96 applicants

Company

Uplight · 8 hours ago

Senior Data Scientist- VPP

USA

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$146K/yr - $176K/yr

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Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the optimization models and software implementation that drives Uplight’s VPP platform to deliver reliable flexibility.

Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams (Engineering, Product Management, Delivery and Operations) across the organization to identify and address customer challenges with new features and capabilities.

Make sound technical decisions, implement best software engineering practices within the team, hedge technical/non-technical risks, and deliver projects predictably.

Design data models for no-SQL databases, such as HBase, as well as relational databases for scalable and cost-effective data storage and retrieval.

Design, build, and maintain scalable APIs to facilitate access to curated data for internal users and external customers

Perform rigorous testing, including unit tests and end-to-end regression testing, to ensure the accuracy of the solutions developed.

Review and evaluate code written by peers and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality, accuracy, performance, readability and maintainability.

Benchmark and debug critical issues with the algorithms and software as they arise.

Qualification

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Optimization modelingPythonSoftware developmentNoSQL databasesLinear programmingNon-linear programmingInteger programmingDynamic programmingStochastic programmingHeuristic approachesAMPLGurobiRedisHBaseKafkaCelerySparkRelevant fieldEnergy markets knowledgeTechnical decision-makingCode review skillsTesting skillsCollaboration skills

Required

MS., or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, operations research, industrial engineering, computer science, or related field.

Experience with software development.

Knowledge of Python or other programming languages.

Experience with solving large optimization problems using linear / non-linear / integer / dynamic / stochastic programming, as well as heuristic approaches.

Experience with optimization modeling languages (e.g. AMPL) and solvers (e.g. Gurobi).

Experience with frameworks such as Redis, HBase, Kafka, Celery, Spark.

Experience or knowledge in energy / utility or related markets.

Benefits

Competitive health care, dental, and vision coverage

Excellent 401(k) and flexible spending plans

10 paid public holidays and unlimited paid time off

Life, short term and long-term disability, supplemental, and AD&D insurance

Commuter transit, parking, biking, vanpool and park & ride benefits

Company

Uplight

Glassdoor

3.5

Uplight provides end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions.

Founded in 2019

Boulder, Colorado, USA

201-500 employees

https://uplight.com/

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