IT Software Engineer
About The Position
More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. iGrid is developing cutting‑edge, innovative applications on AWS that are transforming the utility industry. Our products help business partners anticipate future energy demand, identify grid upgrade needs, and advance data‑driven investment plans—strengthening grid resiliency and accelerating the integration of renewable energy. We are seeking an IT Software Engineer who wants to build meaningful, modern cloud solutions and contribute to the future of the electric grid. What you’ll do You’ll engineer cloud‑native solutions across the full stack, from backend services and data pipelines to intuitive front‑end experiences, all of which support the analytics and decision‑making that power our grid‑modernization mission. Day to day, you’ll apply modern engineering practices—Agile, automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, observability, and secure‑by‑design—to deliver high‑quality software, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve performance and reliability in production. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, data engineers, and grid SMEs to convert real operational challenges into elegant, maintainable solutions that make a visible difference for our customers and communities. Our stack We build on a broad set of AWS services—S3, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch (and more)—choosing the right tools for reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Impact that matters (cleaner, more reliable energy), a collaborative engineering culture, and meaningful problems at scale—where your code ships, runs in production, and directly advances our strategy. If you’re passionate about cloud engineering, driven by continuous improvement, and ready to work on software that truly matters, we’d love to meet you. Apply now to join iGrid and help build the future of clean, reliable energy.
Requirements
- Associates degree in Information Technology or Other Related Degree
- Minimum 3 years related work experience
- In lieu of Associates degree(s) AND 3 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 5 year(s) related work experience
Nice To Haves
- Hands‑on experience with AWS services (e.g., S3, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena, EC2, Lambda, CloudWatch).
- Solid backend engineering and API development skills; comfortable with SQL/NoSQL data stores.
- Working knowledge of cloud‑native patterns (event‑driven services, microservices, automation, CI/CD).
- Familiarity with Agile, TDD, code reviews, and automated testing in a CI/CD environment.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and build secure, reliable, maintainable systems.
- Team‑oriented communicator who is eager to learn, thrives in a fast‑paced setting, and enjoys working with cutting‑edge technologies.
Responsibilities
- engineer cloud‑native solutions across the full stack, from backend services and data pipelines to intuitive front‑end experiences
- apply modern engineering practices—Agile, automated testing, code reviews, CI/CD, observability, and secure‑by‑design—to deliver high‑quality software, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve performance and reliability in production
- collaborate closely with product managers, data engineers, and grid SMEs to convert real operational challenges into elegant, maintainable solutions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
