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About This Role

The power grid is changing and the software behind it needs to change faster. As a Staff Software Engineer on GE Vernovas Applied Grid Innovation team youll build the backend platforms and artificial intelligence (AI) agent frameworks that make next-generation grid management possible. Your work will directly shape how grid operators make decisions automate complex workflows and maintain reliable energy delivery at scale.

This is a senior individual contributor role for an engineer who thrives on system architecture challenges and wants their code running in production environments where reliability isnt optional.

Job Description

What Youll Do

• Design and build distributed backend systems using Python Java C or Go creating scalable microservices APIs and event-driven architectures that integrate with operational grid systems including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) data streams and time-series databases.
• Architect AI agent frameworks that orchestrate machine learning (ML) models rule engines simulation engines and enterprise grid services enabling intelligent automation and decision support in control room environments.
• Develop AI/ML production infrastructure including model lifecycle management inference services agent coordination layers and real-time feedback loops for Advanced Energy Management Systems (AEMS) Advanced Distribution Management Systems (ADMS) and Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS).
• Lead code quality and engineering excellence including automated testing Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline development performance tuning and system observability.
• Collaborate across disciplines working alongside data scientists power systems engineers and DevOps teams to bring AI-driven solutions from prototype to production in mission-critical environments.
• Contribute to architecture decisions with a focus on scalability fault tolerance cybersecurity and suitability for on-premises control center deployments.

Who Were Looking For
Youre an experienced backend engineer who combines deep systems architecture expertise with hands-on experience delivering AI/ML infrastructure in production and youre ready to apply that expertise to one of the worlds most critical infrastructure domains.

Required

• 5 years of professional experience in backend or distributed systems development
• Proficiency in Python and at least one additional backend language (Java C or Go)
• Proven experience designing microservices REST/gRPC APIs and event-driven architectures
• Hands-on experience building AI/ML production systems including model serving inference pipelines or agent-based orchestration frameworks
• Experience with AI/ML frameworks such as TensorFlow PyTorch or Scikit-learn
• Experience with containerization (Docker) orchestration (Kubernetes) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of software architecture concurrency system performance and security principles

Preferred

• Experience developing software for on-premises mission-critical or operational technology (OT) control environments
• Working knowledge of Energy Management Systems (EMS) Distribution Management Systems (DMS) WAMS SCADA or power system operations
• Familiarity with time-series data systems and high-throughput data processing pipelines

Education
A formal education and subsequent Bachelors Masters or PhD in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field is nice to have but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

Why GE Vernova
GE Vernova employees rise to the challenge of building a world that order to meet this mission we provide varied competitive benefits to help support our workforce. Our benefits are designed to reward high performers and help you manage your personal and family needs. We offer a robust benefits package depending on your employment status and your national requirements. A healthy balanced lifestyle can mean different things to different people weve created programs that support the way you live and work today. GE Vernova invests to provide opportunities to grow your career by providing a path for continued on-the-job learning and development.

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $126500.00 and $210900.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on July 29 2026.

Available benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.