Release Engineer

Growth Solutions; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 54,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Tuesday schedule

Job summary

Growth Solutions in Ames, IA is seeking a Release Engineer to own and improve backend services. You’ll document systems for fast onboarding, trace root causes in Next.js and Laravel stacks, and monitor Cypress-driven deployments.

Expect practical, hands-on ownership from day one and a culture that values reliable delivery. You’ll collaborate to squash regressions, map data flows, and present telemetry dashboards to leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining backend services using modern JS frameworks and test tooling.
• Ability to document systems for quick onboarding of junior engineers.
• Proven calm and effective communication when scope changes.

Responsibilities

• Document the Laravel system so the next junior engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Cypress and Adaptability
• Read the Next.js stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Catch the boldly-pragmatic RabbitMQ regression in staging before it ever reaches Ames customers
• Map data flow across Growth Solutions' Cypress services and spot the leaks
• Apply Next.js and Interpersonal Skills to solve quietly-relentless engineering challenges
• Pull Jenkins telemetry into dashboards Growth Solutions leaders actually open
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services

Skills

Cypress

GraphQL

Laravel

Next.js

RabbitMQ

Jenkins

Linux

Scrum

Communication

Tools

Cypress

Jenkins

Job description

The Release Engineer chair at Growth Solutions is for builders, not bystanders, with $54,000 - $89,000 attached and Cypress on the daily menu. Bring GraphQL and Laravel; we\'ll bring $54,000 - $89,000, a strong team, and the ownership that turns experience into impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Document the Laravel system so the next junior engineer onboards in days, not weeks
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Cypress and Adaptability
• Read the Next.js stack traces others skim past, and trace bugs to their root
• Catch the boldly-pragmatic RabbitMQ regression in staging before it ever reaches Ames customers
• Map data flow across Growth Solutions\'s Cypress services and spot the leaks
• Apply Next.js and Interpersonal Skills to solve quietly-relentless engineering challenges
• Pull Jenkins telemetry into dashboards Growth Solutions leaders actually open
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services

What You\'ll Bring

• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• A communicator who writes the meeting recap nobody asked for but everyone reads
• Comfort being measured against a clear junior bar
• Solid Linux grounding, plus Scrum you can pick up on the fly
• Sharp written and verbal communication, tested under scrutiny
• Demonstrated calm when an Ames, IA client changes scope mid-stream

Every product at Growth Solutions reflects the forward-thinking standards our Ames, IA team holds itself to. We hand new Release Engineer hires real ownership early because trust given freely tends to be returned.

Earn $54,000 - $89,000, sharpen your Cypress beside a mentor, enjoy the benefits, and never apologize for needing a flexible Tuesday.