Optimization Engineer

• Design, implement, and maintain production code for optimization, bidding, simulation, and forecasting workflows.
• Develop orchestration frameworks to enable parallelization, reliability, and reproducibility.
• Guide technical decisions related to data architecture, software design, and system reliability.
• Incorporate uncertainty, probabilistic forecasts, and financial risk into algorithm design while balancing performance and interpretability.

This role enables the development of gigawatt-scale microgrids that integrate renewable energy and storage, accelerating the transition to a sustainable energy system and reducing carbon emissions.

• 5+ years of experience formulating and solving optimization problems (LP, MILP, nonlinear) in production environments.
• Familiarity with solvers such as Gurobi, XPRESS, HiGHS, or CPLEX and modeling frameworks like Pyomo, JuMP, or AMPL.
• Experience providing technical leadership and guiding system architecture decisions.
• Hands-on experience with production code, continuous deployment, and designing for scalability and reliability.

Total compensation: $217,500 - $237,000 (base salary + bonus in USD). Equity grant, 100% premium coverage for medical/dental/vision, unlimited PTO, up to 12 weeks paid parental leave, mental health support, $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly cell/internet reimbursement, pet insurance allowance, home office setup, and more.

Intersect Power develops, constructs, and operates large-scale energy and data center infrastructure, co-locating industrial demand with dedicated gas and renewable power generation. Acquired by Google in 2026, the company is on a mission to preserve the planet through innovative energy solutions.