Sr. Software Engineer

Sr. Software Engineer

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

Black & Veatch is seeking a dynamic and skilled software engineer to join a team of talented professionals designing, developing, and maintaining software applications to facilitate engineering design for the BV Operations division. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in full-stack development and database management.

Black & Veatch's Business Enablement consists of critical groups that help enable the organizations people, projects, and businesses to be as successful as possible. Functions in this group include Digital & Information Technology, Global Finance, Global Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, and Government Affairs and Real Estate and Building Services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and deploy custom software solutions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects.
• Implement best practices in architecture, design patterns, code quality, and DevOps processes.
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to align development with business goals.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and agile ceremonies to ensure delivery velocity and clarity.
• Utilize modern development workflows using tools like Jira and Bitbucket.

Management Responsibilities

Acts in capacity of a "lead person." Does not have management responsibility for the people to whom they provide work direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field OR equivalent work experience. In addition to the education requirements, eight years related experience.
• Training related to business area supported (i.e. Accounting, Engineering, etc.).
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or associated experience.
• 7+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in full-stack development technologies (e.g., Angular, Node.js, Java, CSS, etc.).
• Expertise in C++ programming and SQL.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with Bitbucket (or Git-based tools) for version control and CI/CD integration.
• Familiarity with cloud services in Azure.
• Knowledge of energy or utility domains.
• Experience working in a matrixed or enterprise environment with multiple stakeholders.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.