senior Software Engineer – Electricity Market Optimization

Jobtailor; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Power Systems Optimization Engineer to define, develop, and evolve electricity market software in a fast-paced, agile environment. You will lead development of optimization applications for unit commitment and economic dispatch.

You will mentor junior engineers, provide domain knowledge on Wholesale Market Management Systems (PJM, MISO, SPP, ISO-NE, AESO), collaborate across teams, and ensure on-time delivery while maintaining quality standards.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in power systems or Optimization.
• Two+ years of experience in Power systems Analysis with focus on Electricity Market Optimization application development.
• Strong knowledge of Wholesale Market Management System, especially PJM, Midwest ISO, Southwest Power Pool, ISO New England or Alberta Electric System Operator.
• Hands-on experience in developing optimization software designed to manage large scale systems for Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch problems.
• Strong understanding of Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP).
• Experience with testing and test automation.
• Strong knowledge of source control management and GitHub in particular.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new software development practices, languages, and tools.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure
• Provide domain knowledge and/or technical leadership to a team of electricity markets application software engineers
• Lead and contribute to electricity market application development and ensure software delivery is on schedule, within budget and meets or exceeds customer expectations
• Write documents such as design notes, testing procedures, etc.
• Provide budgetary estimate for new project tasks to project leads and project managers
• Work with customer throughout the project life cycle to ensure the software meets customer's quality standards and functional requirements
• Mentor junior team members
• Interact with Product Development Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required.
• Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, software and product security, scalability, documentation practices, refactoring, and testing techniques

Skills

Power Systems Analysis

Electricity Market Optimization

Mixed-Integer Programming

Optimization Software Development

Source Control Management

GitHub

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in power systems or Optimization

Tools

GitHub

Job description

• Be responsible for defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure


• Provide domain knowledge and/or technical leadership to a team of electricity markets application software engineers


• Lead and contribute to electricity market application development and ensure software delivery is on schedule, within budget and meets or exceeds customer expectations


• Write documents such as design notes, testing procedures, etc.


• Provide budgetary estimate for new project tasks to project leads and project managers


• Work with customer throughout the project life cycle to ensure the software meets customer's quality standards and functional requirements


• Mentor junior team members


• Interact with Product Development Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required.


• Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, software and product security, scalability, documentation practices, refactoring, and testing techniques

Requirements

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering in power systems or Optimization


• A minimum of Two (2) years of experience in Power systems Analysis with focus on Electricity Market Optimization application development


• Strong business knowledge of Wholesale Market Management System, especially PJM, Midwest ISO, Southwest Power Pool, ISO New England or Alberta Electric System Operator


• Hands-on experience in developing optimization software designed to manage large scale systems for Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch problems


• Strong understanding of Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)


• Experience with testing and test automation


• Strong knowledge of source control management and GitHub in particular


• Demonstrated ability to learn new software development practices, languages, and tools


• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Power Systems Analysis and Electricity Market Optimization application development, with a strong focus on Mixed-Integer Programming and optimization software for large-scale systems. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor junior members, and ensure software delivery meets customer expectations within budget and schedule.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Power Systems Analysis


• Electricity Market Optimization


• Mixed-Integer Programming


• Optimization Software Development


• Source Control Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Electricity Market Application Development


• Optimization Software


• Testing and Test Automation


• Agile Development


• Lean Methodology


• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)


• Refactoring


• Documentation Practices


• Budget Estimation


• Customer Interaction

Soft Skills

• Technical Leadership


• Mentoring


• Collaboration


• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Industry Keywords

• Wholesale Market Management System


• PJM


• Midwest ISO


• Southwest Power Pool


• ISO New England


• Alberta Electric System Operator

Tools & Technologies

• GitHub