Chemical Engineer

Lionsgate; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 79,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid certifications

Conferences

Dedicated learning time

Job summary

Lionsgate seeks a sharp Chemical Engineer with 5+ years of Emotional Intelligence experience to take full ownership of PostgreSQL initiatives in a freelance role. You’ll work with a strong team, turn tickets into testable criteria, and write scalable, well-tested C# code for a growing user base in Virginia Beach, VA.

Beyond the $79,000 - $111,000 base, Lionsgate offers paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time as part of its growth investment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with emotional intelligence in tech roles.
• Strong C# fundamentals and ability to own PostgreSQL initiatives.
• Experience turning vague tickets into testable criteria and scalable code.
• Willingness to work in a freelance, customer-obsessed environment.

Responsibilities

• Document the PostgreSQL system for quick onboarding of new engineers.
• Turn vague tech tickets into crisp Selenium acceptance criteria.
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with the user base.
• Trace root causes from stack traces and improve reliability.
• Convert on-call noise into meaningful alerts for the team.
• Push Selenium changes safely with feature flags in Virginia Beach.

Skills

C# fundamentals

PostgreSQL

Emotional Intelligence

Team collaboration

Tools

Elasticsearch

Selenium

Job description

Lionsgate is on a mission to scale, and a sharp Chemical Engineer with 5 of Emotional Intelligence experience is exactly who we need. You'll take full ownership of PostgreSQL initiatives, work alongside a strong team, and earn $79,000 - $111,000 in this freelance role.

Key Responsibilities

• Document the PostgreSQL system so the next mid-level engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Selenium acceptance criteria
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with Lionsgate's growing user base
• Read the Coaching stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Turn Lionsgate's C# on-call noise into alerts that actually mean something
• Push Selenium changes safely behind flags so Virginia Beach, VA rollbacks take seconds

What You'll Bring

• C# fundamentals plus the Emotional Intelligence polish clients notice
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch and related tools or frameworks
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Virginia Beach, VA
• Solid Coaching grounding, plus Emotional Intelligence you can pick up on the fly
• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a customer-obsessed workplace

Lionsgate is a nimble Virginia Beach, VA company born from the belief that technology tools should respect the people using them. We give mid-level hires room to fail small so they can later succeed big on technology work.

Beyond the $79,000 - $111,000 base, Lionsgate invests in your growth through paid certifications, conferences, and dedicated learning time.

We refreshed it today so candidates know the freelance role is genuinely open.

Don't let a feedback-hungry Chemical Engineer opening in Virginia Beach become the one that got away.