Senior Database Developer

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Position Summary

As the Senior Database Developer, on the Engineering Team, you will apply your analytical skills in several areas including: designing and building services for our commercial product, creating and improving database architecture and frameworks, database development in support of internal applications and automated software testing.  This position offers you an opportunity to develop greater knowledge of energy markets, cloud-based software products, and SAAS businesses, while applying and developing technical skills with one of the most creative and hard-working staff in the industry.

Position Details

• Salary range: $130,000 - $160,000, Dependent on Experience 
• Location: Boulder, CO
• Full-time
• Hybrid 
• Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and optimize complex Oracle PL/SQL systems that power core business logic across mission-critical applications.
• Dive into large, legacy PL/SQL codebases to troubleshoot issues, understand embedded business rules, refactor for clarity, and improve long-term maintainability.
• Actively explore and analyze data to understand structure, relationships, anomalies, and edge cases in order to strengthen system design and data quality.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries against large, highly relational, and nuanced datasets.
• Performance tune SQL and PL/SQL using execution plans, optimizer statistics, trace files, hints, indexing strategies etc.
• Ensure the reliability, integrity, and scalability of database systems that process and transform significant volumes of data.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, database design standards, and coding best practices with a focus on performance and scalability.
• Work with Snowflake for data storage, synchronization, ensuring data parity, consistency, and performance across platforms.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and promotion of high-quality coding standards.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of hands-on Oracle PL/SQL (or similar procedural database) development in production environments
• Strong SQL skills, including writing and optimizing queries against large, relational datasets
• Experience troubleshooting and improving complex legacy database code
• Proven ability to tune and optimize database performance
• Experience working in data-intensive systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively in Agile, cross-functional teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouse platforms
• Familiarity with database change management tools (e.g., Liquibase)
• Experience in SaaS or cloud-based environments
• Experience mentoring or reviewing code
• Exposure to energy markets, commodities, or financial data systems

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

ABOUT YES ENERGY

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions.  Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.  The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions. Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.  Yes Energy has a team of over 300 amazing professionals in Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Glendora, CA; Richmond, VA; London, United Kingdom; Auckland, New Zealand; and Bucharest, Romania.

Culture

Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop our solutions in line with their needs. We think about customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful … We are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of:

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are “high standards people” who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds-- in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy-- we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;
• We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.  This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways; 
• We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules. Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.