Software Engineer IV

Role Description

ELM Utility Services is seeking a highly experienced Software Engineer IV who combines deep technical expertise with strong ownership, system thinking, and leadership through influence. Software Engineer IVs are trusted technical leaders responsible for:

• Shaping architecture
• Improving engineering practices
• Mentoring teams
• Driving scalable solutions across the organization

As a Software Engineer at ELM, you are not just writing code; you are helping shape the systems that:

• Dispatch work
• Process field data
• Support regulatory compliance
• Improve operational efficiency
• Contribute to public safety

We value engineers who think beyond individual features, take ownership of outcomes, collaborate across teams, and help evolve scalable, reliable platforms that support the company's long-term growth and mission.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Demonstrated success designing and delivering enterprise-scale applications and platforms
• Expert-level proficiency in modern software development practices and object-oriented programming languages such as C# and .NET
• Deep understanding of API design, distributed systems, asynchronous processing, and integration patterns
• Strong experience with relational databases and SQL Server preferred
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms such as Azure, containerization, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tooling
• Strong understanding of software architecture, scalability, security, resiliency, and performance optimization
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum product delivery environments
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
• Track record of technical innovation and thought leadership

Requirements

• Lead large-scale technical initiatives and epics from concept through development and operational support
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams and domains, helping drive architectural consistency and long-term maintainability
• Mentor and coach engineers across the organization, elevating technical capability and engineering maturity
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Team Leads, Architects, and Executive Leadership to align technical solutions with business outcomes
• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and observable distributed systems and integrations
• Drive improvements in engineering standards, SDLC practices, CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and operational excellence
• Champion best practices around performance, security, compliance, resiliency, and maintainability
• Participate in technical design reviews, backlog elaboration, and cross-team solutioning efforts
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear communication appropriate for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Identify systemic issues, technical debt, and architectural risks, and help lead pragmatic modernization efforts
• Contribute hands-on code and technical implementation where appropriate
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities for production systems
• Promote a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning

Benefits

• Optional benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, H.S.A., and Teladoc
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Paid-Time Off (PTO) for vacation and sick time
• 6 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan
• Bonuses for milestone anniversaries
• Competitive pay based on experience
• Long history of stable employment and promoting from within
• Opportunity to lead and modernize production systems with meaningful operational impact