Staff Software Engineer

Job Description Summary

• Become part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.
• As a Staff Software Engineer, you will contribute to developing a new generation of our critical software solutions for managing and controlling power systems as they transition to zero carbon energy.
• In a rapidly changing environment for power utilities worldwide, there is a significant need for innovative solutions to manage the stability, security and resilience of the power system while enabling it to accommodate ever-increasing renewable resources.
• You will work with a multidisciplinary group that collaborates closely with customers to develop solutions that harness the value of high-resolution data for real-time control as well as in-depth analysis.
• You will be involved in designing and developing modules, features or suite of features for world leading Grid Software products.
• You will work independently and contribute to the immediate team and other teams across the business and lead design decisions where appropriate.
• Location: Edinburgh, UK (Hybrid Working 2-3 days onsite)

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership and defining, developing, and evolving software in a fast-paced agile development environment using the latest software development technologies and infrastructure.
• Understand whole product, its modules, and the interrelationship between them while being an expert in the assigned component or module.
• Identify the scope of the work, provide initial estimate, and justify the estimate with facts.
• Work with Product Line Leaders (PLLs) to understand product requirements & vision.
• Demonstrate the understanding of Agile software development lifecycle and able to distinguish the core inputs and outputs in each cycle.
• Engage in technical discussions; participate in technical designs and present technical ideas; seek and provide feedback on design and development.
• Drive design reviews, define interfaces between code modules, and apply existing technology to designs.
• Maintain code quality through best practices, unit testing and code quality automation.
• Demonstrate the ability to make informed technology choices after due diligence and impact assessment.
• Articulate the need for scalability and understand the importance of improving quality through testing.
• Be an expert in writing code that meets standards and delivers the desired functionality using the technology selected for the project.
• Be an expert in assessing application performance and optimising/improving it through design and best coding practices.
• Be an expert in core data structures as well as algorithms and can implement them using language of choice.

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures, analysis of algorithms, object-oriented analysis and design, software design patterns and Java coding principles.
• Advanced experience of Java and Spring / Spring boot frameworks.
• Advanced experience with micro-services architecture and web services (REST, SOAP).
• Hand-on experience with containerisation technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• Hands-on experience with web development using JavaScript, ideally TypeScript and Angular.
• Experience with languages such as Golang, Python.
• Business Acumen: Ability to take ownership of tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary.
• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence.
• Recognises collaborative behaviour and participates in collaborative activities.
• Understand the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team.
• Displays understanding of the project’s value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer.
• Learns organisation vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organisation vision.
• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts.
• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends.
• Has the ability to analyse impact of technology choices.
• Personal/Leadership Attributes: Demonstrates strong problem solving and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as an exceptional team player including cross-functional and global teams with time-zone flexibility.
• Able to effectively direct and mentor others in critical thinking skills and effectively delegate work.
• Ability to analyse complex technical user requirements and translate them to development tasks.
• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
• Significant and demonstrated years of experience in commercial software development / advanced experience (UK).
• Desired Technical Expertise: Master’s Degree / PhD in Computer Science.
• Experience working on software projects in the Energy domain (Energy Management, Oil & Gas, Power & Water).
• Certified Scrum Master and/or Product Owner.
• Experience of AI/ML techniques / methodologies.

An advanced understanding of

Wide Area Monitoring and Control Systems (WAMCS).

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No