Software Engineer or - Automation

This is a multi-level posting. Candidates may be considered for any of the posted levels, depending on their level of experience and depth of expertise.

Our team is building a modern hybrid cloud platform from the ground up to support the next generation of applications across the organization. The platform provides foundational infrastructure, container runtime environments, developer tooling, messaging systems, and observability capabilities required to run reliable and scalable applications.

This is a greenfield engineering opportunity. As a Software Engineer 2 or 3, you will contribute to the development of automation, tools, and workflows that support platform and infrastructure operations. You will work under the guidance of more senior engineers and gain hands‑on experience with modern infrastructure, automation practices, and cloud‑native technologies.

Our approach emphasizes software‑driven infrastructure, infrastructure‑as‑code, Git‑based workflows, and modern observability practices. Engineers at this level focus on building strong technical foundations, learning platform concepts, and contributing to production systems in a supported environment.

Mid American Energy Company, a Midwest utility, provides regulated electric and natural gas service to more than 1.6 million customers in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. The company owns and operates a portfolio of power-generating assets, approximately 61% of which is wind generation.

Mid American Energy Company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status, or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. Mid American Energy Company has an exciting career opportunity available.

Bachelor's degree in management information systems (MIS), computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically four years of related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor's degree.)

A minimum of four years of experience in business software application design, development, integration and/or installation for a software engineer 2.

A minimum of five or more years of experience in business software application design, development, integration and/or installation for a software engineer 3.

• Working knowledge of programming concepts in a client/server and/or web‑based development environment.
• Experience developing software in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Python, or Java, with the ability to read, write, and maintain code in shared codebases.
• Experience working in Linux environments, including basic scripting and use of command‑line tools.
• Experience using Git or other version control systems as part of a collaborative development workflow.
• Interest in or early hands‑on experience with automation, infrastructure, or platform engineering concepts.

• Contributes to well‑defined automation and tooling initiatives under guidance.
• Builds and improves components of existing systems.
• Learns platform concepts and operational workflows.

• Works independently on scoped technical problems.
• Designs and implements automation with minimal guidance.
• Contributes to technical decisions within defined areas.

This role supports improvements in how work gets done across the organization by contributing to software and automation that reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and support reliable operations.

You will contribute to tools, services, and workflows that support developer and operational needs,…