Principal 2 - Software Architect at GE Vernova
Bellevue, WA
$145,400–$242,400from the description
Jul 16, 2026
Bellevue, WA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A principal-level architecture role focused on the GridOS Plan product portfolio — software used for electricity grid planning and operations. The work centers on evolving distributed, cloud-native systems built on microservices and Kubernetes, modernizing existing application stacks, establishing API and data model standards, and embedding AI capabilities. The role also involves mentoring senior engineers and architects, and aligning technical roadmaps with product strategy across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise deployments.
Principal level · 12+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 390 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 80–590
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Principal Software Architect' and explicitly requires 5+ years in architectural leadership roles with 12+ years total engineering experience, with org-wide technical authority across multiple product lines — this genuinely supports Principal-level classification, not merely Senior.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily hands-on architecture and software design (15-1252), but it also carries significant cross-team governance, mentoring, and strategic leadership responsibilities that edge toward 11-3021. The JD emphasizes 'hands-on' design and implementation as the primary focus, so 15-1252 was chosen.
Cloud platform requirement is stated as 'Azure, AWS, or GCP' — these are interchangeable options for the same gate; Azure is listed first as the primary with the others as alternatives.
The role is fully remote (#LI-Remote) with no specific metro or state indicated; CBSA fields are left blank.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in CS or STEM with no 'or equivalent experience' language, making it a hard gate.
The compensation range of $145,400–$242,400/year may be further adjusted by a geographic differential of 110%, 120%, or 130% depending on location, per the posting.
Energy industry technologies (SCADA, IEC CIM, NERC CIP, geospatial modeling) and advanced AI capabilities (LLMs, vector databases, RAG) are listed under 'Additional Knowledge (Advantageous but not Essential)' — treated as preferred.
Serverless is mentioned in the context of cloud-native architecture design but appears in narrative/stack description rather than a firm requirements gate — treated as preferred.
This posting reads as a fully-remote role, so it was scored against the national candidate pool rather than a single metro.
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