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We are designing the grid of the future! 

EPE is seeking a thoughtful, and highly skilled Principal Software Engineer who will have a senior technical leadership role in creating, developing, and maintaining the EPE software solutions for the electric utility/power industry. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the development of complex software systems, providing technical guidance to the team, and ensuring that the software meets the highest standards of quality and performance.

How you can make an impact:

• Leading the design and development of software systems, ensuring that they meet the requirements and are delivered on time and within budget.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and quality assurance, to ensure that the software meets the needs of the business and its customers.
• Mentoring and coaching junior software engineers and contractors, helping them to develop their technical skills and grow their careers.
• Staying up to date with the latest trends and developments in software engineering and incorporating new technologies and techniques into the software development process.
• Ensuring that the software is of high quality, reliable, and maintainable, by following best practices for software development, testing, and deployment.
• Examine existing code and recommend patches, design overhauls or fixes for broken code
• Collaborating with the Development Leads to define the technical direction of the project and ensuring that the team is aligned with this direction.
• Helping the Development Leads to manage the technical risks of the project, by identifying potential issues and proposing solutions to mitigate them.
• Supporting the Software Development Lead in managing the technical aspects of the project, such as code reviews, testing, and deployment.

Bring your passion, here's what’s needed:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a similar technical field
• Minimum 10 (+) years of experience developing software or SaaS product.
• 7+ years architecting, designing, and hands-on coding of large-scale software systems working in a microservices architecture.
• Extensive experience in integration projects, designing and implementing APIs with high-volume data exchanges with third-party systems.
• Ability to dive into new codebases, generate data-driven decisions for refactoring opportunities, and contribute code.
• Possess proven experience architecting, designing, debugging, and coding large scale software solutions. Intimate familiarity with the challenges of scaling and proven experience solving those problems is a must.
• Experience working with large volumes of data and integrating machine learning models into a broader software platform.
• Proven contributor across the software stack.
• Expert level in Python, PostgreSQL, Nginx, Redis, Javascript CSS, HTML5, React, Node.
• Working knowledge of Database Design, SQL Queries and transactions.
• Experience working with AWS products and services.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of best practices for deploying, scaling, and managing applications in a cloud environment.
• Proficiency in Java programming language and experience in developing applications using Java.
• Experience with Spring Boot framework for building microservices and web applications.
• Knowledge of best practices for developing, testing, and deploying Java applications.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Knowledge of cyber security vulnerability and penetration testing.
• Familiarity with ArcGIS and ArcGIS Javascript SDK is desired.
• Experience developing software for the power industry is a strong plus
• Familiarity with Quarkus, a Kubernetes-native Java stack for building cloud-native applications.

Lead the Change!

Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence.  For more than half a century, Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe, providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space, we are focused on building a modern, secure, and resilient grid.   Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.  

How we support you:

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, and vision with 100% premium coverage for you
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• MyShare Employee Ownership Program
• Work with industry leaders
• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

Location: This position will be remote US

Travel:  Occasional travel may be needed (10% or less)

EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster, and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster

Third-Party Recruiting Notification

EPE does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Any unsolicited third-party resumes forwarded by recruiters to EPE via our career page or to any of our managers or employees will be considered public information, may be treated as a direct application from the person identified in the resume, and will not be eligible for placement fee payment to the agency. EPE will not pay a fee to a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed third-party agreement and has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of the Talent Acquisition team. 

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