Sr Software Development Eng

NextEra Energy•Saint Paul, MN

About The Position

We are seeking a high-caliber Senior Software Development Engineer to join a team building customer-centric solutions for the business. This role is designed for a top-tier engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strong product intuition and business acumen. You will tackle ambiguous challenges, rapidly prototype solutions directly with stakeholders, and architect scalable, secure systems. You operate with high autonomy, acting as the critical technical bridge that turns business objectives into high-performing software.

Requirements

Deep technical expertise
Strong product intuition
Business acumen
Ability to tackle ambiguous challenges
Ability to rapidly prototype solutions directly with stakeholders
Ability to architect scalable, secure systems
High autonomy
Ability to act as a critical technical bridge
Ability to translate business objectives into high-performing software
Use of agentic AI tools throughout the SDLC
Accountability for code quality, correctness, and security
Design quality gates, spec-driven workflows, and deterministic checks
Critical evaluation of AI tools and patterns
Embedding security and compliance into the development lifecycle
Proactive mitigation of vulnerabilities through secure design
Building well-tested, maintainable software
Implementation of CI/CD pipelines
Building observability, alerting, runbooks, and recovery paths into systems
Ownership of delivering meaningful business results
Responsible scope management
Early communication of technical risks
Close partnership with Product Managers and business leaders
Articulation of complex architectural decisions and tradeoffs
Engagement with security, risk, compliance, and platform teams
Clear communication of technical tradeoffs

Nice To Haves

High standards
Continuous learning
Collaborative problem solving
Ownership and accountability
Thoughtful judgment
Following through on commitments
High degree of trust and autonomy
Working together to make decisions aligned with business, customer, and operational goals

Responsibilities

Architect in Ambiguity: Translate loosely defined business problems into clean, robust architectures while anticipating edge cases.
Rapid Prototyping: Where applicable, build functional prototypes with stakeholders to validate ideas instantly and accelerate the feedback loop.
Full-Stack Delivery: Own features end-to-end across services, data, and UI, making pragmatic technology choices and avoiding unnecessary complexity.
AI-Assisted Development: Use agentic AI tools throughout the SDLC to move faster, while maintaining full accountability for code quality, correctness, and security.
Feedback Loops for Coding Agents: Design quality gates, spec-driven workflows, and deterministic checks that catch agent errors before humans do.
Critical Adoption: Evaluate AI tools and patterns critically, adopting what improves the team's output and discarding what doesn't.
Security-First Mindset: Embed security and compliance into the core of the development lifecycle, proactively mitigating vulnerabilities through secure design.
Production Standards: Build well-tested, maintainable software. Implement CI/CD pipelines to ensure systems are resilient, scalable, and optimized for an exceptional end-user experience.
Operational Readiness: Make production behavior measurable, debuggable, and recoverable by building observability, alerting, runbooks, and recovery paths into systems from the start.
Drive Outcomes: Take ownership of delivering meaningful business results, managing scope responsibly, and communicating technical risks early.
Technical Translation: Partner closely with Product Managers and business leaders. Articulate complex architectural decisions and tradeoffs in clear, outcome-oriented terms.
Partnering Across Functions: Engage security, risk, compliance, and platform teams early, communicate technical tradeoffs clearly, and make the case when a project calls for a different approach.