Process Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Hampton (VA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

TechCraft Inc is seeking a contract software engineer in Hampton, VA to maintain production Go and React code, mentor teammates, and help migrate services to cloud-native architecture. The role emphasizes clean, performant Kubernetes-like patterns and hands-on delivery in a fast-moving environment.

You will define React standards, ship Tailwind CSS features, mentor peers, and contribute to Ruby-based prototypes while avoiding relocation from VA.

Qualifications

• 3+ years mentoring or supporting mid-level teammates.
• Strong Ruby skills including reading/writing clean Ruby code.
• Ability to teach others and share knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Read Go stack traces and trace bugs to root.
• Slice monolith into Go services Hampton, VA can deploy.
• Set the React coding standards for the team.
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix user-reported issues and monitoring alerts.
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture.
• Ship Tailwind CSS features that move TechCraft Inc's roadmap forward.
• Translate napkin idea from TechCraft Inc founders into a Ruby remote-friendly prototype.

Skills

Go

React

Tailwind CSS

Ruby

Mentoring

Relationship building

Job description

If you love writing clean, performant Kubernetes code that runs in production, this contract role in Hampton, VA was made for you. Boiled down: contract, $71,000 - $114,000, 4 years of React, and a seat at the table where TechCraft Inc decisions get made.

Key Responsibilities

• Read the Go stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Slice the sharp-but-gentle technology monolith into Go services Hampton, VA can deploy alone
• Set the React coding standards the rest of TechCraft Inc engineering follows
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Support migration of on-premise services to cloud-native architecture
• Ship the hands-on Tailwind CSS features that move TechCraft Inc's technology roadmap forward
• Translate a napkin idea from TechCraft Inc founders into a Ruby remote-friendly prototype

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• Demonstrated ability to teach what you know to someone greener
• A solid foundation in Mentoring, refined over 3+ years
• Real Ruby chops, plus the Relationship Building curiosity to keep growing

TechCraft Inc is a fast-moving company in Hampton, VA that turns complex technology problems into simple, elegant solutions. Transparency is a habit, so roadmaps, tradeoffs, and even mistakes get shared openly.

We start the conversation at $71,000 - $114,000 and end it with mentorship, benefits, and the flexibility to grow without relocating from VA.

Our Hampton team is currently shortlisting candidates for this position.