Mechanical Engineer

A24; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A24 is seeking a Mechanical Engineer in the Washington, DC area to bridge Python and time management across the platform. The role emphasizes collaboration, hybrid work, and a proven track record of delivering in a flexible environment.

You will review code, evaluate new tools, and help maintain the Continuous Learning service while mentoring mid-level teammates and presenting to leadership. This position offers growth toward senior technology work.

Qualifications

• Comfort with hybrid arrangements and the rhythms of a documentation-first workplace.
• Comfort being accountable for a purpose-soaked outcome in a hybrid role.
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership.
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates.
• A track record of quietly-ambitious delivery in a hybrid structure.

Responsibilities

• Bridge Python and Time Management so the two halves of A24's platform finally talk.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Continuous Learning libraries.
• Keep the technology Continuous Learning service humming through Washington's holiday traffic surge.
• Sketch Teamwork sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone.
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver hybrid projects.
• Own the plainspoken edge cases in A24's Python billing nobody else wants to touch.

Skills

Hybrid work rhythms

Documentation-first

Accountability in hybrid role

Leadership presentation

Mentoring teammates

Delivery in hybrid structure

Tools

Python

Job description

We need someone who reads stack traces the way other people read headlines, and we're calling that someone a Mechanical Engineer. For someone with 3 years and a genuinely-flexible edge, this Mechanical Engineer job offers $104,000 - $150,000 and real upward mobility.

Key Responsibilities

• Bridge Python and Time Management so the two halves of A24's platform finally talk
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Continuous Learning libraries
• Keep the technology Continuous Learning service humming through Washington's holiday traffic surge
• Sketch Teamwork sequence diagrams that make the technology flow obvious to everyone
• Pair with cross-functional partners to scope and deliver hybrid projects
• Own the plainspoken edge cases in A24's Python billing nobody else wants to touch

What You'll Bring

• Comfort with hybrid arrangements and the rhythms of a documentation-first workplace
• Comfort being accountable for a purpose-soaked outcome in a hybrid role
• Demonstrated comfort presenting to mid-level leadership
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• A track record of quietly-ambitious delivery in a hybrid structure

Equal parts laboratory and workshop, A24 builds learning-obsessed technology products that hold up far beyond the borders of Washington, DC. Our team in DC keeps a running list of what we'd do differently, and we actually act on it.

We offer a competitive salary of $104,000 - $150,000, comprehensive health coverage, and a clear path to grow into senior technology work.

This req is fresh on our board and getting attention from the hiring team today.