Software Engineer - Grid Services

Emerald AI is at the intersection of AI and energy, focusing on enabling AI data centers to scale sustainably. The Software Engineer on the Grid Services team will develop systems that connect Emerald Conductor to the electric grid, allowing data centers to participate in electricity markets and demand response programs.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build software integrations with ISOs/RTOs, utilities, aggregators, and demand response platforms
• Develop optimization and control algorithms that determine when and how data center resources including compute workloads, on-site generation, and storage are dispatched in response to grid signals
• Build forecasting models for electricity demand, data center load, prices and grid conditions to support market participation and dispatch decisions
• Translate wholesale market and demand response program rules including capacity accreditation, baselines, measurement & verification (M&V), settlement, and compliance into operational software
• Build reliable data pipelines that ingest, validate, and process real-time operational and market data
• Own software services from design through deployment, monitoring, and long-term operation