Frontend Developer

Energy Innovation Corp; Salinas (CA); Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Personalized development plan

Job summary

Energy Innovation Corp in Salinas, CA is seeking a Frontend Developer who can own complex UI tooling and write crisp acceptance criteria in Express.js. The role embraces freelance rhythms, with autonomy and delivery focus in a hybrid work setup.

You will collaborate with users locally to refine needs, simplify tickets, and untangle tooling like Ansible, while introducing Rust feature flags for safer releases. A related-field degree and strong communication are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Freelance-ready with deadline-driven discipline.
• Ability to translate vague tickets into precise, testable criteria.

Responsibilities

• Set the Written Communication coding standards the rest of engineering follows.
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Express.js acceptance criteria.
• Meet with technology users in Salinas to learn what the Written Communication tool needs.
• Untangle Ansible dependency knots that have slowed Salinas releases.
• Wire up Rust feature flags so testing can proceed with real traffic in Salinas.

Skills

Freelance experience

Active listening

Clarifying questions

Delivery discipline

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Express.js

Ansible

Rust

Job description

Hard problems in Written Communication don't intimidate you; they're the reason you open your laptop, which makes you our kind of Frontend Developer. This Salinas opening trades 3 years and Ansible for $98,000 - $146,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.

Key Responsibilities

• Set the Written Communication coding standards the rest of TC Energy engineering follows
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable Express.js acceptance criteria
• Sit with technology users in Salinas to learn what the Written Communication tool really needs
• Untangle the Ansible dependency knots that have slowed Salinas releases for months
• Wire up Rust feature flags so TC Energy can test on Salinas traffic risk-free

What You'll Bring

• Comfort with freelance arrangements and the rhythms of a deadline-driven workplace
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• A track record of steady-handed delivery in a freelance structure
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience

TC Energy keeps technology systems running for clients who never think about them, which is the autonomy-driven Salinas, CA point. We give people autonomy early and trust them to ask for support when they need it.

You'll receive $98,000 - $146,000, a hybrid schedule, and a personalized development plan tailored to your technology career goals.

This Salinas, CA opening is current, active, and reviewing folks now.

Ready to put your Work-Life Balance and Rust skills to work?