Constellation
Pay range
Base pay range: $154,800.00/yr - $172,000.00/yr About Constellation
As the nation's largest producer of clean, carbon‑free energy, Constellation is focused on accelerating the transition to a carbon‑free future. We have led clean energy production for more than a decade and cultivate a workplace where employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Our culture is powered by passion and purpose, creating healthier communities, a cleaner planet, and advancing great things in climate change. Join us to lead the clean energy future. Primary Purpose Of Position
The Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to support the successful development and delivery of high‑quality software applications. This role designs and oversees software architecture by aligning business requirements, user needs, and technical constraints. The engineer actively contributes to coding and testing, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable while adhering to internal coding standards. Managing a team of up to five staff members, this position also oversees external development partners to deliver innovative software solutions that advance Constellation's digital strategy. The Lead Software Engineer sets technical direction, guides solution development, and supports team growth with deep business understanding, independent decision‑making, and strategic planning. Primary Duties And Accountabilities
Leads and manages the full software development lifecycle for new products, including defining requirements, creating technical specifications, designing architecture, writing and testing code, and overseeing development activities Provides technical oversight and ensures adherence to best practices, including internal coding standards, SDLC methodologies, and scalable, secure, and maintainable code Collaborates with business, technical, and architecture stakeholders to align solutions with strategic goals, communicate technical approaches, incorporate feedback, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards Optimizes team performance and workflows to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and delivery while applying business acumen to guide technology decisions that support business outcomes Stays current with emerging software development tools, technologies, and trends, and recommends improvements to development processes and DevOps practices within the team and broader IT organization Manages and mentors the software development team, overseeing hiring, training, and career development. Assigns work based on skills and team needs, evaluates performance, and fosters a collaborative, diverse team culture. Contributes to employee development and retention strategies Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with 8 to 10 years of experience in application development Strong technical background including experience with C#.NET, Angular, CX/UX, REST APIs, Postman, Selenium, and related technologies Experience developing Azure cloud‑native software Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and digital product development Experience in Agile development environments (leading tight sprint planning, standups, retros, etc.) Experience leading and managing IT projects or sub teams and knowledge of IT project management Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities Excellent solution seeking, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills which extend across all organizational levels and external partners Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing new software products Experience leading small teams or managing projects Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
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Base pay range: $154,800.00/yr - $172,000.00/yr About Constellation
As the nation's largest producer of clean, carbon‑free energy, Constellation is focused on accelerating the transition to a carbon‑free future. We have led clean energy production for more than a decade and cultivate a workplace where employees can grow, thrive, and contribute. Our culture is powered by passion and purpose, creating healthier communities, a cleaner planet, and advancing great things in climate change. Join us to lead the clean energy future. Primary Purpose Of Position
The Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to support the successful development and delivery of high‑quality software applications. This role designs and oversees software architecture by aligning business requirements, user needs, and technical constraints. The engineer actively contributes to coding and testing, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable while adhering to internal coding standards. Managing a team of up to five staff members, this position also oversees external development partners to deliver innovative software solutions that advance Constellation's digital strategy. The Lead Software Engineer sets technical direction, guides solution development, and supports team growth with deep business understanding, independent decision‑making, and strategic planning. Primary Duties And Accountabilities
Leads and manages the full software development lifecycle for new products, including defining requirements, creating technical specifications, designing architecture, writing and testing code, and overseeing development activities Provides technical oversight and ensures adherence to best practices, including internal coding standards, SDLC methodologies, and scalable, secure, and maintainable code Collaborates with business, technical, and architecture stakeholders to align solutions with strategic goals, communicate technical approaches, incorporate feedback, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards Optimizes team performance and workflows to enhance collaboration, efficiency, and delivery while applying business acumen to guide technology decisions that support business outcomes Stays current with emerging software development tools, technologies, and trends, and recommends improvements to development processes and DevOps practices within the team and broader IT organization Manages and mentors the software development team, overseeing hiring, training, and career development. Assigns work based on skills and team needs, evaluates performance, and fosters a collaborative, diverse team culture. Contributes to employee development and retention strategies Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline with 8 to 10 years of experience in application development Strong technical background including experience with C#.NET, Angular, CX/UX, REST APIs, Postman, Selenium, and related technologies Experience developing Azure cloud‑native software Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and digital product development Experience in Agile development environments (leading tight sprint planning, standups, retros, etc.) Experience leading and managing IT projects or sub teams and knowledge of IT project management Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities Excellent solution seeking, teamwork, leadership, and communication skills which extend across all organizational levels and external partners Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing new software products Experience leading small teams or managing projects Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level Employment Type
Full‑time Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology Industries
Utilities
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