Java Developer

Sustainable Energy Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 87,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Sustainable Energy Inc in Houston, TX is seeking a Java Developer to accelerate its product roadmap. The on-site role offers a salary range of $87,000 to $123,000 and a path that supports growth through mentorship and direct impact on the GitLab CI pipeline.

You will document the GitLab CI system, collaborate with product teams, and own CI/CD infrastructure across TX. The role emphasizes practical decisions, reliability, and the ability to work with ambiguity while delivering concrete results.

Qualifications

• Proficient in JavaScript and strong Attention Management skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a close-knit team.
• Familiarity with Houston's tech landscape.
• Comfort steering tech discussions to decisions.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity when briefs arrive half-written.
• Reliability and judgment to distinguish urgency from a true incident.

Responsibilities

• Document the GitLab CI system to onboard the next mid-level engineer quickly.
• Negotiate tradeoffs with product when timelines collide.
• Monitor system health and set up alerts for production metrics.
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across Houston engineering teams.
• Decide when to buy Ruby on Rails versus build it for the Houston stack.
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in postmortems.
• Translate JavaScript metrics into the leadership chart checked each morning.

Skills

Java

Attention Management

Tools

GitLab CI

Job description

Sustainable Energy Inc is looking for a $87,000 - $123,000 Java Developer to join our Houston, TX office and accelerate our product roadmap. Sized right for 3 years of GitLab CI, this TX role pays $87,000 - $123,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

Key Responsibilities

• Document the GitLab CI system so the next mid-level engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Negotiate Attention Management tradeoffs with product when Sustainable Energy Inc timelines and reality collide
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for metrics-driven production environments
• Maintain and improve CI/CD infrastructure across TX engineering teams
• Decide when to buy Ruby on Rails versus build it for Sustainable Energy Inc's Houston, TX stack
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Translate JavaScript metrics into the one chart Sustainable Energy Inc leadership checks each morning

What You'll Bring

• Working knowledge of JavaScript alongside transferable Attention Management chops
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Familiarity with the Houston market and local technology landscape
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire

Since day one, Sustainable Energy Inc has been on a candor-rich mission to reshape technology from its base in Houston, TX. Our team in TX keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

The headline reads $87,000 - $123,000; the fine print is all upside, mentorship, benefits, and freedom to grow your GitLab CI.

Bring 5 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Java Developer role wants you.