What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Application Engineer position at Pantheon Electric?
At Pantheon Electric, we’re not just building products—we’re shaping the future of power. As we expand our technology footprint and accelerate our digital transformation, we’re looking for a Lead Application Developer who’s ready to step into a pivotal role where innovation isn’t just encouraged—it’s expected. If you’re excited by the idea of engineering solutions that directly power communities, industries, and tomorrow’s infrastructure, Pantheon Electric offers the kind of platform where your talent becomes impact. Here, your work won’t sit on a shelf—it will move an entire industry forward.
Position Summary:
Our new Lead Application Engineer will help Pantheon Electric modernize a mission-critical, homegrown enterprise platform that supports core business operations across finance, sales, manufacturing, and supply chain. This is an active leader role blending hands-on engineering with technical leadership and long-term platform ownership, with responsibility for shaping the platform roadmap and building the team that will support it long-term.
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the internal technical lead embedded with consulting teams during modernization.
- Drive architecture discussions and engineering standards; enforce code quality and long‑term maintainability.
- Contribute directly to a TypeScript‑based, Azure‑native rebuild and spend meaningful time in the codebase.
- Partner closely with cloud, data, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable outcomes.
- Own the modernized platform roadmap, enhancements, and production stability as the long‑term technical owner.
- Lead and grow the internal engineering team while maintaining hands‑on technical leadership.
- Scale the platform to additional business units and evolve capabilities over time.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
- 7 years of experience within similar role preferred
- Demonstrated experience building and leading complex, custom enterprise applications.
- Experience modernizing legacy platforms and improving maintainability and scalability.
- Hands‑on proficiency with modern application development (TypeScript/JavaScript and a modern UI framework).
- Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases (SQL Server preferred).
- Ownership mindset with a focus on long‑term platform health, code quality, and operational stability.
- ERP and/or finance‑heavy systems experience.
- Experience designing, deploying, or operating Azure‑native applications in production environments.
- Experience establishing engineering best practices (SDLC, code reviews, testing strategy, CI/CD).
Travel & Work Arrangement:
- Hybrid work is expected (2–3 days per week in Stamford, CT).
- Occasional travel is expected (<10%), with slightly higher travel during modernization for collaboration in Central NY.
Benefits
Pantheon Electric offers a competitive total compensation package, including base salary, bonus opportunity, and a comprehensive benefits program.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Pantheon Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Reasonable Accommodation
If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position or to participate in the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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