
Energy technology company
Sr. Software Engineer - Electricity Market Optimization w/Remote Option at GE Vernova
About the role
Job Description Summary
In this role, you will work closely with a team of 8-15 people who are responsible for enhancing, evolving, and supporting large on-premise highly-available Electricity Market Management System (MMS). The team includes power systems, database, software, and optimization engineers. As a Senior Electricity Market Optimization Software Engineer, you will contribute and lead advanced Power Systems Application software design, development, testing, integration and tuning to meet project and/or product commitments. The projects mainly consist of developing power system features for Electric Utilities, Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs).
Job Description Roles and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
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Be responsible for defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast paced and agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure
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Provide domain knowledge and/or technical leadership to a team of electricity markets application software engineers
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Lead and contribute to electricity market application development and ensure software delivery is on schedule, within budget and meets or exceeds customer expectations
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Write documents such as design notes, testing procedures, etc.
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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.
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Mentor junior team members
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Interact with Product Development Team, Customers, Solution Providers (Partner / Integrators), and other cross-functional teams as required.
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Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, software and product security, scalability, documentation practices, refactoring, and testing techniques
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Willingness to travel 10-20% of the time.
The compensation range mentioned is for candidates placed in the Bellevue, WA market. Other compensation will be reviewed upon candidate selection if they reside in other markets and work remote.Required Qualification
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Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with related work in power systems OR in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
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A minimum of Four (4) years of experience in Electricity Markets, Security Constrained Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch using Mixed Integer Programming (MIP), or Power System Analysis applications (must have at least 1 component in this section)#LI#Optimization Desired Characteristics
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PhD in Electrical Engineering or related work in power systems, plus One (1) year of experience in development or project delivery experience in Electricity Market field.
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Continuous improvement oriented; actively generates process improvements, champions and drives change initiatives.
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Highly organized and efficient; able to balance competing priorities and execute accordingly.
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Strong understanding of Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP).
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Experience with testing and test automation.
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Strong knowledge of source control management and GitHub in particular.
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Demonstrated ability to learn new software development practices, languages, and tools.
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Self-starter; comfortable pulling together information from multiple resources.
Leadership
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Serves as a mentor to newer team members in support of business goals and objectives.
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Continuously measures the completion rate of personal deliverables and compares them to the scheduled commitments.
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Provides transparency into problem solving approach and options. Demonstrates ability to determine fair and reasonable outcomes with shared tradeoffs.
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Demonstrates ability to define requirements and collaborate on solutions, leveraging personal technical knowledge and network of experts. Communication style encourages effective interaction with customer and cross-functional teams. Leverages knowledge of product capability to mitigate risk and drive desired outcome.
Personal Attributes
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Great at helping others understand and adopt new DevOps skills and practices – both within your work team and with the customer.
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Detailed oriented and expect software systems to be organized and automated.
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Curiosity drives your learning. You naturally work to extend your sphere of knowledge of the greater system within which your components are a part.
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Comfortable planning and completing your own work. You can run with a list of tasks to be done, but also know when to ask questions.
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Influences and energizes others toward the common vision and goal. Maintains excitement for a process and drives to new directions of meeting the goal even when odds and setbacks render one path impassable.
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Innovates and integrates new processes and/or technology to significantly add value to GE. Identifies how the cost of change weighs against the benefits and advises accordingly. Proactively learns new solutions and processes to address seemingly unanswerable problems.
Eligibility Requirement
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. GE may agree to sponsor an individual for an employment visa now or in the future if there is a shortage of individuals with particular skills.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Note
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.
This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided:
Yes
- This is a remote position
Application Deadline: June 26, 2026
For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $109,100.00 and $181,800.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.
Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.
This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on May 09, 2026.
Available benefits include medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.
GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.
Required skills
Software development
System design
Technical leadership
Testing
Customer collaboration
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About GE Vernova

GE Vernova
PublicGE Vernova, Inc. is an energy equipment manufacturing and services company headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
10,001+
Employees
Boston
Headquarters
$16B
Valuation
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Work-life balance
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Compensation
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Culture
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Career
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Management
3.7
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Pros
Supportive and approachable management
Excellent benefits and retirement plans
Professional development opportunities
Cons
Heavy workload and frequent overtime
High expectations and stress
Limited growth opportunities
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HR Screen
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Hiring Manager Interview
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