Sr Software Development Eng

Requisition ID:  81965 

NextEra Analytics provides renewable energy consulting services using industry-leading scientific analysis. As a NextEra Energy Resources company, the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, we thrive on solving the toughest problems facing the energy industry, and creating innovative forecasting and optimization solutions that lead the way into the next era of energy. Do you want to help accelerate the transition to low-cost sustainable energy? Join our world-class team today!  

Position Specific Description

NextEra Analytics is seeking an experienced full-stack software development 
engineer to join our New Product Engineering team.  Our SDEs work in a fast-paced 
environment alongside data and research scientists to help NEA provide innovative 
forecasting and optimization solutions for the energy industry.  Engineers contribute
to all phases of the software development life cycle, including requirements 
gathering and refinement, system design, implementation, and testing.  Our 
engineering team is encouraged to use a technical stack that aligns best with the 
problems they are trying to solve.  Recent projects have included AWS serverless, 
Grafana, TimescaleDB, Vue 3, and Python or Rust.  An ideal candidate will be a 
continuous learner who embraces change and has a desire to create the best 
solutions possible with the latest technologies available.  The candidate should 
possess the ability to lead small project teams and mentor less-experienced team 
members.  NEA follows a flexible hybrid work schedule, with teams splitting time 
between collaborating in-person in the St. Paul office and working remotely. 

• Works with other NextEra Energy teams and customers to develop and deliver industry-leading technology solutions to complex challenges 
• Codes in multiple languages in support and development of software products, most recently Python and Vue.js
• Conducts system testing and creates unit tests for new and existing features
• Writes documentation for technical requirements and system architecture
• Participates in agile ceremonies with the product team, including refining product requirements, providing estimates on work, daily standups, and post-sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Collaborates on high level software design projects and software system architecture and creates effective component level architectures
• Leads software module construction from architecture and design to implementation and may lead a small team of engineers in building the module
• Mentors junior engineers to ensure the team succeeds together
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

 
 
Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
• Experience being the software leader of a small team of engineers
• Involvement in system design and architecture of software systems
• Excellent communication with technical and product colleagues
• One or more years of recent Python and/or Vue/Angular/React experience
• Familiarity of cloud computing, primarily AWS
• Exposure to CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code processes
   

Job Overview

This position writes and tests software to aid in development and support of products.  Individuals in this role work with Technical Leads on software system architecture and service design and typically leads a module in the system.  This position participates in required product development process ceremonies.  Employees in this role are responsible for writing and refining technical requirements and technical design documentation.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Codes in multiple languages in support of software products and the development of software products
• Conducts system testing and codes unit tests and support features
• Documents technical requirement and other technical documentation
• Works with product team to refine product requirements
• Collaborates on high level software design projects and software system architecture and creates effective component level architectures
• Leads software module construction from architecture and design to implementation and may lead a small team of engineers in building the module
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience: 7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s - Engineering

The estimated base pay for this position is $122,400.00 to $183,600.00 per year. Starting pay will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, experience, qualifications, job-related and industry knowledge and skills and education/training.

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Science, Research, and Technology
Organization:  NextEra Analytics, Inc 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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