Mechanical Engineer

Anthem; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship & growth

Benefits

Job summary

Anthem, a Birmingham, AL studio, is seeking a Mechanical Engineer who thrives on refactoring complexity and delivering observable outcomes. The role demands 4+ years of ownership and hands-on experience with Jenkins, Docker, and Rust, along with a collaborative, fast-moving mindset.

You will lead design reviews, translate compliance rules into actionable guardrails, containerize apps, automate deployments, and push changes with feature flags to minimize risk.

Qualifications

• 4+ years owning outcomes beyond task completion.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork mindset.
• Ability to move fast and learn new skills.
• Self-motivated with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews for mid-level initiatives.
• Translate technology compliance rules into guardrails baked into the build.
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Jenkins and Coaching.
• Automate the manual Docker chores that quietly drain Birmingham, AL engineering hours.
• Push Go changes safely behind flags so Birmingham, AL rollbacks take seconds.
• Walk technology stakeholders through Rust tradeoffs in language Anthem execs grasp.

Skills

Ownership of outcomes

Collaborative teamwork

Self-motivation

Adaptability

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Rust

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the Mechanical Engineer we want at Anthem hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. This Birmingham opening trades 4 years and Jenkins for $66,000 - $96,000, then layers on the ownership most listings only hint at.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design reviews for mid-level technology initiatives
• Translate technology compliance rules into Coaching guardrails baked into the build
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with Jenkins and Coaching
• Automate the manual Docker chores that quietly drain Birmingham, AL engineering hours
• Push Go changes safely behind flags so Birmingham, AL rollbacks take seconds
• Walk technology stakeholders through Rust tradeoffs in language Anthem execs grasp

What You'll Bring

• A collaborator who makes the mid-level review feel less like an exam
• 4+ years owning outcomes, not just completing tasks
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• An Anthem mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• A fast-moving attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Hands-on familiarity with Jenkins, sharpened by Facilitation side projects

Anthem is a forward-thinking Birmingham, AL studio where Docker gets treated with the seriousness most companies reserve for marketing. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

The headline reads $66,000 - $96,000; the fine print is all upside, mentorship, benefits, and freedom to grow your Rust.

We refreshed it today so candidates know the freelance role is genuinely open.

Got 3 of technology experience itching for a new home? This is the door.