Junior Software Developer Java Jobs in Des Moines, IA

This is a multi-level posting. Candidates may be considered for any of the posted levels, depending on their level of experience and depth of expertise.
Our team is building a modern hybrid cloud platform from the ground up to support the next generation of applications across the organization. The platform provides foundational infrastructure, container runtime environments, developer tooling, messaging systems, and observability capabilities required to run reliable and scalable applications.
This is a greenfield engineering opportunity. As a Software Engineer 2 or 3, you will contribute to the development of automation, tools, and workflows that support platform and infrastructure operations. You will work under the guidance of more senior engineers and gain hands-on experience with modern infrastructure, automation practices, and cloud-native technologies.
Our approach emphasizes software-driven infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, Git-based workflows, and modern observability practices. Engineers at this level focus on building strong technical foundations, learning platform concepts, and contributing to production systems in a supported environment.
Responsibilities
This role supports improvements in how work gets done across the organization by contributing to software and automation that reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and support reliable operations.
You will contribute to tools, services, and workflows that support developer and operational needs, including infrastructure provisioning, deployment pipelines, environment management, and recurring operational tasks. You will collaborate with engineers across platform, infrastructure, and application teams to streamline how applications are built, deployed, and operated.
Under guidance, you will help identify manual or repetitive work and contribute to automation or process improvements. You will use code, scripts, APIs, and integrations to help replace manual tasks with repeatable, scalable solutions.
Core Responsibilities
Platform Automation Support

• Assist in identifying manual operational processes that can be automated
• Contribute to automation that improves consistency and reliability under guidance
• Support to the development of tools used to provision and manage infrastructure

Automation Development & Tooling

• Develop automation using modern programming languages such as Go, Python, or Java
• Contribute to internal tools that improve operational workflows
• Integrate automation with existing APIs, platforms, and operational tooling

Infrastructure & Platform Integration

• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle automation using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• Support automation related to Kubernetes platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and Git-based workflows
• Collaborate with infrastructure and platform teams on defined automation tasks

Process Improvement & Toil Reduction

• Identify repetitive or manual tasks and raise opportunities for automation
• Contribute to simplifying workflows and reducing operational effort
• Implement improvements following established patterns and guidance

Operational Automation

• Help develop automated workflows for common operational tasks such as provisioning and environment setup
• Assist with automation that supports operational reliability and incident response

Observability & Reliability

• Contribute to automation that integrates with monitoring and observability tools
• Learn to use telemetry and system metrics to inform automation improvements

Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)
A minimum of four years of experience in business software application design, development, integration and/or installation for a software engineer 2.
A minimum of five or more years of experience in business software application design, development, integration and/or installation for a software engineer 3.
Software Engineer II:
- Contributes to well-defined automation and tooling initiatives under guidance
- Builds and improves components of existing systems
- Learns platform concepts and operational workflows
Software Engineer III:
- Works independently on scoped technical problems
- Designs and implements automation with minimal guidance
- Contributes to technical decisions within defined areas
Working knowledge of programming concepts in a client/server and/or web-based development environment
Experience developing software in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Java, with the ability to read, write, and maintain code in shared codebases
Experience working in Linux environments, including basic scripting and use of command-line tools
Experience using Git or other version control systems as part of a collaborative development workflow
Interest in or early hands-on experience with automation, infrastructure, or platform engineering concepts
About Us
MidAmerican Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.
About the Team
MidAmerican Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.