Lead Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Carlsbad (NM); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 149,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Job summary

Real Estate Plus LLC in Carlsbad, NM is seeking an engineer for a temporary role to scale systems serving NM and beyond. You will document decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org, and build resilience and internal tooling to accelerate teams.

You will also craft and hand off runbooks for on-call engineers and clean legacy GraphQL modules. The position emphasizes RESTful API work, strong communication, and the ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines, with a

Qualifications

• Must manage competing priorities under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time.
• Attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses.
• Lead-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.

Responsibilities

• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Build resilience self-service tools so Carlsbad teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Build the AWS tooling that makes every other Carlsbad engineer faster
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Hand off GitHub Actions runbooks so the next on-call at Real Estate Plus LLC sleeps better
• Reach into legacy GraphQL modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Document the gRPC system so the next lead engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Real Estate Plus LLC products

Skills

Prioritization

Communication

Judgment

Attention to detail

Lead judgment

Job description

Join our engineering team in Carlsbad and help us scale systems that handle traffic from across NM and beyond. This temporary job at Real Estate Plus LLC delivers $111,000 - $149,000, hands-on ownership, and a clear ladder for technology professionals.

Key Responsibilities

• Document technical decisions, architecture, and APIs for the broader org
• Build Resilience self-service tools so Carlsbad teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Build the AWS tooling that makes every other Carlsbad engineer faster
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Hand off GitHub Actions runbooks so the next on-call at Real Estate Plus LLC sleeps better
• Reach into legacy GraphQL modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Document the gRPC system so the next lead engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs powering core Real Estate Plus LLC products

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• Lead-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb

Real Estate Plus LLC turned a frustration with technology into a quietly-ambitious business that now serves customers far beyond NM. The unwritten rule in Carlsbad is simple: leave the codebase kinder than you found it.

You’ll receive $111,000 - $149,000, a hybrid schedule, and a personalized development plan tailored to your technology career goals.