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Senior Software Engineer

AT Hitachi Energy
Hitachi Energy

Senior Software Engineer

Santa Clara, CA

General Information:

Our Hitachi Energy System Engineering group is responsible for designing, Implementing, and maintaining the Energy Market Management systems and environments. The Platform Software Engineer leads the development, maintenance, support, provisioning, configuration, security and operations of platform software used by market applications. This position requires strong coding, problem solving, and communication skills, as well as the ability to provide technical leadership for system and other development teams.

Hitachi Energy is looking for a platform software engineer who can maintain legacy enterprise software services including the design and implementation of new features and bug fixes.

Your Responsibilities:

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  • Support, monitor and troubleshoot platform deployments ensuring proper execution and performance
  • Support project build teams ensuring proper platform features are delivered
  • Research, design, develop, and maintain upgrade requests from R&D, customers, other development groups as well as your own
  • Support the creation/maintenance of platform regression test procedures including standalone and highly available systems
  • Define and follow advanced Cyber Security controls and processes as they relate to platform software
  • Keep platform documents updated to reflect latest platform software
  • Help Application Engineers debug issues
  • Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

  • 5 years experience with C, C++, Fortran
  • Experience with Cyber Security
  • Experience with different Unix flavors especially Linux OS in virtualized environment
  • Experience writing/maintaining shared and static service layers
  • Experience writing highly available/fault tolerant applications
  • Experience with Korn Shell, Bash, Perl and other scripting languages
  • Experience with Oracle DB including development and maintenance of DDL, SQL, DAT files and use of PL/SQL utility
  • Experience debugging and patching large, legacy code bases
  • Experience with debug tools such as GDB and DBX
  • Ability to engage with customer and resolve issues
  • Strong Technical writing skills
  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States

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Client-provided location(s): Santa Clara, CA, USA
Job ID: Hitachi_Energy-JID3-99108
Employment Type: Full Time

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • On-Site Gym
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Family Support Resources
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Internship Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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