Job Description

As an NRG employee, we encourage you to think creatively and proactively about your career choices.  Our work environment is dynamic and the career opportunities across our businesses offer variety and challenge.  Providing career growth to our own employees is critical to our ongoing success--take charge of your career goals and empower your future!

We are seeking a developer to develop and maintain tools to support our Natural Gas trading and risk management platform. Working with business team members and the IT team, the candidate will utilize technical specifications and documentation to deliver technical enhancements to existing systems or deliver new custom solutions as a part of project delivery.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

 Work with the Project team to translate business requirements into technical specifications and perform development tasks to deliver solution.  Work closely with the team, business, architecture and Infrastructure groups to integrate the solution, while adhering to company project management and delivery standards
Technical work on small to medium sized projects
Work independently or in a team, to design, code, test, document and debug programs of moderate to high complexity
Perform code reviews in peer programmer’s code
Analyze test case results using problem solving techniques as well as making suggestions for correction or optimization
Train the business on the use of the new functionality and/or systems
Maintain documentation as system changes take place
Work with the team to support existing systems already in place
Provide optimal business system solutions from both a business and an IS perspective
Perform other duties as assigned

Working Conditions:

 Hybrid role with some in office work requirement

Minimum Requirements:

 Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution (preferably in Computer Sciences, MIS or Mathematics) is required
1-5 years of experience working on Microsoft .net Based Technologies
1-5 years of experience in designing, coding, testing and debugging using Microsoft Tools
1-5 years of experience working with SQL Server, Oracle or Postgres DB and tools
1-5 years of experience working with C# and/or Java
1-5 years of working with webAPI, Entity Framework, MVC and other related technologies
Experienced in database design, performance evaluation and tuning, development of stored procedures, and referential integrity
Experienced in Remote Method Invocation (RMI) or Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, detailed oriented environment
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications:

 Good knowledge of performance tuning applications
Experience in Agile Programming Methodology is an asset
Knowledge of Energy or Trading industry concepts is a plus

Why NRG is a great place to work:

Great company culture!! Voted as a BEST employer by Forbes
A competitive total compensation package, including annual incentive and/or commission
Stock Purchase Plan 
Benefits on the first day of employment - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Short Term Disability, Wellness program, etc.
Company-paid life insurance and disability insurance
401 (k) plan to help save for retirement
Generous FTO plan, plus 8 company holidays, and 3 floating holidays
Numerous discounts, including electricity discounts on NRG brands