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Principal Software Engineer Digital Energy Platforms
Job Location:
Job Location:
Dallas, TX - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 120000 - 165000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
2 September 2026 (6 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
30 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
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Benefits:
- Bonus based on performance
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Relocation bonus
- Vision insurance
We are seeking an accomplished Principal Engineer to drive the architecture design and development of next-generation digital energy software products within the Product & Platform Development team. This full-time role reports to the Head of Product & Platform Development under the CTO organization and focuses on Renewable Power Plant Controllers (PPC) Hybrid Energy Management Systems (HEMS) SCADA/DERMS Grid Analytics and OT-AI/ML platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and development of scalable secure software platforms for energy/utility automation ensuring high availability and real-time performance.
- Drive system architecture decisions and translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Mentor senior engineers on coding best practices testing DevOps and secure development lifecycles.
- Collaborate with Product Management QA Solution Engineering and cross-functional teams for high-quality product releases.
- Guide development of solutions for SCADA substation automation microgrids and BESS applications.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies including edge computing IoT containerization (Docker/K8s) and cloud-edge orchestration.
- Partner with industry OEMs and research partners to integrate AI/ML and grid-modernization technologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 12 years of progressive experience in software development architecture and team leadership.
- 10 years of hands-on full-stack development with Java Spring Boot Angular REST APIs SQL.
- Expertise in distributed systems microservices messaging (Kafka MQTT) and protocols (IEC 61850 Modbus OPC UA).
- Strong experience with DevOps CI/CD pipelines AWS/Azure cloud platforms containerization and security best practices.
- Exposure to Energy & Utilities domain (SCADA grid automation renewables).
- Proficiency in Python Unix/Shell scripting real-time data streaming Agile methodologies Git and JIRA.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
We offer a comprehensive compensation package designed for technical leadership:
- Base salary: $120000 $165000 per year
- Bonus eligible
- Full benefits including medical dental and vision coverage
- Relocation assistance is available for candidates willing to relocate permanently
Work Environment
Location: Southlake Dallas TX
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Occasional
Perks: Strategic role shaping mission-critical digital energy platforms at the intersection of power systems and cutting-edge software engineering.
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Occasional
Perks: Strategic role shaping mission-critical digital energy platforms at the intersection of power systems and cutting-edge software engineering.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on development expertise with architectural leadership in real-time mission-critical power systems software particularly in grid automation renewables and OT/IT convergence technologies.
Compensation: $120000.00 - $165000.00 per year
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