Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is about more than power. We’re about the power of relationships. Our employees have the opportunity to work together to ensure electricity is delivered reliably and affordably to the millions of people living in our service territory. We have been voted one of Arkansas’ Best Places to work by Arkansas Business and we are looking for a member of our team who is passionate about our mission to keep the lights on!
We have a core ideology here at SPP that we stand by: Do the right thing, for the right reason, in the right way.
We believe in supporting our employees through a fantastic benefits package:
Compensation Information
The salary range(s) represents our good faith estimate for the role at this time. While we strive to provide competitive and transparent compensation, there may be circumstances where an offer is above or outside of the listed range. We are open to discussing salary expectations with qualified candidates considering factors such as the candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, experience and geographic location will all be considered during the hiring process.
Senior Programmer Developer| Pay Range: $95,200.00 - $123,700.00
Programmer/Developer II | Pay Range: $76,000.00 - $96,900.00
Join SPP as a Programmer Developer – Build the Future of Financial Technology
At Southwest Power Pool (SPP), our IT teams are driving innovation at the core of the energy industry’s financial operations. We're looking for
Programmer Developersto join our growing teams—across both
Financial Applicationsand
IT Settlements—where you'll play a key role in shaping mission-critical systems that support credit management, regulatory rates, financial settlements, and congestion hedging auctions.
Our financial systems are a mix of vendor and in-house applications built using modern technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, React, C#, ASP.NET Core, SQL, and various ETL tools. We also embrace containerization, Ansible, Kubernetes, and more—constantly evolving to better serve our internal teams and stakeholders.
What You'll Do
As a Programmer Developer at SPP, you will:
+ Financial settlements for SPP's regional transmission organization (RTO) and contract services + Transmission congestion rights auctions + Collateral and credit management + Regulatory rate calculations + Network upgrade cost sharing
Ready to take the next step in your career and be part of something extraordinary? Whether you're passionate about modernizing infrastructure or supporting financial settlement systems, SPP has a place for you. Apply today and help us power the future of energy.
To be successful as the Programmer Developer, we're looking for:
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.
Physical Demands
The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.
Position Type And Expected Hours Of Work
This is a full-time, onsite hybrid position based in Little Rock, Arkansas. The standard workweek is Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with extended hours may be required. Job requires managing staff working rotating shift schedules with long hours.
Travel Requirement
This position requires minimal travel (approximately 10%).
SPP is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans and is committed to excellence. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at HR@spp.org and let us know the nature of your request. We will only respond to messages left that involve a request for a reasonable accommodation in the application process. We will accommodate the needs of any qualified candidate who requests a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
At SPP we believe in a culture of belonging. Learn more here: Culture of Belonging - Southwest Power Pool.
Full job descriptions will be made available to those selected for an interview.