Job Details

Senior Software Development Engineer

Date: Apr 8, 2026

Location(s): Houston, TX, US, 77002

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID: 94415

At Gexa Energy, a NextEra Energy Resources company, we provide reliable low-cost energy solutions. Focused on customer satisfaction, we offer innovative electricity plans tailored to the diverse needs of Texas homes and businesses. If you're passionate about making a difference in the energy industry and delivering exceptional customer experiences, join our team today.

Position Specific Description

As a Senior Software Engineer in an MLOps and platform-focused role, you will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and operating software platforms that support machine learning and data-driven applications at scale. You will focus on improving performance, reliability, and scalability of systems to ensure they are built for long-term growth. Leveraging modern tools and cloud-native technologies, you will automate deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management while applying strong software engineering principles to create resilient, future-ready platforms. You are at the edge of adopting emerging technologies and are keen to develop an AI-first coding mentality.

Technical skills: Experience building and deploying machine learning models using Python (TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn). Strong SQL and data processing skills (Pandas, Spark). Familiarity with MLOps tools (MLflow, Airflow, or similar) and AWS services (S3, SageMaker, Lambda). Experience with feature engineering, model evaluation, and productionizing ML solutions. Solid understanding of data structures and scalable system design.

Job Overview

This position writes and tests software to aid in development and support of products. Individuals in this role work with Technical Leads on software system architecture and service design and typically leads a module in the system. This position participates in required product development process ceremonies. Employees in this role are responsible for writing and refining technical requirements and technical design documentation.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Codes in multiple languages in support of software products and the development of software products
• Conducts system testing and codes unit tests and support features
• Documents technical requirement and other technical documentation
• Works with product team to refine product requirements
• Collaborates on high level software design projects and software system architecture and creates effective component level architectures
• Leads software module construction from architecture and design to implementation and may lead a small team of engineers in building the module
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

Experience: 7+ years

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's - Engineering

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you.