Civil Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Lowell (MA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

KKR in Lowell, MA seeks a junior Civil Engineer to balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. The role offers a salary range from $58,000 to $87,000 with mentorship, benefits, and growth opportunities as you drive technology that serves a broad user base.

You will own critical backend improvements, monitor performance, and contribute to a collaborative, deadline-driven environment that supports professional growth and hands-on leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience with REST API fundamentals and backend services.
• Hands-on work in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Ability to mentor teammates and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Own make-it-better edge cases in billing systems.
• Identify and fix latency spikes across the stack.
• Pull Django telemetry into dashboards for leadership visibility.
• Reduce latency on critical code paths.
• Replace fragile REST API with durable Django solutions.
• Own interpersonal skills release and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

REST API

Jenkins

Interpersonal Skills

People Management

Teamwork

Django

Next.js

Cypress

Tools

Django

Next.js

Cypress

Job description

We are hiring a Civil Engineer who can balance speed and stability while shipping software used by millions. The thing worth noting is how much KKR trusts you here — $58,000 - $87,000, technology ownership, and a long runway, all from 1 years in.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the make-it-better edge cases in KKR's Next.js billing nobody else wants to touch
• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at KKR can explain
• Pull Django telemetry into dashboards KKR leaders actually open
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that KKR users feel every click
• Replace the brittle REST API hack with a Django solution that survives Lowell scale
• Own the Interpersonal Skills release that Lowell leadership has circled on the calendar

What You'll Bring

• REST API fundamentals plus the Jenkins polish clients notice
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them
• Hands-on proficiency with People Management, ideally paired with Interpersonal Skills
• 1+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illustrations
• Experience thriving in an empowering, deadline-driven setting like KKR
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team

Every product at KKR reflects the relentlessly curious standards our Lowell, MA team holds itself to. As a junior Civil Engineer, you'll have a real voice in shaping how the technology team operates.

The headline reads $58,000 - $87,000; the fine print is all upside, mentorship, benefits, and freedom to grow your Cypress.

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