Senior Software Engineer

Itron • Liberty Lake, WA

22d • Hybrid

About The Position

Itron is seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Temetra development team. In this role, you will help design, build, and support a market-leading meter data management platform that processes information from millions of connected devices worldwide. You will contribute to the continued evolution of a highly scalable, cloud-based application serving utility customers across multiple geographies. This position offers the opportunity to work across backend and full-stack technologies while collaborating in an agile, DevOps-oriented environment focused on innovation, operational excellence, and customer success. The ideal candidate is technically strong, highly collaborative, and motivated by solving complex engineering challenges that enable utilities to manage critical energy and water infrastructure more effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience designing and developing Java-based applications.
• Experience building and maintaining web applications and RESTful services.
• Proven ability to work effectively in agile software development teams.
• Experience operating within DevOps environments and supporting production systems.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and debugging capabilities.
• Experience working in Linux-based development and deployment environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively while taking ownership and accountability for deliverables.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, innovation, and delivering value to customers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Spring Framework and related Java ecosystem technologies.
• Front-end development using JavaScript and modern web frameworks.
• Relational and/or NoSQL database technologies.
• Large-scale distributed systems and concurrency concepts.
• Cloud-native application development and SaaS platforms.
• Containerization and CI/CD tools such as Docker and Jenkins.
• Git-based source control and collaborative development workflows.
• Apache Solr or similar search technologies.
• Infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Chef.
• Experience developing software for utilities, energy, water, IoT, telemetry, AMI, AMR, or related industries.
• Experience supporting highly available, multi-tenant applications serving global customers.
• Passion for mentoring others and fostering a culture of learning, agility, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain high-quality backend and/or full-stack components for the Temetra web application.
• Deliver scalable, reliable, and secure software solutions that support utility customers managing millions of connected devices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design technical solutions, and deliver business value in an agile environment.
• Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making, helping shape the future direction of the platform.
• Improve system performance, reliability, maintainability, and code quality through continuous enhancement and modernization initiatives.
• Demonstrate accountability by taking ownership of features and services throughout their lifecycle, from design through deployment and operational support.
• Support a DevOps culture by participating in monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and production issue resolution.
• Partner with product, project, and customer-facing teams to deliver innovative solutions that address evolving utility industry needs.
• Mentor and support fellow engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and best-practice adoption.
• Champion customer-centric thinking by ensuring software quality, operational excellence, and positive user experiences.
• Contribute to a collaborative and inclusive team culture that values diverse perspectives, continuous learning, and authentic communication.
• Participate in daily releases and continuous delivery processes to ensure rapid and reliable deployment of new capabilities.

Benefits

• financial, social, health and wellbeing programs
• paid vacation
• 401k matching
• employee stock purchase program
• hybrid work schedule

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior