Sr Software Engineer

NRG Energy
paid holidays, 401(k)
United States, Utah, Lehi
Feb 01, 2026
Welcome to the intersection of energy and home services. At NRG, we're driven by our passion to create a smarter, cleaner and more connected future. Vivint Smart Home, an NRG owned company, is a leading smart home company in the United States, dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services. We find purpose in proactively protecting and keeping our customers connected to home, no matter where they are. Join the Smart Home team to create smarter, safer and more sustainable homes. JOB DESCRIPTION Our mission is to redefine the home experience with tech and services to create a smarter, greener, safer home that saves our customers money every month. About the Role You will design and build the back-end cloud services and APIs that power the Vivint Smart Home ecosystem. Your work will directly influence how millions of customers secure and control their homes. In this role, you will collaborate closely with platform engineers, mobile app teams, camera firmware engineers, QA, and product managers. You'll help architect, build, and scale high-performance services that support our next generation of smart home cameras and security devices. What You'll Do: * Design and implement gRPC and REST APIs used by mobile apps, web clients, and IoT devices * Build and operate highly available, low-latency cloud services that process real-time smart home events * Participate in architecture and design discussions for new features and platform improvements * Collaborate across teams to integrate new camera and IoT products * Contribute to code quality through code reviews, design documents, and testing best practices Required Qualifications * 5+ years of software development experience * 3+ years experience with Go * Experience building distributed, scalable, and secure cloud services * Experience designing APIs (REST and/or gRPC) * Strong problem-solving skills and ability to own backend features from design through deployment and monitoring. Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have) * Experience with Python * Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) * Experience working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB * Experience working with MQTT or IoT device messaging * Experience with Kafka or other event streaming systems * Experience using AI-assisted tools for development * B.S. in Computer Science or related field Why You'll Love Working Here * Free daily lunch and drinks on site * Paid holidays and flexible paid time away * Employee/Friends/Family Discounts * Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables * Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline * 401(k) + Employer Match * Employee Resource Groups * Annual Bonus * Employee Stock Purchase Plan Learn about the Vivint Culture and why it's a great place to grow your career! Here are some highlighted perks you should ask us about: Free daily lunch and drinks on site Paid holidays and flexible paid time away Employee/Friends/Family Discounts Onsite health clinic, gym, gaming tables Medical/dental/vision/life coverage & 24/7 Medical Hotline 401(k) + Employer Match Employee Resource Groups WORKING CONDITIONS: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. SAFETY: Vivint enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe working environment. Each new employee is responsible for completing all training requirements. Additionally, the employee must accept they have responsibility for maintaining the safety of themselves, their co-workers, and the public. Employee must adhere to all written and verbal instructions, promptly report and correct all hazards or unsafe conditions, question non-standard operations or unmitigated hazards, and provide feedback to management on all safety issues. NRG Energy is committed to a drug and alcohol-free workplace. To the extent permitted by law and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, employees are subject to periodic random drug testing, and post-accident and reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills. Official description on file with Talent.