Principle Software Engineer

5 days ago


Waltham, United States National Grid Full time
About us

Every day, we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, connecting people to the energy they need for their lives. Our expertise and track record position us uniquely to shape the sustainable future of our industry as the pace of change accelerates. To succeed, we must anticipate customer needs, reduce energy delivery costs, and pioneer flexible energy systems. This requires delivering on our promises and seeking opportunities for growth.

In IT and Digital, we collaborate closely with the diverse energy businesses within the National Grid group, revolutionizing operations through technology. Embracing Agile methodologies and Digital mindsets, we drive efficiency and bring new capabilities to internal and external customers as we lead the charge towards a carbon-free future.

Our work is critical, as National Grid powers millions of homes and businesses in the UK and US, and the technology we employ is vital to this task. The successful applicant for this position will play a crucial role in our mission, supported by our multicultural, customer-centric global team, with opportunities for professional development.

National Grid is hiring a Principal Software Engineer. This position offers remote flexibility, with the requirement that candidates reside in one of the following states: New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Massachusetts (MA), Connecticut (CT), Vermont (VT), Rhode Island (RI), Maine (ME), or New Hampshire (NH).

Job Purpose

The purpose of the Principal Software Engineer is to provide leadership in the development and execution of comprehensive software development strategies, ensuring the delivery of high-quality products and services within data engineering, business analytics and data strategies. This role involves collaborating with architects to ensure designs align with end user requirements, implementing and maintaining software development frameworks, and mentoring junior team members in software development best practices. The engineer will closely collaborate with cross-functional teams to proactively identify and resolve issues early in the development cycle, prior to deploying releases to the live environment. Additionally, they will drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize software development efficiency and effectiveness.

Key Accountabilities
  1. Architecting and Designing Robust Software Solutions: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and develop software solutions that meet business requirements and adhere to best practices and architectural principles.
  2. Data Engineering: Collaborating with central data engineering teams to design and develop robust data pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable data processing and integration.
  3. Data Analytics: Working with data analysts and data scientists to understand data requirements and develop software solutions that enable effective data analysis and insights generation.
  4. Contributing to the development and implementation of data strategies, including data governance, data quality, and data management practices, to ensure the availability, integrity, and security of data assets.
  5. Leading Technical Initiatives: Taking ownership of technical initiatives, driving their implementation, and ensuring successful delivery.
  6. Conducting Code Reviews and Ensuring Code Quality: Reviewing code written by team members to ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and quality guidelines.
  7. Performance Optimization and Scalability: Identifying performance bottlenecks, optimizing code, and implementing scalable solutions.
  8. Researching and Evaluating Emerging Technologies: Staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
  9. Providing Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Acting as a technical leader and mentor for the development team.
  10. Collaborating with Product Management: Working closely with product management teams to understand product vision and define technical requirements.
  11. Ensuring Security and Compliance: Incorporating security best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
  12. Continuous Integration and Delivery: Implementing and maintaining continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
  13. Mentoring and Training Team Members: Providing guidance and support to junior testing engineers.
  14. Participating in Agile Ceremonies: Actively participating in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, stand-up meetings, and retrospectives.
Requirements
  1. Bachelor's Degree: A solid educational foundation in software development principles and practices.
  2. Minimum 7-10 years of experience in software development.
  3. Proficiency in software development tools and frameworks.
  4. Expertise in tools such as Power Bi, Snowflake, Matillion, JavaScript, Service Now or similar.
  5. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  6. Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
Your Rewards

Rewarding work and a collaborative, team-oriented culture are just the beginning. Review our digital benefit guide at ngbenefitslivebrighter.com for full details and descriptions.

Our organization follows a hybrid work structure in our service territory (NY & MA and adjacent states) where employees can work remotely or from the office, as needed.

More Information

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Salary

New England: $156k - $184k a year

Downstate NY: $167k - $197k a year

Upstate NY: $139k - $164k a year

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise.

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