Senior Backend Engineer

Overview

We are designing the grid of the future! 

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.

Responsibilities

Join us in leading the change!

Electric Power Engineers, Inc. (EPE) is seeking a Senior Software Developer to be part of a dynamic and highly technical team. In this role, you will play a key role to help develop, maintain, and deploy cutting-edge cloud-based software products that serve the energy industry. You will have opportunities to work with the latest technologies and contribute to a growing portfolio of products that are helping shape the future of power systems.

How you can make an impact:

• Play a key role on the software team to design, develop, test, and deploy cloud-based software solutions for the energy sector.

• 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.

• Ensuring that the software is of high quality, reliable, and maintainable, by following best practices for software development, testing, and deployment.

• Perform code reviews, review bug fixes, and contribute performance tuning to ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Helping the Development Leads to manage the technical risks of the project, by identifying potential issues and proposing solutions to mitigate them

Qualifications

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

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a similar technical field

• Minimum 7 (+) years of experience developing software or SaaS product.

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git).

• Strong understanding of software development principles, algorithms, and data structures.

• Good problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• 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.

• Proven contributor across the software stack.

• Expert knowledge of one or more of the following programming languages and their ecosystems: Python, Java, Kotlin.

• 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.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Experience developing software for the power industry is a strong plus · Familiarity with Quarkus, a Kubernetes-native Java stack for building cloud-native applications.

• Experience with Spring echo system

• Experience with designing FAST API python microservices

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

• Work with industry leaders

• 401K, up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)

• Flexible Work including hybrid and remote possibilities based on position.

Location: This position will be Remote

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.