Senior Developer at Western Electricity Coordinating Council – Salt Lake City, Utah

At WECC, we enhance the lives of 90 million people by identifying and mitigating risks to the bulk power system in the West. We are seeking a Senior Developer to join our WREGIS team and to help us further our mission and achieve our business goals.

WREGIS is an independent, web-based tracking system for renewable energy certificates (REC), predominantly in the West. The WREGIS team is working with a vendor to develop proprietary software to replace an existing third-party system.

In this role, you will serve as a hands-on technical leader who bridges business needs and software solutions, guiding work from concept through delivery. You'll support the WREGIS development team by shaping technical direction, making sound architectural decisions, and fostering a collaborative, problem-solving environment. With a focus on quality and continuous improvement, you will champion modern development practices, build scalable and reusable solutions, and proactively manage risks to ensure successful, efficient outcomes.

Travel for the first 12-20 months after hire is expected to be a minimum of 20%. After the first 20 months, travel will become an estimated 5-15%, though business needs may require additional travel on occasion.

• Work with business and technical staff to plan, develop, document, and support custom in-house developed software.
• Write clean, logical, high-quality code and adopt test-driven development and Agile practices.
• Stay up to date on new technologies and approaches to software development.
• Lead projects from planning through final delivery and oversee unit and regression testing, ensuring high-quality outcomes, by facilitating collaboration, identifying and removing blockers, and guiding teammates to solve complex problems.
• Mentor junior members of the development and technical staff.
• Set technical direction and make key architectural decisions while balancing hands-on coding.
• Create, follow, and enhance company testing and development processes.
• Work to minimize risk by identifying, communicating, and escalating issues to management.
• Develop reusable software in a manner consistent with industry best-practice.
• Contribute to and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS/Terraform/Kubernetes) during application development and post-development.
• Design and implement event-sourced domain models with persistent projections.

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or have an equivalent combination of education and work experience resulting in demonstrated ability to perform major duties.
• Have a minimum of 8+ years’ experience working as a professional software developer.
• Have experience in full stack web development with TypeScript monorepo architectures.
• Have a track record of developing software applications and leveraging automated testing.
• Experience with event sourcing and CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) is strongly preferred.
• Can work productively with an internal team and strategic partners.
• Have in-depth experience with TypeScript across the full stack (frontend and backend).Have strong experience with React (v18+) and modern React ecosystem libraries (TanStack Query, TanStack Router, React Hook Form).
• Are comfortable with collaborative development practices including code review, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Understand and adhere to sound principles of cybersecurity, including protecting sensitive information, using secure passwords, and following organizational cybersecurity protocols.
• Have experience with NestJS or similar server-side TypeScript frameworks.
• Have experience with PostgreSQL and an ORM (Drizzle, Prisma, or TypeORM).
• Have experience with containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes (Helm charts, EKS).
• Are familiar with AWS services (Cognito, S3, SES, RDS, Secrets Manager, ECR).
• Have experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Are familiar with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).
• Have experience with authorization frameworks (RBAC/ABAC, CASL preferred).

• Our people and our work matter.
• Everyone is invited to be a leader.
• Independence, perspective, and partnership are how we add value.
• Intellectual curiosity, empowerment, and accountability fuel meaningful results.
• Continuous improvement and innovation are essential.
• We act with intention and focused urgency in everything we do.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $127,900–$159,900 + discretionary pay + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and mid-point for the position across all locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter will share more details during the hiring process.

WECC offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, health reimbursement and flexible spending accounts, a 401(k) plan, and generous paid personal time.

We foster an organizational culture that values the visible and invisible qualities that make individuals who they are. When individuals bring their whole selves to work, without apprehension, we, as WECC, will meet our mission now and in the future.

WECC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.