Staff Software Engineer
Bellevue, WA - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
GE Vernova is seeking a highly experienced technical leader to join a skilled team of 815 engineers responsible for the development enhancement and support of a large highly available Electricity Market Management System (MMS). The team includes experts in power systems databases software engineering and optimization working together to address complex challenges in a mission-critical environment.In this role you will serve as a technical lead and trusted partner to customers helping define requirements establish high-level system designs and support successful delivery. You will also contribute directly to software implementation troubleshooting customization and integration across GE and customer environments.
This position offers the opportunity to work on a sophisticated platform that supports high-security high-availability operations and leverages modern software technologies. It is well suited for a professional who values technical rigor collaboration and continuous learning in a dynamic environment.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Design and architect modules and feature areas for Wholesale Electricity Market Management (MMS) applications.
- Lead technical design discussions whiteboarding sessions and design reviews.
- Collaborate with engineering project and customer teams to deliver solutions effectively.
- Define scope estimate effort and work with the Project Manager to establish timelines.
- Evaluate technology options and make informed decisions based on analysis risk and technical fit.
- Ensure technical solutions are scalable maintainable and aligned with product solution architecture and standards.
- Develop a strong understanding of the overall MMS solution and module interactions; serve as a subject matter expert in assigned areas.
- Design interfaces and information exchange between modules and systems.
- Own code quality performance and technical deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provide technical leadership in an Agile environment and guide a team of 57 developers as needed.
- Promote standardization reuse and limited customization of product capabilities.
- Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to define requirements manage changes and support successful delivery.
- Mentor team members and support complex customer implementations.
- Document technical solutions troubleshoot issues and support resolution of defects and production concerns.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university or college.
- 812 years of professional experience in Market Management Systems (MMS) Energy Management Systems (EMS) or a technical lead role in the electric utility industry.
- Minimum 8 years of experience working with or for an Independent System Operator (ISO) market participant or wholesale electricity market vendor.
Technical Expertise
- Strong understanding of Market Management Systems including Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch.
- Experience analyzing troubleshooting and resolving issues in Market Management System applications.
- Knowledge of power system applications and/or optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with Oracle RDBMS; PostgreSQL experience is a plus.
- Experience deploying applications in on-premises and/or cloud environments.
- Working knowledge of DevOps practices including GitOps CI/CD and source control management.
- Experience with tools such as Git Maven Jenkins Artifactory and Ansible.
- Exposure to Kafka Kubernetes and containerization technologies is a plus.
- Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk Elasticsearch Kibana Prometheus and Jaeger is a plus.
- Understanding of Java programming concepts Spring Boot modern web clients such as TypeScript or JavaScript and RESTful APIs is a plus.
Desired Characteristics
- Strong ownership and accountability across the full task lifecycle including requirements gathering technical execution documentation and delivery support.
- Self-starter who can independently gather information and work effectively across multiple resources and stakeholders.
- Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Proactive in identifying system issues failures and opportunities for improvement.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills including troubleshooting complex multi-layered systems.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new development practices languages and tools.
- Detail-oriented customer focused and committed to delivering high-quality work.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
Required Experience:
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