Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

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Date: Aug 7, 2026

Location: Herndon, VA, US, 20171

Company: Hubbell Incorporated

Job Overview

The Senior Software Engineer develops and tests software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products. Responsible for the development, design, test, maintenance, and enhancement of Aclara’s Sensor Management System (SMS) and Cellular Headend for their Aclara Grid Monitoring (AGM) & Aclara One Platform. The position will actively contribute to all facets of the software development life cycle as needed.

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A Day In The Life

Analyze requirements for feasibility and implementation strategy.

Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java or C# code.

Containerize services (Docker) and deploy to Red Hat OpenShift; create/maintain manifests (Helm/Kustomize) and Argo CD applications

Perform all aspects of software development. This includes specification, design, coding, debugging, testing, integration, deployment, operation, and maintenance of software systems. Work outcomes must meet quality objectives, engineering standards, and company guidelines.

Instrument and operate your services (OpenTelemetry/metrics/logs/traces); define SLOs, dashboards, alerts, and runbooks.

Collaborate with team to ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications.

Escalate issues in a timely manner and provide mitigation recommendations for the same.

Respond to customer escalations and maintain existing code, refactoring as needed to provide highly reliable solutions.

Take initiative and work independently under minimal supervision to plan and accomplish goals.

Work closely with cross functional team including quality assurance and documentation with a focus on team success.

Continuously strive to make the process better through regular retrospectives and application of findings.

Lead technical design and development of large or complex solution components or features

What will help you thrive in this role?

A Master’s Degree with at least 5 + years of software development experience and a Bachelor’s degree. Experience and/or degree must be directly relevant to Computer Science, Engineering or related technical discipline.

Proficiency in Java / C#, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems.

Fluency with Docker and Kubernetes/OpenShift, including building, packaging, and deploying services.

API engineering: REST and/or gRPC, API versioning, contract-first design, and backward compatibility

Proficient with relational databases (SQL / NoSQL), schema design, and ORMs (EF Core, Dapper).

Experience working in Linux/Unix environments.

Proficient understanding of Micro Service-Oriented Architecture and Web Applications.

Solid understanding of object-oriented programming.

Familiarity with concepts of MVC, JDBC, and RESTful.

Experience with popular application frameworks (such as Spring, Hibernate).

Familiarity with GUI Frameworks (such as Icefaces).

Knowledge of concurrency patterns.

Experience with both external and embedded databases.

Excellent analytical skills.

Ability to work on software with intermediate to advanced complexity.

Possesses a high degree of accountability.

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Self-motivated to learn and keep skills up to date.

Hubbell Incorporated

Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently.

The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses.

We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.

Hubbell Utility Solutions

Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications. HUS provides the critical components that allow the grid to reliably transmit and distribute energy, as well as the communications and controls technologies to make the grid smarter and more flexible.

Hubbell Incorporated, its subsidiaries and affiliates, is an EO Employer AA: M/F/Veteran/Disability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other protected class.

The above summary of position responsibilities and requirements is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of duties, skills, efforts, physical requirements, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of those principal position elements essential for making decisions related to position performance, employee development, and compensation.