Research Software Engineer, Equilibrium Energy
Senior/Staff
+ Equity
Clean power company
Job no longer available
Clean power company
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the collective path to climate, energy, and societal equilibriums.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of production software engineering experience (Python, C++, Julia, or other applicable languages)
- Experience working across the software / research boundary, preferably in one of the following domains: machine learning, optimization, quantitative trading, power systems research
- Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control, code reviews, CI/CD, and testing
- Experience analyzing computational results with tooling such as Jupyter notebooks and matplotlib or equivalent
- Ability to proactively communicate and work cross-functionally to define and implement solutions in a complex technical environment
- BA / BS / Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering) or equivalent practical experience
Desirable
- Domain experience in simulation of real-world assets (physical batteries, autonomous vehicles, etc.)
- Working knowledge of modern cloud infrastructure and containerization tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, AWS / GCP / Azure)
- Experience with SQL-based databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) as well as tools and frameworks for working with databases programmatically (e.g. ORMs, JDBC, etc.)
- Experience with speed/memory tradeoffs operating over large-scale datasets
- Experience with optimization techniques, modeling packages, and solvers
What the job involves
- We are looking for a research software engineer who will be responsible for building software tools that allow sophisticated simulation of the physical and economic characteristics of utility-scale battery operations
- Design, develop, and maintain features for a utility-scale battery simulation platform
- Create a platform for visualizing and inspecting battery simulation results that enables actionable insights from performance and risk metrics
- Serve as a subject matter expert on simulation run mechanics and energy market logic
- Build tools for the ingestion and processing of time series data from various internal and external sources
- Assist in product development strategy, design, planning and productivity
- Contribute your unique technical, user, and market knowledge to product strategy
- Contribute to product roadmapping, resource planning and sprint management
- Contribute to product development productivity improvements, including best practices, technical documentation, code reviews and automation / utility / abstraction packages
- Serve as a member of our technical team across both engineering and research
- Collaborate asynchronously with engineers, researchers and product managers across time zones to design, build and ship code
- Contribute to technical strategy and planning across the company
Our take
Amidst the rapid growth of renewable energy across the world's electrical grids, there is an urgent demand for effective energy storage solutions. Equilibrium Energy is stepping onto the stage to tackle this challenge. Merging energy expertise with cutting-edge technology, the company aims to navigate the intricacies of an increasingly volatile power grid.
Centered on grid-scale battery deployments, Equilibrium offers a contractual solution for grid-scale battery developers in partnership with Hatch Renewable. This approach addresses a pivotal financing gap and recently manifested in a monumental 100MW battery tolling agreement in Texas with Jupiter Power.
Backed by an impressive 2023 infusion of capital, Equilibrium is poised to reshape renewable energy deployment. With a strategic focus on supporting battery developers, Equilibrium's trajectory holds the promise of propelling the clean energy revolution forward.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2025
$28m
LATE VC
Oct 2024
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $100m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401k package
- Opportunity to own a significant piece of the company via a meaningful equity grant
- Unlimited vacation and flexible work schedule
- Ability to work remotely from anywhere in the US & Europe, or join one of our regional hubs in Boston, SF Bay Area, or London
- Accelerated professional growth and development opportunities through direct collaboration and mentorship from leading industry expert colleagues across energy and tech
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Ryan Hanley
(CEO)Graduated from the University of California with an Master's in Business Administration. Previously served as a Grid Services Director at Tesla and as the CPO at AMS. Also worked as an Energy Platform General Manager at Shell.
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