Principal Software Development Eng

Requisition ID:  89768 

 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!

 

Position Specific Description

NextEra Power Generation Division is seeking an experienced Principal Software Engineer to join our advanced application team in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

This position requires advance level software design skills and an aptitude for architecting and developing real-time monitoring, work automation, and problem detection, n-tier applications. This job involves taking the lead and providing guidance to others in providing solutions to solve challenges in supporting a large power generation fleet while working with streaming data, databases, and work ticket tracking systems. The candidate in this job will work on large software projects, help develop long term strategies, define needed resources, provide technical leadership and provide guidance to junior developers. In addition, candidate needs to be flexible enough to work either independently or in a small to large team setting, work directly with customers, have good attention to detail, excellent time management and organizational skills, and the ability to keep up with changing business needs.

 

Key Responsibilities 

• • Lead software system architecture and design from concept to implementation
  • Code in multiple languages, primarily C# and Angular, but be able to work with Python, java, javascript
  • Analyze, design, develop, test, debug, implement, deploy, maintain, and enhance new and existing software
  • Support software written by others to ensure team and department objectives are met
  • Consult with customers to understand problems and develop potential solutions in a solo or collaborative environment based on scope
  • Collaborate with IT and other business units when necessary to develop compliant applications
  • Maintain awareness of new technology and collaborate how to integrate into team solutions when applicable
  • Provide mentoring and guidance to junior developers
  • Practice good project management skills, and ability to handle large projects
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned
  • Communicate project status, technical decisions, and system designs to varying organizational levels
  • Provide technical advice and participate in higher-level architecture decisions

 

Required Qualifications 

• • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience
  • 6+ years of software development experience

 

Preferred Qualifications 

• • Experience leading small engineering teams and software architecture projects
  • Strong communication skills with technical and product stakeholders
  • Ability to accurately estimate work scope and identify project blockers
  • 1+ years of recent C#, Angular, AWS CI/CD, GitHub Actions experience
  • Strong understanding of AWS cloud computing
  • Expertise in CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code processes

 

This is a full-time, onsite position based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Job Overview

This position provides technical software project leadership including, but not limited to defining system architecture, guiding design of the system's software and writing code as part of the implementation team and mentors less experienced team members.  Employees in this role work with the product team to plan work and typically serve as Technical Lead of projects.  Individuals in this position provide technical advice to higher levels in the organization.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Codes in multiple languages in support of software products and the development of software products
• Leads software system architecture projects
• Mentors others in efficient software design
• Leads project-level sized teams including assigning work, answering technical project questions, helping other software engineers overcome challenges and mentoring less experienced software engineers
• Communicates with varying levels within and outside the organization including clearly reporting status in meetings and in other forums, describing systems to audiences of all technical abilities, communicating task assignments to team members, refining r