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MSI Americas · 5 hours ago

Principal Engineer – Software Development

Southlake, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

MSI Americas is a multinational company in the Telecommunications & IT sector, focused on providing services and products that humanize technology. The Principal Engineer will lead the architecture, design, and development of next-generation digital energy software products, while also mentoring senior engineers and ensuring high-quality releases.

Cloud InfrastructureCyber SecurityProfessional ServicesTelecommunications

Hiring Manager

Federico Gabriel Composto

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of scalable, secure, and modular software platforms and products in the energy/utility automation domain

Drive system architecture decisions ensuring interoperability, high availability, and real-time performance

Partner with Product Management and Solution Engineering teams to translate business and functional requirements into robust technical solutions

Mentor senior engineers, guiding best practices in coding, testing, DevOps, and secure development lifecycle

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (QA/Validation, Solution Engineering, Product Management) to deliver high-quality releases

Act as a technical escalation point for complex software product engineering challenges

Guide the team in developing solutions for Energy & Utilities applications such as SCADA, Substation Automation, Microgrids, and BESS

Stay abreast of emerging technologies in edge computing, IoT, and real-time data processing

Evaluate and adopt modern software frameworks, cloud-edge orchestration, containerization (Docker/K8s), and virtualization technologies

Collaborate with industry OEMs (e.g., NVIDIA, Dell, Intel, GE etc.) and research partners to infuse cutting-edge AI/ML and grid-modernization technologies

Qualification

JavaSpring BootAngularSQLEnergy & UtilitiesMicroservicesDevOpsCI/CDCloud platformsDistributed systemsPythonUnix/Shell scriptingReal-time data streamingCybersecurityAgile methodologiesVersion control (Git)Project tracking (JIRA)Messaging frameworksProtocols IEC 61850Protocols ModbusProtocols OPC UA

Required

10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, REST APIs, SQL

Solid experience in the Energy & Utilities sector

Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, messaging frameworks (Kafka, MQTT), and protocols (IEC 61850, Modbus, OPC UA)

Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Proficiency in system design, performance optimization, and security best practices

Familiarity with Agile methodologies, version control (Git), and project tracking tools (JIRA)

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline with 12+ years of progressive experience in software development, architecture, and team leadership

Proven expertise in designing and delivering real-time, mission-critical software products in the power systems, grid automation, or renewable energy domain

Strong hands-on development skills in languages such as C/C++, Java, Python, or Go, with cloud-native and microservices experience

Solid understanding of containerization, virtualization, and DevOps practices (CI/CD, GitOps, automated testing)