Junior Quality Engineer – Ruby, Docker, Mentorship & Flex

Energy Innovation Corp; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Benefits

Flexibility

Job summary

Retail Excellence Corp in Palmdale, CA is seeking a junior engineer to work with Ruby and Docker. You will contribute to fast proof-of-concepts and help decide whether to buy Spring Boot or build in-house, improving performance along the way.

We are a small, autonomy-driven team that values mentorship, on-site collaboration, and practical engineering. The role includes mentorship, benefits, and flexibility to support growth in a hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• On-site in Palmdale, CA or willing to relocate.
• Ability to thrive independently and as part of a team.
• The diplomacy to align stakeholders who don’t agree yet.
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself.
• CA sensibility or genuine curiosity about this market.
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support junior teammates.

Responsibilities

• Spike a Swift proof of concept quickly to yield a yes/no decision.
• Decide when to buy Spring Boot vs build in Retail Excellence Corp's Palmdale stack.
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that users feel each click.
• Break large technology initiatives into Spring Boot increments Palmdale can deliver.
• Ensure code quality through automated linting, testing, and static analysis.

Skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Stakeholder alignment

Relocation willingness

Tools

Ruby

Docker

Swift

Spring Boot

Job description

Retail Excellence Corp in Palmdale, CA is seeking a junior engineer to work with Ruby and Docker. You will contribute to fast proof-of-concepts and help decide whether to buy Spring Boot or build in-house, improving performance along the way.

We are a small, autonomy-driven team that values mentorship, on-site collaboration, and practical engineering. The role includes mentorship, benefits, and flexibility to support growth in a hands-on environment.