Application Engineer- Contract - Hybrid in Houston

Recru - Houston, TX

Full-time

Houston, TX

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Application Engineer will play a crucial role in developing and enhancing solutions for the grid-scale storage sector. This position involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, robust, and scalable solutions that have both national and global impact. The role requires a deep understanding of operational needs and the ability to translate those into effective technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to migrate and modernize existing processes and custom applications.
• Work with a dedicated team to architect, design, and implement enterprise-level solutions for grid-scale storage.
• Deliver cloud-based solutions to support global and regional ingestion for modeling, analysis, and transactional activities.
• Partner with cross-functional groups and stakeholders to align solutions with business needs.
• Acquire expertise in storage operations, including day-ahead, real-time, ancillary services, PnL, settlement, forecasting, modeling, compliance, and market protocols.
• Translate baseline requirements into scalable, flexible, and high-quality solutions.
• Develop innovative tools, including user interfaces, dashboards, reports, custom APIs, data integration pipelines, and microservices.
• Enhance development processes by implementing best practices for coding standards, version control, and efficiency improvements.
• Provide immediate and rotational off-hours support as needed.
• Research and evaluate new technologies and services to inform solution design.

Requirements

• Familiarity with ISO markets and trading; knowledge of ERCOT and CAISO is a strong advantage, particularly in storage and battery domains.
• Extensive experience in data integration with websites, APIs, databases, and cloud platforms (AWS and Azure).
• Expertise in converting on-premise applications to cloud-native solutions.
• Proficiency in developing complex user interfaces using JavaScript frameworks like React or Angular.
• Strong development background in C#/.NET and Python, with the ability to learn additional languages (e.g., R) if needed.
• Comprehensive understanding of Azure and AWS services for high-volume transactional processes.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Extensive application development and integration experience.
• Prior experience supporting energy trading businesses is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft and Linux operating systems.