Release Engineer

Egreenservices; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

GrowthSphere Inc is hiring a Release Engineer in Chicago to accelerate our Selenium infrastructure, using Next.js and Azure. This role blends engineering rigor with rapid delivery, supporting scalable production systems and fast iteration cycles.

You will break down large initiatives, mentor engineers, and ship incremental improvements across our IL-based platform. The position offers mentorship, benefits, and flexibility as you grow with the team.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Next.js.
• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them.
• Teammate’s instinct to unblock others before yourself.

Responsibilities

• Break large technology initiatives into Scrum increments Chicago can actually deliver.
• Tune RabbitMQ caching to handle the Chicago launch spike on the same hardware.
• Build Next.js self-service tools so Chicago teams stop filing tickets for everything.
• Ship incremental improvements to GrowthSphere Inc's Chicago platform on a regular cadence.
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for production environments.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture.
• Explain tradeoffs in language GrowthSphere Inc execs grasp.
• Harden Next.js auth so the IL audit comes back clean.

Skills

Azure

Next.js

Learn quickly

Team player

Job description

Think of this Release Engineer job as a standing invitation to make GrowthSphere Inc's Selenium infrastructure faster, simpler, and less scary. Trade your Next.js and 5 years for $117,000 - $164,000 at GrowthSphere Inc, and the growth that follows is yours to build.

Key Responsibilities

• Break large technology initiatives into Scrum increments Chicago can actually deliver
• Tune RabbitMQ caching so GrowthSphere Inc survives the Chicago launch spike on the same hardware
• Build Next.js self-service tools so Chicago teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Ship incremental improvements to GrowthSphere Inc's Chicago platform on a regular cadence
• Monitor system health and set up alerting for gloriously-unglamorous production environments
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong code-review culture
• Walk technology stakeholders through Interpersonal Skills tradeoffs in language GrowthSphere Inc execs grasp
• Harden GrowthSphere Inc's Next.js auth so the IL audit comes back clean

What You'll Bring

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Next.js
• A point of view on GrowthSphere Inc's space, sharpened by your own reading
• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively
• A teammate's instinct to unblock others before yourself

We started GrowthSphere Inc in a Chicago garage because the technology status quo deserved a proudly-imperfect reckoning. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

The bottom line: $117,000 - $164,000, mentorship, benefits, and flexibility, wrapped into a Release Engineer role that grows as fast as you do.

This opening is current to the minute and openly recruiting today.

We welcome applications from driven professionals ready to make an impact.