• Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software components and applications for Grid Software and power system solutions.
• Drive the implementation of complex features using C++, Java, and modern software technologies, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and engineering best practices.
• Lead code refactoring, modernization, and technical debt reduction initiatives to enhance maintainability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and domain experts to define technical solutions and deliver high-quality software.
• Translate complex power systems and utility business requirements into robust, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
• Design and implement advanced algorithms, data structures, and analytical functions across product modules.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, code reviews, mentoring, and guidance to junior engineers.
• Champion Agile development practices, CI/CD, automated testing, cybersecurity, and software quality standards throughout the development lifecycle.
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve complex application performance issues, software defects, and customer-reported problems.
• Partner with cross-functional global teams to deliver strategic product enhancements with high quality and predictable execution.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong expertise in C++ and/or Java with a deep understanding of software engineering principles and best practices.
• Proven experience developing and maintaining large-scale enterprise software products and complex codebases.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, refactoring, design patterns, code quality frameworks, and maintainable system design.
• Experience with modern full-stack technologies, REST APIs, databases, distributed systems, and web application development.
• Advanced understanding of object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization techniques.
• Proficiency working in Linux and Windows development environments.
• Knowledge of power systems, EMS, SCADA, grid applications, utility operations, or energy management systems is highly desirable.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and root-cause analysis skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, collaboration, and teamwork skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
• 5-8+ years of experience in software development, product engineering, or enterprise application development.
• Strong hands-on experience developing and maintaining software using C++, Java, or similar object-oriented programming languages.

Languages / Additional Experience

• Proven experience across the full software development lifecycle, including architecture, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies, source control systems, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience leading software modernization, legacy application transformation, performance tuning, and maintainability initiatives.
• Strong understanding of databases, APIs, distributed systems, and enterprise application architectures.
• Exposure to cloud technologies, microservices, containerization, and modern web frameworks.
• Experience in power systems, utilities, industrial control systems, EMS, DMS, SCADA, GridOS, or related domains is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, lead technical initiatives, mentor team members, and drive delivery in a collaborative engineering environment.