Electrical Engineer — Software & GitHub Actions

Illinois Tool Works; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Illinois Tool Works is seeking an Electrical Engineer to turn complex requirements into reliable software at Bellevue. The role blends high-ownership work with a focus on GitHub Actions and REST API architecture, while growing a team that embraces collaboration and agility.

You will translate ideas into prototypes, backfill test coverage, and ensure safe rollouts as the system scales. This role sits at the intersection of REST and Jenkins, enabling powerful workflow automation from Bellevue, WA.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or related field.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for high-stakes emails and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience shaping API design and integration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Refactor and clean legacy Relationship Building modules.
• Turn napkin ideas into a GitHub Actions prototypes.
• Sketch and defend REST API architecture; implement the design.
• Improve test coverage for critical parts of the codebase.
• Re-architect tech flow to handle increased load.
• Implement feature flags to enable safe rollbacks.

Skills

TypeScript

Jenkins

Stakeholder alignment

Technical communication

REST API

Tools

REST API

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Illinois Tool Works is seeking an Electrical Engineer to turn complex requirements into reliable software at Bellevue. The role blends high-ownership work with a focus on GitHub Actions and REST API architecture, while growing a team that embraces collaboration and agility.

You will translate ideas into prototypes, backfill test coverage, and ensure safe rollouts as the system scales. This role sits at the intersection of REST and Jenkins, enabling powerful workflow automation from Bellevue, WA.