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Staff Software Engineer

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. Design, build, and maintain APIs and back-end services in Java and Spring Boot supporting transmission planning .

Posted 11/5/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $145,000 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining APIs and back-end services using Java and Spring Boot, with a strong focus on security, authentication, and data processing. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and mentor peers while managing CI/CD pipelines and leveraging AI-assisted development tools.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Java DevelopmentSpring Boot FrameworkAPI Security and AuthenticationCI/CD Pipeline ManagementRelational Database Experience

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Hard Skills
API DevelopmentRESTful PrinciplesOpenAPI StandardsOAuth 2.0SQL ServerOracleDevOps PracticesAgile MethodologiesGitBitbucket
Soft Skills
Strong Problem-Solving SkillsEffective CommunicationMentoringCollaborationCuriosity About Complex Systems
Tools & Technologies
PostmanSwaggerGitHub ActionsCloud PlatformsAI-Assisted Development ToolsDockerKubernetes
Industry Keywords
Energy Industry ExperienceUtility Industry ExperiencePower Systems FamiliarityElectrical Grid Familiarity

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudDockerJavaKubernetesOraclePythonReactSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design, build, and maintain APIs and back-end services in Java and Spring Boot supporting transmission planning
  • Process, validate, and move large volumes of grid and planning data between systems, including batch job orchestration
  • Design and implement security, authentication, and access control across services
  • Own CI/CD pipelines, environments, and deployments
  • Maintain system observability through logging and metrics
  • Work directly with electrical engineers to understand problems and translate domain needs into technical requirements
  • Independently work through problems and bring options and recommendations to the team
  • Help prioritize work and communicate trade-offs
  • Use AI-assisted development tools, reviewing and testing output before release
  • Mentor teammates and share domain knowledge
  • Collaborate with engineers in parallel workstreams to align cross-team dependencies and deliver a key work stream

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 6+ years of experience building back-end systems and APIs, with Java and Spring Boot strongly preferred
  • Track record of learning new languages, codebases, and domains quickly
  • Curiosity about complex systems
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication skills, including explaining technical ideas to experts from other fields
  • Comfort reaching out to the client directly
  • Broad technical range across APIs, data, security, and infrastructure
  • Strong understanding of RESTful principles
  • Experience with OpenAPI standards, Swagger, and Postman
  • Experience with API security, authentication, and authorization, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and role-based access control
  • Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server and Oracle and data-heavy workloads
  • DevOps experience, including CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, cloud platforms, logging, and metrics
  • Hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools and ability to validate their output
  • Experience with agile development methodologies
  • Experience with Git and Bitbucket, continuous integration, and deployment
  • Experience leading pieces of work and mentoring other engineers
  • Travel for team and client meetings may be required, typically up to 15%
  • Beneficial qualities include energy or utility industry experience, power systems or electrical grid familiarity, Python, React, TypeScript, Docker, and Kubernetes

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Flexible PTO
  • Work-from-home policies
  • 401K matching
  • Health, Dental and Vision benefits, starting on day 1
  • Company lunches
  • Company outings
  • Snacks
  • Health and wellness programs
  • Other location specific perks