Optimization Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, May 26, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

To support the development of integrated energy infrastructure, the full-time remote Optimization Engineer will design and implement an optimization platform that utilizes real-time data and forecasting models to enhance market decisions across diverse energy assets.

Key responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain production code for optimization, bidding, simulation, and forecasting workflows
  • Collaborate with trading and operations teams to ensure optimization systems perform reliably in live market conditions
  • Guide technical decisions related to data architecture, software design, and system reliability
Required qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience solving optimization problems in production environments
  • Familiarity with solvers such as Gurobi, XPRESS, or CPLEX and modeling frameworks like Pyomo or AMPL
  • Experience with production code, continuous deployment, and designing for scalability and reliability
  • Working knowledge of orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster
  • Strong knowledge of energy systems or wholesale power markets is preferred

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