Lead Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Grand Junction (CO); On-site; USD 119,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson in Grand Junction, CO seeks a Lead Software Engineer to own problems from prototype to pager, offering a salary range of $119,000 to $189,000 per year. This role emphasizes PHP and Python, CI/CD mastery, and strong leadership in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include debugging, defining clear acceptance criteria for AWS, and maintaining GraphQL code quality through reviews, with opportunities to influence deployments and tooling choices.

Qualifications

• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating.
• Comfort with an Emerson pace that rarely sits still.
• Lead mastery of CI/CD, validated by people who'd hire you again.
• Demonstrated PHP expertise in a fast-moving technology environment.
• 7 years of PHP práctica, plus a hunger for what's next.
• Hands-on Python experience that survives a whiteboard interview.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable AWS acceptance criteria
• Guard the GraphQL codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with CI/CD and GraphQL
• Negotiate Python tradeoffs with product when Emerson timelines and reality collide

Skills

PHP

Python

CI/CD

GraphQL

Bug fixing

Code reviews

AWS

Leadership

Testing

Tools

GraphQL

Docker

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

At Emerson, the Lead Software Engineer owns the problem end to end, from the first Creativity prototype to the 3 a.m. pager that never rings. At its core, this is a Lead Software Engineer job in CO that rewards 7 years with $119,000 - $189,000 and room to run.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Turn vague technology tickets into crisp, testable AWS acceptance criteria
• Guard the GraphQL codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with CI/CD and GraphQL
• Negotiate Python tradeoffs with product when Emerson timelines and reality collide

What You'll Bring

• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating
• Comfort with an Emerson pace that rarely sits still
• Lead mastery of CI/CD, validated by people who'd hire you again
• Demonstrated PHP expertise in a fast-moving technology environment
• 7 years of PHP práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Hands-on Python experience that survives a whiteboard interview

Emerson was founded on a hunch that technology could be far less awful, and Grand Junction turned out to be the perfect place to prove it. Decisions at Emerson come with a name attached, because ownership without accountability is just noise.

From the $119,000 - $189,000 starting line, expect coaching that grows your Persuasion and benefits that quietly cover the rest of life.

Our Grand Junction team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.

Make Emerson your next answer when someone asks where you work.