Job Description Summary
Consulting Services a part of GE Vernova has offices in multiple countries and offers our global clients (external & internal GE) a wide range of solutions across the entire spectrum of power generation delivery and utilization. Our Power Systems Engineering team utilizes their deep knowledge of connected power grid planning design operation and life-cycle management to offer customized solutions to our global clients. Our Power Economics team offers analyses focused on the understanding and the study of the financial and physical operation of the electric power systems including generation and grid planning system optimization asset valuation competitive power markets and energy policy implications. Our software business plays a critical role in delivering these solutions by developing and maintaining cutting-edge analytics platforms for production cost modeling capacity expansion reliability assessment market simulation and both steady-state and transient stability simulation. These tools are continuously enhanced based on feedback from consulting engagements and evolving industry needs. Over 700 entities worldwide use our suite of software tools to assess the economics performance and reliability of interconnected power systems. We also offer a full range of education courses through our Power Systems Engineering Course.
The Front-End Developer will play a key role in designing developing and maintaining reusable UI components and services that power the PlanOS system. PlanOS is GE Vernovas next-generation energy planning platform designed to support utilities and system operators in making data-driven future-ready decisions for grid reliability resource adequacy and decarbonization strategies. This role involves working primarily on web-based UI design systems and backend services using Python and C#. The developer will be responsible for the full software development lifecycle including requirement analysis documentation implementation and ongoing maintenance with a strong focus on scalability performance and usability.
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
- Partner with key stakeholders to understand functionality needs for PlanOS.
- Possess experience working with external UI development vendors managing deliverables and eventually leading the transition of development responsibilities in-house.
- Collaborate closely with UX team members to refine user workflows and visual layouts using industry-standard UX tools such as Figma.
- Develop and maintain reusable UI components using ReactJS TypeScript HTML5 and CSS.
- Collaborate with UX designers and product owners to implement user-friendly designs based on specifications and feedback.
- Translate customer and business requirements into clean testable and maintainable front-end code.
- Optimize applications for performance accessibility and responsiveness.
- Integrate with REST APIs and collaborate with back-end developers to deliver full-stack solutions.
- Participate in Agile scrum teams providing technical leadership and peer code reviews.
- Contribute to the improvement of UI development processes tools and standards.
- Support documentation testing and knowledge sharing across the team.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university.
- Six to eight years software development experience with at least three years front-end development experience.
- Proficiency in ReactJS TypeScript HTML5 and CSS.
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and integrating front-end with backend services.
- Solid grasp of UX design principles and familiarity with modern UX tools such as Figma.
Desired Characteristics
- Masters Degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited university or college.
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience building responsive applications compatible with modern browsers.
- Familiar with GitHub NPM and CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins).
- Background working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Excellent problem-solving communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with Docker for deployment.
- Knowledge of Mapbox MariaDB/MySQL and Trello.
- Exposure with Python and libraries like Altair for data visualization.
- Self-starter with the ability to lead development projects.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Demonstrated application of complex mathematics and engineering to real-world electric power system problems.
- Thorough understanding of the software development life cycle and modern software development methodologies (i.e. agile).
- Demonstrated knowledge of software development in modern object-oriented languages (C# Java Python etc.).
Business Acumen
- Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
- Skilled in breaking down problems documenting problem statements and estimating efforts.
- Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends.
- Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices.
Note
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Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Required Experience:
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