Senior Software Engineer - Mendix Platform Lead & Mentor

NextGenEnergyJobs; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Solutions is seeking a senior software leader to direct the design and development of complex systems across multiple teams on the Mendix platform. You will set engineering standards, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while coordinating cross-functional initiatives across APIs, data exchange, and platform modernization.

The role requires a strong background in full-stack development, cloud, CI/CD, and a proven ability to balance business needs with long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
• 10 years of experience developing, supporting, and enhancing complex software systems and applications.
• Advanced proficiency in full-stack software development and one or more programming languages or technologies such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL, HTML, CSS, or equivalent technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of software architecture, system design, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, APIs, integration practices, and application modernization techniques.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, deployment practices, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, automation, and production support.
• Experience contributing to architectural and technical design decisions across applications, systems, platforms, or codebases.
• Experience evaluating technical trade-offs and recommending solutions that balance business requirements, delivery timelines, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
• Experience collaborating with engineering teams and stakeholders to support technical direction across multiple projects or shared technology platforms.
• Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, solution design discussions, and knowledge sharing.
• Experience partnering with Product, Quality Assurance, Project Management, DevOps, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to deliver software solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong mentoring, coaching, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to manage multiple technical priorities and operate effectively in complex and evolving environments.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining alignment with established engineering standards, architectural direction, and organizational objectives.
• The salary range for this role is $140,000 - $175,000/annually with a target compensation of $140k - $157,500 based on experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex software systems and integrations across projects and teams utilizing the Mendix platform.
• Design scalable, secure, modular software solutions that support business needs.
• Develop full-stack software solutions aligned with platform architecture and standards.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and design discussions.
• Lead technical strategy, engineering standards, and system design decisions across projects.
• Drive cross-functional initiatives involving APIs, data exchange, modernization, and performance optimization.
• Communicate risks, trade-offs, and mitigations to leadership as needed.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and sustainable corrective actions.
• Evaluate performance, reliability, and scalability and implement proactive improvements.
• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, data protection, and governance requirements.
• Lead automation, monitoring, and operational improvements to strengthen resilience across teams.

Skills

Full-stack development

Architectural decisions

Mentoring

Technical leadership

Cloud platforms

CI/CD and automation

Communication skills

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or related field

Tools

Java

Python

JavaScript

C#

SQL

HTML

CSS

Job description

Energy Solutions is seeking a senior software leader to direct the design and development of complex systems across multiple teams on the Mendix platform. You will set engineering standards, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while coordinating cross-functional initiatives across APIs, data exchange, and platform modernization.

The role requires a strong background in full-stack development, cloud, CI/CD, and a proven ability to balance business needs with long-term