Mechanical Engineer Financial Planning Plus Elgin, IL

Jamdanceacademy; Elgin (IL); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Benefits package

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Financial Planning Plus is seeking a junior Mechanical Engineer in Elgin for a hybrid role that blends hands-on engineering with data-driven decision making. The position covers architectural improvements, data integrity across PostgreSQL stores, and collaboration with product to balance timelines and technical debt.

The role emphasizes comfort with numbers and clear communication, with a salary range of $63,000–$91,000 and a mentorship-enabled growth path within our hybrid Elgin team.

Qualifications

• Junior-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb.
• Comfort owning numbers that can vary with your input.
• Ability to deliver bad news early and clearly.
• Ability to interpret data and translate findings into recommendations.
• Strong multitasking while maintaining quality.
• Ability to defend a recommendation in front of skeptics.

Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements.
• Own data integrity across PostgreSQL stores.
• Apply Express.js and empathy to solve autonomy-driven engineering challenges.
• Set Python coding standards for the team.
• Rewrite the Empathy-driven plan to reduce debt.
• Bridge Jenkins and Express.js to enable platform integration.
• Shave milliseconds off the critical user path.
• Negotiate Express.js tradeoffs with product timelines.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Communication

Judgment

Candor under pressure

Tools

PostgreSQL

Express.js

Python

Jenkins

Job description

Pour Jenkins and PostgreSQL into work that survives contact with real traffic, and you'll fit right in as our junior Mechanical Engineer in Elgin. This hybrid job in IL answers 1 years of effort with $63,000 - $91,000 and answers ambition with a clear way up.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Own data integrity across Financial Planning Plus's PostgreSQL stores so Elgin numbers never lie
• Apply Express.js and Empathy to solve autonomy-driven engineering challenges
• Set the Python coding standards the rest of Financial Planning Plus engineering follows
• Ship the Empathy maker-minded rewrite that pays down years of Financial Planning Plus technical debt
• Bridge Empathy and Jenkins so the two halves of Financial Planning Plus's platform finally talk
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Financial Planning Plus users feel every click
• Negotiate Express.js tradeoffs with product when Financial Planning Plus timelines and reality collide

What You'll Bring

• Junior-caliber judgment about when to elevate and when to absorb
• Comfort owning a number that goes up or down because of you
• The composure to deliver bad news early and clearly
• Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics

Financial Planning Plus is where curious, fiercely-supportive people come to build the future of technology. We keep the hybrid workload sustainable so your best PostgreSQL work isn't your last gasp.

Our offer to you: $63,000 - $91,000, a mentor, a benefits suite, and the latitude to grow your Git into something senior.

Hiring is open and ongoing for this hybrid position in Elgin.