Lead Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 146,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Media Solutions Group in Hillsboro, OR is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive critical cloud and tooling projects. You will mentor teams, own freelance-scale initiatives, and partner with product and design to deliver features end to end. Mastery of Nginx and a strong track record in leadership are essential.

The role emphasizes simplifying complex systems, improving developer velocity, and fostering continuous learning within Media Solutions Group.

Qualifications

• 8+ years freelance lead engineering experience.
• Lead level inside a freelance role and mentoring capability.
• Strong curiosity about customer needs and product impact.
• Experience owning the non-glamorous middle of a project.

Responsibilities

• Trim cloud bill by right-sizing the Jenkins infrastructure in Hillsboro, OR.
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver freelance projects.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end.
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity.
• Stitch Initiative events into the Nginx pipeline feeding reports.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within the team.

Skills

Lead experience

Mentoring

Cross-functional

Curiosity

Tools

Nginx

Job description

If you've ever rewritten a function three times because the second version still bothered you, our Lead Software Engineer opening in Hillsboro, OR will feel like home. Reduce it to essentials and you have $146,000 - $222,000, an OR Lead Software Engineer seat, 8 years asked, and a clear climb ahead.

Key Responsibilities

• Trim Media Solutions Group's cloud bill by right-sizing the Jenkins infrastructure in Hillsboro, OR
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver freelance projects
• Collaborate with product and design teams to ship features end to end
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Stitch Initiative events into the Nginx pipeline feeding Media Solutions Group's technology reports
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Media Solutions Group

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with Media Solutions Group-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard
• Real curiosity about why Media Solutions Group customers do what they do
• Comfort owning the unglamorous middle of a freelance project
• 9+ years building trust the slow, unglamorous way
• Experience at the lead level inside a freelance role
• Lead mastery of Nginx, validated by people who'd hire you again

Media Solutions Group is a purpose-soaked Hillsboro, OR company born from the belief that technology tools should respect the people using them. Every unpretentious idea gets a fair hearing at Media Solutions Group, no matter the 7 of experience behind it.

Joining Media Solutions Group means $146,000 - $222,000, strong benefits, and a culture where senior engineers actively mentor newer talent.

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