Principal Developer, Technology Services

Vistra Energy
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 12-15 yearsSkills: ["Test-driven mindset","Coaching","Organizational skills","Communication","Attention to detail"]

Drive development and strategy for Vistra technology platforms, ensuring timely, accurate data and reliable system performance. Partner with business and technology users to understand processes, forecast data needs, and deliver enhancements across front-end and back-end systems, including data warehouse integrations, access controls, and security. Lead enterprise initiatives, recommend improvements to data architecture, apply test-driven development with unit tests, and coach junior team members while participating in agile ceremonies.

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Vistra Energy
Vistra Energy
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Principal Developer, Technology Services

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Job Summary

Drive development and strategy for Vistra technology platforms, ensuring timely, accurate data and reliable system performance. Partner with business and technology users to understand processes, forecast data needs, and deliver enhancements across front-end and back-end systems, including data warehouse integrations, access controls, and security. Lead enterprise initiatives, recommend improvements to data architecture, apply test-driven development with unit tests, and coach junior team members while participating in agile ceremonies.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Drive maintenance, technical design, and development/deployment of front-end and/or back-end systems.
  • •Integrate the data warehouse with enterprise applications and implement user access controls and data security measures.
  • •Improve Vistra data architecture by researching and recommending new data management processes and innovations.
  • •Identify automation and continuous improvement opportunities aligned with ITIL processes to address technical debt.
  • •Coach junior team members, participate in agile ceremonies, and deliver enterprise-wide initiatives for supported platforms.

Key Requirements

  • •12-15 years of professional experience in a technology or business field.
  • •Proven experience analyzing code for non-standard practices, errors, and security vulnerabilities with detailed remediation plans.
  • •Ability to develop with a test-driven mindset using well-structured unit tests.
  • •Experience managing and delivering enterprise-wide initiatives related to the platforms supported by the team.
  • •Professional certifications are a plus (e.g., ITIL, CSM, AWS).
Experience:12-15 yearsEnterprise software
Skills:Test-driven mindsetCoachingOrganizational skillsCommunicationAttention to detail
Certifications:ITILCSMAWS
Tech Stack:AWS

Company Brief

Vistra Energy
Operates a large integrated power generation and retail electricity business, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers across the United States. The company focuses on electricity generation, retail energy sales, and related energy services.
Industry: Utilities
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 10M to 25M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Irving, United States
Founded: 2016
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