Software Engineer

About the Company

SynchroGrid is a Texas-based engineering firm specializing in protective relaying, substation design, and NERC compliance, supported by in-house software that automates engineering work. With more than 50 employees, primarily electrical and software engineers, SynchroGrid has spent more than 14 years serving 30+ utilities across the United States from offices in Bryan/College Station, Texas and Denver, Colorado, and has annual revenue of $10–20 million. Our mission is to support and empower our clients to maintain the reliability of the power system, guided by our core values: People-First, Integrity, Quality, and Innovation.

About the Role

We're looking for a junior full stack developer who enjoys solving hard technical problems and wants to grow into a well-rounded engineer. Your main focus will be the application core: C++ code that implements engineering algorithms, runs inside our Node.js and Electron applications, and integrates with the external tools our users rely on. You'll also get hands-on experience with the React front end, helping shape how your work is presented to users. You'll join a multi-disciplinary team where your work ships to power utilities and exposes you to complex software design tasks and domain-specific engineering problems. You don't need any background in power systems or regulatory compliance. What matters most is solid software design fundamentals, careful attention to correctness, and a willingness to dig deep into unfamiliar technical domains.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and optimize engineering algorithms in modern C++, with a focus on accuracy, performance, and reliability.


• Build Node.js native addons in modern C++ that efficiently pass data between JavaScript and native components.


• Design and maintain SQL database schemas and queries that store and retrieve power system data, with attention to data integrity, performance, and traceability.


• Design communication interfaces between Electron's renderer and main processes, keeping the boundary between the UI and the application core clean and well documented.


• Develop integrations with external engineering software tools, including databases, simulation environments, and external libraries.


• Process, validate, and manage power system data, ensuring results are traceable and ready for regulatory compliance reporting and audits.


• Help write software specifications that translate engineering needs into clear functional and non-functional requirements, working with domain experts to define scope, behavior, and acceptance criteria.


• Write unit and integration tests in C++ and TypeScript, and help keep build, packaging, and release pipelines reliable across platforms.


• Contribute to the React front end, building features that surface calculation results and workflows to users with guidance from senior developers.


• Investigate and fix user-reported issues, tracing problems from the UI into native code.


• Take part in code reviews, planning, and technical discussions, and contribute to internal documentation.


• Build a working understanding of the power system concepts and industry standards behind the features you develop.

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Required Skills

• Solid understanding of graph representations and traversal algorithms.


• Working knowledge of modern C++, data structures, and debugging.


• Interest in growing your front-end skills with React.


• Familiarity with TypeScript and Node.js, including asynchronous programming.


• Comfort with Git and collaborative development workflows.


• Clear communication, attention to detail, and a habit of asking questions when something is unclear.

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with SQL and relational database design


• Exposure to N-API or building C++ native Node.js modules.


• Experience with Python for prototyping or data processing.


• Experience with Electron or other desktop application frameworks.


• Experience integrating with third-party Windows software using COM interfaces and DLLs.


• Familiarity with testing tools such as Google Test, pytest, Playwright, or Jest.


• Experience with React or other front-end frameworks.

SynchroGrid is an Equal Opportunity Employer