Senior Data Scientist, Uplight
Virtual Power Plant
$146-176k
Plus equity and bonus
Office located in Redwood Shores, CA
Clean energy technology partner
Open for applications
Clean energy technology partner
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$146-176k
Plus equity and bonus
Office located in Redwood Shores, CA
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To fuel the transition to clean energy in order to build a more sustainable future.
Role
Who you are
- 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
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Senior Data Scientist - VPP to drive our company forward, and help us lead the clean energy revolution
- Uplight’s VPP platform provides AI-powered monitoring, forecasting, and dispatch tools to aggregate and orchestrate DERs across multiple asset classes, customer segments, and device types
- As a result, grid operators can draw on flexible, dispatchable capacity at scale to support a variety of grid services
- 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
Application process
- Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2025
Our take
Uplight provides end-to-end technology solutions that aim to increase efficiency within energy ecosystems. The company's tech solutions consist of energy personalization systems to motivate customers to use energy more efficiently, in addition to energy reports, marketplaces, and other API microservices. They're currently working with more than 80 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities.
Uplight’s software gives these utility companies granular data about how customers consume energy in their homes and businesses and offers ways to reduce their base power demand. They also offer a consumer marketplace for finding rebates and deals on energy-efficient appliances and electric vehicles.
The company has grown rapidly, reaching Unicorn status in 2021, despite only being founded two years previously. Uplight is entering its next phase of growth, focusing on significantly scaling its software solutions to further expand globally. It acquired Virtual Power Plant provider Autogrid in 2023 to embolden these aims.
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Company benefits
- Medical & Dental
- Flexible PTO
- 401k Match
- Parental Leave
- Peer Recognition
Company values
- Do the right thing - We act with integrity, even when it’s hard
- Grow - We’re driven by curiosity and excitement, always ready to learn
- Impactful progress - We work to meaningful outcomes, mindful of each step
- One team - We operate as a unified team, made stronger by uniqueness
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
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Leadership
Luis D'Acosta
(CEO (Not Founder))Previously Executive Vice President at Schneider Electronics, CEO at SEL, Director General of Mexico for Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Power Systems Manager in Mexico for ABB.
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