Staff Application Developer

Portland General Electric Company•Portland, OR

55d•$84,450 - $140,750

About The Position

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all. Staff Application Developer Job Function Summary Provides application software development services. Codes, tests, debugs, and documents software applications. Analyzes requirements and tests and integrates application components. The role involves building and maintaining data pipelines, developing front-end interfaces and data products, and collaborating with various teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, management or other related field or equivalent experience.
Typically two or more years in related field.
Working knowledge of business goals and scope of change initiatives
Working knowledge of user experience design frameworks
Working knowledge of change management processes
Working knowledge of software configuration
Working knowledge of operating system concepts
Working knowledge of database concepts
Working knowledge of infrastructure concepts
Working customer-focus skills
Working accuracy skills
Working risk-management skills
Working oral and written communication skills
Working interpersonal skills
Working decision-making skills
Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks
Ability to follow accuracy standards
Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks
Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment
Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress
Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change
Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback
Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement
Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks
Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization
Demonstrates sound memory
Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks
Ability to adhere to pre-established schedule, including start/stop time and break/lunch schedule [typically for nonexempt positions, although some exempt positions may have an established start/stop time]
Ability to work long hours
Ability to work a variable schedule
Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather
Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance [for part- time positions, change to part-time attendance]
Ability to work shift schedule
Ability to work on-call schedule
Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
Daily within service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
Overnight inside/outside the service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)
Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10 lbs.
Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 50 lbs.
Lifting/pushing/pulling: More than 50 lbs.
Carrying: Up to 10 lbs.
Carrying: Up to 50 lbs.
Carrying: More than 50 lbs.
Unstable surfaces requiring balance (i.e., moving equipment, boats) (check all that apply):
Elevated areas (i.e., catwalks, roofs and high buildings)
Confined spaces
Walking distances and surfaces (long distances and over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces)
Stairs (over 10 steps)
Ladders (over 10 rungs)
Environment - Indoor/Outdoor Office Plant Field

Responsibilities

Designs, codes, tests, corrects, and documents moderately complex programs.
Develops and maintains data pipelines using Python , cloud-native tools (AWS, Terraform, CloudFormation, Bitbucket, Matillion), and streaming technologies.
Experience with data platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, or Redshift is required to process large datasets.
Builds front-end interfaces (ReactJS) and data products (Streamlit and Amplify apps) that present actionable insights.
Collaborates across IT, Grid Operations, Customer Service, and other teams to translate complex business needs into system requirements and build solutions end-to-end.
Supports data product development, ensuring alignment with performance, quality, and governance standards.
Assists in deploying and monitoring applications in cloud environments, following DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
Identifies, registers, and categorizes incidents.
Gathers information to enable incident resolution and promptly allocates incidents as appropriate.
Contributes to documentation, testing, and maintenance activities as part of the agile development lifecycle.
Investigates problems in systems, processes, and services.
Assists with the implementation of agreed remedies and preventative measures.
Specifies user/system interfaces and translates logical designs into physical designs.
Produces detailed designs and documents all work using required standards and tools.