Senior Software Engineer (Open to Montana & South Dakota Office Locations)

Senior Software Engineer

Work Location: Open to Montana & South Dakota Office Locations

Pay range: $110,000 to $125,000 per year

Employment Status: Regular Full-time

External candidates apply at northwesternenergy.com

Internal candidates apply through iConnect.

About this position:

NorthWestern Energy is looking for a seasoned Senior Software Engineer who will own the design, development, and delivery of our most complex, mission-critical applications. In this role, you'll not only write clean, maintainable code across the full stack, but you will also shape our technical strategy, mentor engineers, and drive modernization efforts that align with our enterprise architecture and business outcomes. If you're motivated by taking end-to-end ownership of solutions that power a growing energy provider, we'd love to hear from you

We offer great benefits:

NorthWestern Energy is a fully regulated electric and natural gas utility serving Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. We employ over 1,600 amazing people and serve over 800,000 customers who are our neighbors in our communities. We are a top employer and offer competitive benefits, including:

• 401K with company match up to 4% and non-elective contribution up to 7%
• Healthcare and wellbeing programs, including dental and vision for you, your spouse and dependents, Health Savings Account (HSA), healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Programs (Offering up to six free counseling sessions, per person, per issue, per year for employees, spouses and dependents to include financial health)
• Life Insurance (Company pays basic employee policy; spouse, dependent insurance also available)
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Competitive pay (Scheduled performance-based wage increases and annual incentive opportunities.)
• Paid company endorsed volunteer opportunities
• Paid parental leave
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid training opportunities
• Paid time off starting on your first day, plus 11 paid holidays

Benefits may vary by position or as negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement.

About this job:

• Architect & Deliver: Lead end-to-end solution design-from requirements gathering and prototyping through Software design, data modeling, coding, testing, and automated deployments.
• Technical Leadership & Governance: Establish and evolve coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices. Drive continuous improvement in our CI/CD pipelines and development toolchain.
• Mentorship & Collaboration: Guide and mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design patterns, code reviews, and troubleshooting. Partner closely with enterprise architects, system administrators, and business analysts to ensure cohesive, scalable solutions.
• Modernization & Integration: Champion digital transformation initiatives-integrating new modules with legacy systems, adopting cloud-native services, and migrating toward microservices.
• Performance & Reliability: Own application health monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning across front-end, back-end, and database layers. Proactively address technical debt.
• Strategic Roadmapping: Translate strategic business goals into technical roadmaps, ensuring all solutions adhere to architecture governance, security standards, and regulatory requirements.
• All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics
• Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission and strategic business objectives

Am I right for this job? Here's the success profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)