Hybrid Platform Engineer (Junior) - PostgreSQL & Web Stack

Jamdanceacademy; Elgin (IL); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Financial Planning Plus is seeking a junior Mechanical Engineer in Elgin for a hybrid role that blends hands-on engineering with data-driven decision making. The position covers architectural improvements, data integrity across PostgreSQL stores, and collaboration with product to balance timelines and technical debt.

The role emphasizes comfort with numbers and clear communication, with a salary range of $63,000–$91,000 and a mentorship-enabled growth path within our hybrid Elgin team.

Qualifications

• Junior-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.
• Comfort owning numbers that can vary with your input.
• Ability to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• Ability to interpret data and translate findings into recommendations.
• Strong multitasking while maintaining quality.
• Ability to defend a recommendation in front of skeptics.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements.
• Own data integrity across PostgreSQL stores.
• Apply Express.js and empathy to solve autonomy-driven engineering challenges.
• Set Python coding standards for the team.
• Rewrite the Empathy-driven plan to reduce debt.
• Bridge Jenkins and Express.js to enable platform integration.
• Shave milliseconds off the critical user path.
• Negotiate Express.js tradeoffs with product timelines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Communication

Judgment

Candor under pressure

Tools

PostgreSQL

Express.js

Python

Jenkins

Job description

Financial Planning Plus is seeking a junior Mechanical Engineer in Elgin for a hybrid role that blends hands-on engineering with data-driven decision making. The position covers architectural improvements, data integrity across PostgreSQL stores, and collaboration with product to balance timelines and technical debt.

The role emphasizes comfort with numbers and clear communication, with a salary range of $63,000–$91,000 and a mentorship-enabled growth path within our hybrid Elgin team.