Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Lunar Energy is on a mission to transform home energy with innovative electric products. They are seeking a Staff Data Scientist to develop algorithms for optimizing and trading distributed energy resources in wholesale markets.

Responsibilities

• Building optimisation, forecasting and market participation algorithms to trade DER fleets in wholesale markets
• Modelling DER physical behaviour to connect control with market participation
• Operating large DER fleets in real time
• Quantifying uncertainty in asset behaviour and financial risk across strategies

Skills

• 5+ years' experience as a Quantitative Developer, Data Scientist, Risk Analyst, or in a related field
• A good understanding of formal methods in quantitative finance
• A degree, MSc, or PhD in a quantitative field such as physics, mathematics, or statistics
• Professional experience with forecasting, optimisation, signal processing, control, and decision-making algorithms
• Professional experience with machine learning algorithms
• Extensive experience in one of Python, Julia, or OCaml, along with relevant libraries (e.g. pandas, TensorFlow, NumPyro)
• Extensive experience with SQL and proficiency working with large datasets
• You love working in a smaller team where you can see the impact of your work
• You are a first-principles thinker with intellectual curiosity, a love of learning, and an openness to changing your mind when given new information
• You are autonomous and enjoy managing your own workload and deadlines
• Professional experience with Bayesian modelling
• Software architecture experience
• Experience with the functional programming paradigm
• Experience with TypeScript
• Professional experience in the energy, trading, or commodities sector
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary and stock options package.
• Healthcare Benefits: Access to a private Medical Insurance scheme through BUPA (medical history disregarded).
• Wellbeing Perks: A wellbeing and lifestyle benefits plan through Medicash.
• Financial Security: 5% employer contributions pension matching.
• Investment in Your Growth: A budget of A31,000 per financial year for work-related training and an allowance of 4 training days.
• Eco-Friendly Commuting: Participate in the Cycle To Work scheme and benefit from the Workplace Nursery benefit.
• Work Setup Support: Receive A3200 upon joining for remote work setup.
• Mental Health Support: Access to Spill - a Mental Health Support platform.
• Family-Focused Benefits: Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.
• Time Off: 25 days of annual holiday entitlement plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Enjoy flexible start and finish times, with the option for fully remote working or a hybrid setup, depending on your preferences.

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