Civil Engineer

Manufacturing Plus; Carlsbad (NM); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Manufacturing Plus is hiring a hybrid Civil Engineer focused on backend work in Carlsbad. You will shape how our services scale, mentor peers, and own parts of the MySQL stack while contributing to architecture decisions.

You’ll collaborate across teams, apply best practices in testing and security, and help manage heavy traffic with robust, observable systems. Salary is in the 65k–93k range with a seasoned mentor.

Qualifications

• Experience with Git in backend development.
• Hands-on with MySQL services and data modeling.
• Strong collaboration and writing skills.
• Ability to mentor teammates and share knowledge.
• Ownership mindset and accountability for delivery.

Responsibilities

• Mentor newer mid-level hires on wiring Git together.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements.
• Translate product wishes into shippable MySQL services.
• Drive adoption of testing, security, and observability best practices.
• Catch race conditions and performance issues under peak load.

Skills

Git

MySQL

Teamwork

Communication

Mentorship

Tools

Git

MySQL

Job description

Come build the backend that powers our empowering products, writing Flexibility that holds up under serious load. Picture this: a hybrid Civil Engineer seat in Carlsbad, paying $65,000 - $93,000, where 5 years of doing the work earns you real say over how it gets done.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor newer mid-level hires on how Manufacturing Plus actually wires Git together
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Translate fuzzy product wishes from Manufacturing Plus stakeholders into shippable MySQL services
• Drive adoption of best practices in testing, security, and observability
• Catch the Git race conditions that only surface under Carlsbad peak traffic

What You'll Bring

• A craft-obsessed attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• Calm under the autonomy-rich chaos a mid-level role tends to generate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of Teamwork and Git
• Comfort being the newest person in the room and the loudest in the notes
• A point of view on Manufacturing Plus's space, sharpened by your own reading

Manufacturing Plus makes MySQL look simple, which anyone in technology knows is the endlessly-iterating hardest thing to pull off. Curiosity outranks credentials on this technology team, so bring questions, not just answers.

We pair $65,000 - $93,000 with a seasoned mentor, so your Accountability sharpens fast while the benefits quietly take care of everything else.

The search is live, the seat is funded, and we are interviewing this week.

Whatever brought you to this listing, let it carry you all the way to the apply form.