Senior Software Architect

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Markham, ON, CAN
In-Office
120K-170K Annually
Senior level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Senior Software Architect will design and develop software for Universal Relays, train developers, review code, and lead project planning.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Description SummarySystems engineering is a cross-functional engineering discipline centered on an approach, mindset, and process. All activities that consider both the business and the technical needs of the customers with the goal of providing a quality product that meets the users needs. The discipline that executes a robust process of design, creation, and optimization of systems, consisting of identification and quantification of system requirements, creation of alternate system design concepts, performance of design trade studies, selection and implementation of the best designs and verification that the design is properly integrated and executed. Process that proceeds from concept to production to operation.
Impacts approaches, projects and programs in the functional area or affected business organization and ways of working. Impacts quality, efficiency and effectiveness of team. Guided by professional practices and policies that are shaped by the role. The role has moderate autonomy, requiring high levels of operational judgment.
Reporting to the Senior Universal Relay R&D Leader, the successful candidate will participate in the design and development of PC software used for the setup and control of UR relays.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Design new features for Enervista software used to set up and configure Universal Relays.
  • Train the developers to use AI to develop and test high-performance quality software used to setup and configure relays, optimize code in terms of speed and memory usage and simplify it through refactoring.
  • Review code entered by team members.
  • Work with Product Leaders to understand product requirements and with a cross-functional team to review technical specifications and understand needs of non-technical users.
  • Work with the UR R&D Leader to plan and schedule time sensitive UR releases, as well as set priorities and estimate risks.
  • Help interviewing new candidates for programming positions; creating tests to allow the identification of the best candidate.
  • Acting efficiently through teams, eliminating duplications and taking advantage of the reuse of products and technology.
  • Being a reference of quality in product development and support.
  • Being fully transparent when sharing information with the team; collaborate smoothly with your colleagues located in multiple time zones.
  • Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent work experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years of expertise using software design patterns, refactoring and optimizing code, including thread optimization.
  • 10+ years of expertise in the C/C++/C# programming languages.
  • 10+ years of demonstrated expertise in TSQL and in designing and implementing MS SQL Server databases, including complex stored procedures.
  • 10+ years of experience ensuring time-critical releases for Windows-based desktop applications.
  • Working knowledge using AI to review code, generate new code and tests as well as documentation.
  • 10+ years of hands-on knowledge of UR relays and expertise in Enervista UR code.
  • 5+ years of experience in leading a software team.
  • 3+ years experience with estimating priorities and assessing risks.
  • 3+ years experience in interviewing candidates for programming positions and in assessing their skills, creating tests to allow the identification of the best candidate.

Desired Characteristics

  • Knowledge of Python.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Valid work permit in Canada

For candidates applying to a Canadian-based position, the pay range for this position is between $120,000 and $170,000 CAD. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of 10 years of expertise using software design patterns and optimizing code
  • 10+ years of expertise in C/C++/C# programming languages
  • 10+ years of experience in TSQL and MS SQL Server databases
  • 10+ years of hands-on knowledge of UR relays and Enervista UR code
  • 5+ years of experience in leading a software team
  • 3+ years experience with estimating priorities and assessing risks
  • 3+ years experience in interviewing candidates and assessing their skills

GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.

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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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