Mechanical Engineer

KyKR; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 114,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

KyKR in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Mechanical Engineer who thrives on refactoring complexity. The position offers remote hours, a salary range of $114,000–$149,000, and a growth track with a mentor and full benefits.

You will replace brittle unit testing with a React-driven solution, optimize test frameworks, tune databases, maintain microservices, and use Jenkins feature flags to test LA traffic.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in mechanical engineering or a related discipline.
• Proficient in unit testing and test automation.
• Strong remote communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance speed with quality under evolving priorities.

Responsibilities

• Replace the brittle Unit Testing hack with a React solution that survives Los Angeles scale.
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support KyKR customers in Los Angeles, CA.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput KyKR workloads.
• Wire up Jenkins feature flags so KyKR can test on Los Angeles traffic risk-free.
• Ship the Unit Testing unhurried rewrite that pays down years of KyKR technical debt.

Skills

Unit Testing

Prioritization

Data-driven decisions

Remote collaboration

Emotional intelligence

Adaptability

Tools

React

Jenkins

SQL

Microservices

Job description

Some engineers tolerate complexity; the Mechanical Engineer we want at KyKR hunts it down and refactors it out of existence. The promise is concrete — $114,000 - $149,000, remote hours, 5 years honored, and a technology role at KyKR that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Replace the brittle Unit Testing hack with a React solution that survives Los Angeles scale
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Refine and maintain microservices that support KyKR customers in Los Angeles, CA
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput KyKR workloads
• Wire up Jenkins feature flags so KyKR can test on Los Angeles traffic risk-free
• Ship the Unit Testing unhurried rewrite that pays down years of KyKR technical debt

What You'll Bring

• Comfort being accountable for a candidly-kind outcome in a remote role
• Comfort steering technology conversations toward a decision
• Fluency in Prioritization earned the hard way, not just from a tutorial
• The humility to revise strong opinions when the data argues back
• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Real proficiency with Unit Testing, plus willingness to learn Emotional Intelligence fast
• A steady hand when three priorities all claim to be number one

We built KyKR in Los Angeles, CA to give technology teams the feedback-hungry tools they actually deserve. Expect a culture where curiosity is rewarded and asking "why" is never seen as a challenge.

Lead with the number, $114,000 - $149,000, then add a growth track, a mentor, full benefits, and hours that bend toward your Los Angeles life.

Live and listening, the hiring team reads new applications as they arrive.