Backend Engineer II

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

As a Backend Engineer II (Modeling), you will collaborate with leaders in technology, data, and energy to build solutions and tools for handling the highly complex problems posed by the evolving power grid. You will write interactive software to analyze and explore energy data, including building new modeling constraints and optimization model formulations. We are curious people who take pride in our work, value high-quality communication, and strive to improve continuously.

Position Details

• Salary range:  85,000 - 110,000
• Location:  Yes Energy’s core offices - Boulder, CO; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; or Richmond, VA
• Full-time
• Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office 
• Reporting to: Senior Director, Engineering

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable, reliable software using our backend platform and technologies.
• Model and develop new constraints for the Mixed Integer Program (MIP)
• Analyze, evaluate, and optimize the MIP solver runtime in different scenarios
• Work closely with operations and infrastructure to build and scale services
• Participate in all product life cycle phases: requirements analysis, design, development, deployment, and support.
• Embrace Agile development methodologies and practices.
• Contribute to implementation and architecture discussions.
• Coach, mentor, and guide peers, driving an excellence and continuous learning culture

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience working as a software engineer
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field, or related years of experience
• Proficiency in backend languages, especially C#
• Must have advanced skills in modeling linear and integer optimization models.
• Advanced mathematical skills required.
• Passion for optimizing system performance and scalability.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Passion for sharing knowledge with the rest of your team, building shared tooling, and directly helping customers.
• Self-directed and comfortable supporting the needs of multiple teams, systems, and products.
• Continual learner, engaged in professional development.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Data Science, or Electrical Engineering
• Have experience with CPLEX, Xpress, or Gurobi
• Have a desire to learn the energy industry or expertise in power system modeling

Keywords

C#, .NET, Cloud, AWS, Containerization, SQL, Data Science, Mixed Integer Programming (MIP), Linear Programming (LP), Gurobi, CPLEX, Xpress, Model Optimization, Agile, TDD / Test-Driven Development

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions.  Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.  The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.  Yes Energy has a team of over 350 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand, Tokyo, Japan; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.  This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways; 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.