Lead Software Engineer (Contract) — Flexible Schedule & Growth

Nestle; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 126,000 - 201,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Mentorship program

Job summary

Nestle in Hartford, CT seeks a Lead Software Engineer who loves shipping robust code. You will troubleshoot production incidents, refactor legacy systems, and improve test automation while collaborating with a fast-moving team. The role blends hands-on engineering with mentoring and process improvements, centered in a Hartford-based operation.

The contract role offers flexible scheduling and a clear path to grow Ruby and Django expertise within a mentorship-focused technology hub.

Qualifications

• Empathy and constructive feedback skills.
• Strong PostgreSQL judgment when textbook answers don’t fit.
• Collaborative mindset to make lead reviews productive.
• Discipline to finish the boring 20% that makes the rest matter.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents across Git-based applications.
• Profile and refactor legacy code to reduce technical debt over time.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.
• Sit with technology users in Hartford to learn what the Scrum tool really needs.

Skills

Empathy

PostgreSQL

Collaboration

Discipline

Process Improvement

Contract Cadence

Tools

Django

Ruby

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Nestle in Hartford, CT seeks a Lead Software Engineer who loves shipping robust code. You will troubleshoot production incidents, refactor legacy systems, and improve test automation while collaborating with a fast-moving team. The role blends hands-on engineering with mentoring and process improvements, centered in a Hartford-based operation.

The contract role offers flexible scheduling and a clear path to grow Ruby and Django expertise within a mentorship-focused technology hub.