Staff Software Engineer Electricity Markets

GE Vernova is seeking a highly experienced technical leader to join a skilled team of 815 engineers responsible for the development enhancement and support of a large highly available Electricity Market Management System (MMS). The team includes experts in power systems databases software engineering and optimization working together to address complex challenges in a mission-critical environment.
In this role you will serve as a technical lead and trusted partner to customers helping define requirements establish high-level system designs and support successful delivery. You will also contribute directly to software implementation troubleshooting customization and integration across GE and customer environments.
This position offers the opportunity to work on a sophisticated platform that supports high-security high-availability operations and leverages modern software technologies. It is well suited for a professional who values technical rigor collaboration and continuous learning in a dynamic environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Design and architect modules and feature areas for Wholesale Electricity Market Management (MMS) applications.
• Lead technical design discussions whiteboarding sessions and design reviews.
• Collaborate with engineering project and customer teams to deliver solutions effectively.
• Define scope estimate effort and work with the Project Manager to establish timelines.
• Evaluate technology options and make informed decisions based on analysis risk and technical fit.
• Ensure technical solutions are scalable maintainable and aligned with product solution architecture and standards.
• Develop a strong understanding of the overall MMS solution and module interactions; serve as a subject matter expert in assigned areas.
• Design interfaces and information exchange between modules and systems.
• Own code quality performance and technical deliverables throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide technical leadership in an Agile environment and guide a team of 57 developers as needed.
• Promote standardization reuse and limited customization of product capabilities.
• Collaborate with customers and internal stakeholders to define requirements manage changes and support successful delivery.
• Mentor team members and support complex customer implementations.
• Document technical solutions troubleshoot issues and support resolution of defects and production concerns.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university or college.

• 8 years of professional experience in Market Management Systems (MMS) Energy Management Systems (EMS) or a technical lead role in the electric utility industry.

• 6 years of experience working with or for an Independent System Operator (ISO) market participant or wholesale electricity market vendor.

Technical Expertise

• Strong understanding of Market Management Systems including Unit Commitment and Economic Dispatch.
• Experience analyzing troubleshooting and resolving issues in Market Management System applications.
• Knowledge of power system applications and/or optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with Oracle RDBMS; PostgreSQL experience is a plus.
• Experience deploying applications in on-premises and/or cloud environments.
• Working knowledge of DevOps practices including GitOps CI/CD and source control management.
• Experience with tools such as Git Maven Jenkins Artifactory and Ansible.
• Exposure to Kafka Kubernetes and containerization technologies is a plus.
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring tools such as Splunk Elasticsearch Kibana Prometheus and Jaeger is a plus.
• Understanding of Java programming concepts Spring Boot modern web clients such as TypeScript or JavaScript and RESTful APIs is a plus.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong ownership and accountability across the full task lifecycle including requirements gathering technical execution documentation and delivery support.
• Self-starter who can independently gather information and work effectively across multiple resources and stakeholders.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Proactive in identifying system issues failures and opportunities for improvement.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills including troubleshooting complex multi-layered systems.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new development practices languages and tools.
• Detail-oriented customer focused and committed to delivering high-quality work.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

#LI-Remote - This is a remote position

Application Deadline: August 14 2026

For candidates applying to a U.S. based position the pay range for this position is between $151800.00 and $227700.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110% 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidates experience education and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is expected to remain open for at least seven days after it was posted on July 21 2026.

Available benefits include medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage; access to Health Coach from GE Vernova a 24/7 nurse-based resource; and access to the Employee Assistance Program providing 24/7 confidential assessment counseling and referral services. Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Other benefits include tuition assistance adoption assistance paid parental leave disability benefits life insurance 12 paid holidays and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually GE Vernova) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate amend suspend replace or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.