Senior Software Engineer – Electricity Market Optimization

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Software Engineer focusing on Electricity Market Optimization at GE Vernova. Leading software development and project commitments in a fast-paced team environment.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $109,100 - $181,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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)
Contribute and lead advanced Power Systems Application software design, development, testing, integration and tuning to meet project and/or product commitments
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
Willingness to travel 10-20% of the time.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with thesis or related work in power systems OR in 'STEM' Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
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)
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
Strong understanding of Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP)
Experience with testing and test automation
Strong knowledge of source control management and GitHub in particular.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions
company retirement contributions
access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
tuition assistance
adoption assistance
paid parental leave
disability benefits
life insurance
12 paid holidays
permissive time off

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Hard Skills & Tools

Power Systems Application software designsoftware developmenttestingintegrationtuningMixed Integer Programming (MIP)Electricity Marketstest automationsource control managementGitHub

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringcommunicationcollaborationbudget estimationcustomer interactionproject management

Certifications

Master’s degree in Electrical EngineeringPhD in Electrical Engineering