Lead Software Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching

Flexible hours

Weekend-respecting schedule

Job summary

TechPioneer Inc in Newport News, VA seeks a Lead Software Engineer to guide a documentation-first Rust subsystem, shape data insights with production teams, and deliver regular platform improvements. You will monitor health, manage error budgets, and lead code reviews to ensure Jenkins and CI quality.

Expect coaching, strong collaboration, and weekend-respecting hours. The role pays $112,000 - $170,000 annually and requires a candidate who thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment in

Qualifications

• Rust proficiency for a documentation-first subsystem ownership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Adaptability to shifting requirements and ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Own the documentation-first Rust subsystem that the rest of TechPioneer Inc quietly depends on.
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems.
• Ship incremental improvements to TechPioneer Inc's Newport News platform on a regular cadence.
• Watch Scrum error budgets and pump the brakes before Newport News, VA burns through them.
• Build GitLab CI dashboards so TechPioneer Inc's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers.
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for problem-solving production environments.
• Guard the Jenkins codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch.

Skills

Rust

Documentation

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

Job description

Help us reimagine how millions of people interact with technology as our newest Lead Software Engineer in Newport News, VA. This role blends $112,000 - $170,000 pay with the autonomy to shape Teamwork work and a team that grows together.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the documentation-first Rust subsystem that the rest of TechPioneer Inc quietly depends on
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Ship incremental improvements to TechPioneer Inc's Newport News platform on a regular cadence
• Watch Scrum error budgets and pump the brakes before Newport News, VA burns through them
• Build GitLab CI dashboards so TechPioneer Inc's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for problem-solving production environments
• Guard the Jenkins codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch

What You'll Bring

• A Newport News network, or the hustle to build one from scratch
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• Critical thinking skills and sound, independent judgment
• Comfort being measured against a clear lead bar
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Calm under the slow-to-anger chaos a lead role tends to generate
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written

Since day one, TechPioneer Inc has been on a deeply collaborative mission to reshape technology from its base in Newport News, VA. Mistakes get dissected for lessons at TechPioneer Inc, never weaponized in your next review.

This lead role pays $112,000 - $170,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in VA.

Newly refreshed, this lead position in Newport News welcomes applicants now.