What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Developer position at Unitil Service Corporation?
Position is available to work in a hybrid work from home capacity. The manager will discuss this in more detail at time of interview. Candidates will need to be local to the Hampton area. If not, they will need to relocate to the area to be considered for this role. Our Company More than a utility company, Unitil provides energy for life.Our work helps keep homes comfortable, businesses thriving and communities connected. Unitil is an investor-owned public utility proudly serving Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. We are dedicated to delivering energy to our customers safely and reliably. Unitil is committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our employees, customers, suppliers and the communities in which we live and conduct business. The continued success of Unitil is enhanced through initiatives that promote diversity and value our employees. Take advantage of a comprehensive benefits package.Unitil offers competitive salaries, a consumer-driven health plan, dental and vision coverage, flexible work, company-paid holidays, a, robust, highly competitive retirement plan and educational assistance.*Note: Benefit offerings may differ between union and non-union employee groupsPosition Purpose:The Senior Software Developer is a key member of a team of software professionals responsible for the design, development and maintenance of high value internal enterprise systems and integration with third party applications. The ideal individual will be a forward-thinking, detail oriented developer who shares our vision of high quality execution towards a common goal of providing maximum business value to our customers.Principal Accountabilities:% of TimeEnd Results70%New Software DevelopmentDesign and develop systems while maintaining a “common sense” approach that serves to identify and provide insight into potential design gaps. Develop efficient, scalable, reusable business logic components leveraging OOP principles and common design patterns. Develop intuitive, dynamic, responsive and user friendly UIs.Design and create supporting database schema and related objects leveraging industry best-practices.30%Maintenance, Troubleshooting and OtherAssess, debug/troubleshoot, and document production issues and develop fixes as needed for mission critical systems. Perform root-cause analysis and suggest/implement improvements to avoid recurring issues. Serve as an on-call person to resolve outages and system crashes on a 24/7/365 basis. Qualifications for Software DeveloperFormal Education & CertificationBachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related fieldKnowledge & Experience3 years of experience in a software development environment.Utility industry experience preferred. Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and computer science fundamentals.Self-motivated, independent, detail-oriented and a responsible team-player.Full stack web development with demonstrated experience in the .NET Framework (preferably 3.5 ), ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, jQuery and CSS.Familiarity with ASP.NET MVC, WCF, Linq. HTML 5, and ORM technologies such as Entity Framework.SharePoint and experience with mobile device development are big pluses.Qualifications for Senior Software Developer:Formal Education & CertificationBachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related fieldKnowledge & ExperienceStrong object-oriented development background5 years of development experience using C# and a high level of expertise with .NET frameworks, Git, Azure DevOpsBasic knowledge of IIS used for deploying and troubleshooting web applicationsSolid theoretical and practical SQL skills (Entity Framework (EF), Linq)Solid written and verbal communication skillsExperience with ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, BlazorExperience designing and developing Web APIsExposure to one or more JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery a plus Hands on experience with modern UI frameworks a plusPreferred3 years of experience with Microsoft Azure developmentDemonstrated ability to interpret legacy source code (Classic ASP, VBScript, VB6) Unitil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.Last Updated: 12/11/2025
Salary : $92,720 - $121,840